The Curse of Maleficent: The Tale of a Sleeping BeautyConcept Artist and Illustrator Nicholas Kole has released some of the illustrations he created for the The Curse of Maleficent: The Tale of a Sleeping Beauty. This young adult novel features a painted cover and 25 full-color interior illustrations created by Kole. Below are some of the illustrations featured in the book as well as an alternate cover design, thumbnail sketches and character studies. All images © Disney.

Kole is currently working as Lead Illustrator on The Dawngate Chronicles, a webcomic based on the MOBA game by Waystone Games.

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All images © Disney.