See how elements of Classic Maya art and rulership influenced Namor's look in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Disney artists borrowed from traditional Chinese ink painting to begin Mulan.

Mary Blair's journey through Latin America inspired a body of work that blended her distinctive modernist style with the textures, colors, and patterns she encountered. One of my personal favorites comes from her time in Mexico, created as concept art for Disney’s 1943 film Saludos Amigos.

Walt Disney wanted Sleeping Beauty to be “a moving illustration.” He meant that literally. He instructed his animators to treat the film not like a traditional cartoon. The result was an aesthetic departure that set Sleeping Beauty apart from anything Disney had done before or since.