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Published: 2010-01-13 09:44:20 +0000 UTC; Views: 132087; Favourites: 6412; Downloads: 713
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(repostin something I made a while back while I wait for photoshop in other computer to work so I can finish commishes b4 weekend.)'I drew this in mind when I read an article some weeks back (which I want to find again, but I cannot find it???) I read about one woman who took her youngest daughter to see "Princess and the Frog" . Seeing her little girl make OMG!ENCHANTED!FACE and thinking the new generation gets to have Tiana while her generation did not.
This thought made her bawww in the theater.
I also bawwww while thinking of this.
It's sad but happy at the same time.
It's kind of like when I first saw "Mulan" the first time as a little girl. I was personally moved.
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Because all the "issues" and some flaws of this film aside, I felt the movie and Tiana were made with sincerity and love, not just something to be marketed, which is important when bringing to life a story you want to move people with.
Princess and the Frog and Tiana (c) Disney
Fanart by me (because I love this movie FFFF)
EDIT: Guys, you are seriously going to make me BAWWW (aside from all the wapanese trolling on the front comments lol) even more with all these lovely stories you're telling me about your Disney memories.
If only Disney knew how much good stuff like this is what lasts with their audience ;___;
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Its wonderful to think that a new generation has Tiana as a role model.
When I was young, even now, Ariel was who I always adored, even as a boy. Headstrong, determined and didn't sit around waiting for her dream to come true. I see a similarity with Tiana there.
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I love your art because I can't draw facial types D: I FAIL DX Could you recommend me some references/tutorials though?
Can't really give you a BAAAWspiring moment of my Disney Princess days, sorry D:
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That's one of those sweet moments that every parent wants and every child diserves . . . I love the good in the world . . .
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I LOVE this!! And it's so true! The movie was so amazing and it was easy to tell that everyone in the theater enjoyed it as much as me 
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You just made me sing "Part of your world" from the little Mermaid with tears in my eyes, because this is my Disney childhood memory. I remember watching the film about 10 times, literally one time after the other.
CanΒ΄t wait to see "Princess and the frog"!
(The little Mermaid, by the way, was called "Ariel" in German because there exists a detergent with the name of "Ariel" - not to be confused)
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I should read my posts before sending them:
The mermaid was called "Arielle" instead of "Ariel" in German.
Hope this makes more sense now.
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Princess and the Frog brings tears to my eyes every time i hear the song "Dig a little Deeper". It's just one of those pieces whose lyrics will always stick with me.
I think this was the first animated movie since Hercules and Beauty and the Beast that actually made me revert back to being a giddy little kid.
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Kinda like the obama thing too.
But there have always been black heroes though.
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*sniffle* Makes me remember when my parents took me to see Beauty & the Beast for my 5th birthday (wow, I just dated myself. you're freaking old Celtic). I fell so in love with teh character of Belle, adn to this day she remains a strong role model for me: fiesty, brainy and capable of saving her man(beast) and not the other way around!
I'm a huge fan of this newest addition to the "Princess" club (not to mention the side kicks. Ray is officially the awesomest bug ever. I mean come on his Butt freakin' GLOWS!)and your lovely fanart makes me want to be a kid again. Thank you for reviving hte magic of Disney!
(also am I the only one who's totally in love with the credit song? Props to Ne-Yo, "Never Knew I Needed" is a really good song imo.)
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I loved Belle so much when she came out because she was the first that I could identify with so strongly. She was smart and well-read but a bit strange as well. She didn't really fit in. And she was tough. She didn't put up with any of the Beast's rubbish.
I'm so glad that a new generation is getting that experience cause Tiana is a really awesome character. Her strength and determination is so admirable.
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It's beautiful. The expression of the little girl is so sweet...
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I hope Disney keeps making these movies, if only for things like this.
I'm 25 and I was OMG!ENCHANTED!FACE-ing all through the movie, too. Especially at that dress. THAT DRESS.
(although my princess was Ariel, waaaaay back in 1989. XD)
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haha she looks JUST like i did in the theater and I'm a good 6 ot 7 years older than that baby~ very cute!
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I was so excited when this movie came out, I convinced my parents that, since it'd been a solid decade since the last time we all went to a Disney movie together, they should come see it with me. It was worth it to see my mom--teary-eyed and smiling--reach for my dad's hand near the end of the movie.
From my sister's lifelong love affair with "Seeping Bertie" to the chorus of 'just around the riverbend!' that still breaks out every time one of us gets within thirty feet of a canoe, Disney's been a beloved, faithful part of my family memories. I'm glad that their movies have meant something to you, too, and that you chose to share with us.
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thanks!
AND YES, you do.
You will enjoy, I guarantee it ;D
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adorable!!! such a sweet story too
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i seriously started to cry when i saw your picture.
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I missed Disney so much, it's good to see it back.
HANNAH MONTANA/JONAS BROTHERS DON'T COUNT. D:<
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This is so effing adorable! Both the little girl and her OMG!ENCHANTED!FACE, and her grandmother's knowing glance.
Tiana's panel is excellent too. All that golden light in the background adds to the 'OMG!ENCHANTED!FACE' factor.
I don't have a touching disney princess story, but that may be because I'm a boy.
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I really like this; powerful.
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My favourite princess is Belle because I love reading and I daydream a lot, so I related the most to her. 
I haven't seen this one yet, but I hope I can soon. Looks good, and I'm so happy it's all 2D animation. The last film that was fully rendered by hand was Pocahontas. I'm glad they're going back to their roots.
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Ffff my god, your art makes me so happy. <3
This is just hnnngh <3 It captures the emotions so well <3
Princess and the Frog made me happy because Tiana's such a great role model for girls <3
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And that right there, in a nutshell, putting aside all the flaws and all the issues the film has, is what it's all about
If these films make kids happy...inspire them to have dreams, and encourage them to imagine a better world, then that's more than worth the price of admission and a few hiccups in the mind of cinema snobs and cynics (like me!).
This pic make me look more favourably on the film (not that i hated it or anything), but really you've shoved aside a lot of opposition to this film pointing out what should be obvious. Nicely done, i bow to you!
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I was raised without any Disney, but there is something nostalgic here... Great work! C:
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Aww. I love this! It's so sweet and touching. You conveyed the little girl and her mother's emotions so well and this is very well drawn. That little girl is very fortunate. She gets to see the face of a princess of the same race smiling back at her. Thank goodness Disney finally created a black princess. It took them long enough, huh?
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Awwww, brings tears to my eyes 
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That is so touching ;A; And beautiful, woah Tiana looks INCREDIBLE, I haven't' got words!
I felt like that when I saw Prince Naveen lmao...and Aladdin a bit. Being able to realte to a character sure is cool.
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[Mulan made a great impression on me aswell. I was not very fond of the normal princesses. (Until Belle lol but that was because of the Beast
My cousin who's a little princess has all the stuff but doesn't even know who they are. When this comes to sweden I'm gonna take her there so she can be a "true" princess. c:
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I heard that they're planning on making the Ramayana, meaning that they're going to have the first Indian princess soon.
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I LOVED Tiana's princess dress. SO friggin' pretty~~
Naveen's outfit wasn't too bad either...
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Okay, extra spam, but! Mulan and Tiana working together? THEY WILL GET SHIT DONE.
Shang and Naveen, tho? That, my friend, is a lolcano waiting to erupt!
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Tiana makes EVERYTHING look noble and pretty, even when she was a frog 8w8 <3
EXTRA SPAM WISE:
BOOTER YOU ARE BRILLIANT, IS THIS SOME KIND OF AWESOME DISNEY GAGSTRIP IDEA I WONDER ?
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I THINK THIS MIGHT HAPPEN (but lemme get TRV out of th eway first~!)
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Baaaaaawwwww <3<3<3 Insta-fav.
I just wibble at this, so much. Being a biracial American means that I only see one part of me portrayed positively in films. The fact that Tiana was created made me so happy, and I hope that the new generation will be able to say with pride that Black is Beautiful.
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Wait... it's already out in America!? You're having a laugh! D:
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i love this. i totally feel the same way and i am still enchanted while watching disney movies. x3
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This is exactly the way I felt! I took the little girl that I babysit to see this movie she's about nine and comes from an African American family, and I just thought it was so great that she gets to see examples of a broad range of princesses that I was never exposed to.
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This truly is a touching image--my favorite part has got to be the little girl's face in the last panel, her cheeks framed by petite, adoring hands even as her eyes get increasingly wider. To match the smile spreading across her face.
You have a way with images that touches just as much as the movie itself did.
Brilliant job. *favorites*
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This is really a lovely and special tribute! Thanks ever so much for drawing this!
Oh and I feel the same way as the little girl in your drawing!
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This si so beautiful!
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I thoroughly enjoyed the movie as if it were one of the older Disney princess films.
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I'm 23 years old, and when I saw this movie I felt like a little girl again. It was charming and moving. This comic almost perfectly depicts how I reacted to seeing it.
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