Babkak Aladdin - Blog Posts

Another commissioned piece I did for Michael Schimmele! This one is from January of this year

Michael Schimmele as Babkak in Aladdin!

OBC Babkak doodle. Absolute legend, miss this dude

BOK + Iago holo prints I made for this year's birthday trip to Aladdin.

I love making physical prints of my work, especially holographic ones like this.

a few weeks ago i was commissioned by the wonderful michael schimmele (who is currently playing Babkak in Aladdin) to do an illustration for him!

super cool and surreal to have the actors playing my favorite characters be fans of my art.

Hey guys, let's blow this alley!

Illustration for Zach, Milo and Brad before they left the roles of Babkak, Kassim, and Omar this past Sunday. Miss em already!

Happy Pride!! Yeah, I'm a handful of days late BUT I wanted to take my time with this one and I'm SUPER happy with it :))

I did a pride doodle of BOAK last year so I wanted to do one for this year too. Added the flags I headcanon these dudes as too cuz why not. (and if you have different ones, they are so valid and i love you)

tiny evening sketch of nervous blue guy and snarky green dude. i love em.

really need to draw more bok. (really need to draw more in general since i havent)

BOK High Adventure doodle.

I missed drawing these dudes! with summer coming i hope to be doing more art, just been busy with other stuff

i love Babkak and Omar's relationship so much. we don't get a ton of vocal interactions between them on stage, but physical interactions? they are always hanging out and they're very affectionate with each other.

this scene could be happening:

a) while Kassim is explaining his newest potential crime scheme

or b) during one of Al and Kassim's arguments

inspiration image below the break

latest art drop for my friends at new amsterdam theatre. some wall hangings of Babkak, Omar, Kassim and Iago! i added beading on them as well that reflects their costumes and to add to that agrabah vibe.

i brought these a few weeks ago when i went for my birthday, so they have probably been hanging in the new am since which is very cool!

babkak! my beloved! my all time fave!

did the meme! after i finished drawing this i realized that this is basically how high adventure went down so

tablet update!! i bought a new one and it rocks. haven't used it too much but really enjoying it so far! it's bigger so i have to get adjusted to the size difference (I've used a small tablet for like 10 years so i have to start drawing bigger if that makes sense)

obligatory babkak doodle to warm up to it a bit

Hi friends! Haven’t been drawing a lot lately cuz I’ve been busy but I’m starting to have more time again and wanted to draw some Aladdin stuff so here’s a Babkak and Omar doodle!! They look annoyed about something idk what

Howdy. For Pride suggestions, would you consider drawing the four street rats but with their outfits having Pride colors based on your LGBTQ+ headcanons for them?

Thank you so much for this lovely suggestion! Here's BOAK:

Drawing these dudes is always so fun. I gave them little pins too since queer people love pins (I myself have so so many). Hopefully the resolution doesn’t make them hard to see. My headcanons are as follows:

Babkak: Aromantic Asexual. Doesn’t really do the whole relationship thing. The man said it himself, he’s only ever been in love twice and both of those times were with a flan. Asexual icon.

Omar: Gay. I don’t have much else to say about Omar, he’s just gay. Pretty simple.

Aladdin: Bisexual with mostly a preference for women. It’s probably like 80/20 for him.

Kassim: Bisexual with no real gender preference. He just always gave me very powerful bi energy and I love that for him. He’s not bi-curious, he’s bi FURIOUS.

Happy Pride Month everyone! Remember: no matter what anybody says, if you are LGBTQ+ you are a blessing to this fucking earth we live on. Don't let anyone tell you that you're "sinful" or "immoral" just for being who you are. Gay, Trans, Bi, Nonbinary, Asexual, no matter your identity, you are wonderful and I'm happy you're here.

Babkak, Omar, Aladdin and Kassim say gay and trans rights!

Here’s Omar whispering something to Babkak. Two versions, you can either read this sequentially like a comic or just as two different images.

What is Omar saying to Babkak? I don’t know, could be anything ;) Whatever it is, Babkak is clearly surprised (maybe even flustered) by it.

Also Happy Pride everyone! I definitely wanna do some Aladdin pride stuff, just not sure what yet so keep an eye out or drop me a suggestion if you want

Illustration I did for the closing of Aladdin Mexico. Loved seeing all the images posted throughout its run!

(I'm really happy with my art as of late. I feel like I've finally achieved the style I always wanted and that feels really satisfying!)

here's a babkak from my sketchbook!

the sketch is from a comic that i won't be posting BUT i like how he looks and i haven't fed you guys any aladdin art in a while so here's a lil something to hold you over

another aladdin sketchbook doodle. this one is from right before high adventure starts where Omar is convincing Kassim that they need to save Al

i've got a little bit more time on my hands lately so I'm trying to do more sketchbook stuff, and drawing these guys is always fun. I've drawn them so long it comes naturally at this point

Babkak in the marketplace. Supposed to be set during Babkak Omar Aladdin Kassim, as shown by the drum.

Babkak Omar Aladdin Kassim is tied with High Adventure for my favorite song in the show, with the former just slightly taking the lead lately. It's so much freaking fun, really gives you the feeling that the Marketplace is a chaotic and bustling spot. And the guys doing their dances all together is such a great time, there's so much to look at on stage.

I decided to include one of my favorite props: what I have dubbed "The Jewelry Pole".

Babkak cosplay from this past Halloween. Since people here seem to enjoy my Aladdin art, I decided to share the costume I created.

Fully handmade by me over the course of about two months. I slaved over this thing and I am overjoyed with how it came out!

I didn't get a good full costume pic outside during the day so I had to take one in my room. Forgive my dirty mirror.

Bonus bit of lore: this cosplay was approved by king Brian Gonzales himself.

BOK (& Iago) holographic polaroid prints! My most recent art delivery to the New Amsterdam Theatre included these lovely sparkly mini prints.

I'll post the illustrations separately, but I wanted to show off these prints because I really like the sparkles.

Current BOK. Love these guys.

When you're seeing this, I'll actually be seeing Aladdin on Broadway again with some of my awesome friends for my birthday! Perfect way to celebrate :))

I made the guys keychains when I went to the show in Oct 2021. Every time I go, I make them some stuff, and that time I decided to try making keychains! I think they came out all right.

Seeing these kings again this weekend, so I'm currently in the process of making them stuff for this time, which is why I've only been posting older/smaller stuff on here. I'll definitely post the finished products here as well :))

(I love that pic of Zach and Milo so much I didn't even realize Milo was doing a peace sign til after I got home and looked at the pics I took. The guys at Aladdin are literally the best, I love em)

Old art that I'm posting cuz Brad finally went on Jeopardy and I'm super happy for him. King. I did this for his birthday in 2021.

Sketch from a while ago of Babkak and Kassim. I really enjoy interactions between these two. There's a lot of snark and sass but you can tell they're really good friends who communicate via insults.

Kassim: "I don't stay where I'm not appreciated!"

Babkak: "Oh are you still here?"

Most brutal exchange in the whole show.

When Al and Kassim argue and bicker, it makes Omar anxious. So this is how Babkak dissolves their little spats.

This sketch has been sitting on my desktop for so long since I was meaning to finish it up digitally but I'm just posting it as is cuz idk if I will-

Babkak doodle from my sketchbook that I decided to play around with a bit. Love drawing this dood. Just a really good shaped guy.

Would you guys be at all interested in seeing my Aladdin stuff in my sketchbook? I do a lot of sketching, and don't always finish things so if you want to see me post sketches here I can start doing that

Silkscreen print done for my boy Brian Gonzales. I made him an art package back in May and this was one of the pieces.

When you do silkscreen, you print one color at a time and have to line all the ink up each time, so I included the other two pics so you guys can see the process. So in total, there are three colors used: first the lightest green, then a darker green, then the darkest green on top.

Brian is literally such a legend. Nicest dude ever, and such a talent. Love that king.