Hoenest on Instagram: "🦋 Interesting fact: For Lilo & Stitch, the animators used hand-painted backgrounds of Hawaii, combining them with traditional 2D character animation to authentically capture the textures and colors of the islands, as confirmed by Disney production notes."

CLIPS on Instagram: "🎬 Fun Fact: Lilo & Stitch (2002) The film’s Hawaiian setting was brought to life with a unique watercolor background style — something rarely used in animation after the 1940s. The directors, Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois, wanted the visuals to feel soft and storybook-like to match the intimate, family-centered story. This choice made Lilo & Stitch stand out visually from other animated films of its era and gave it a warm, hand-painted look that fans still recognize today.