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Tiger Lily
Tiger Lily is a unique character in the Disney film Peter Pan.Just like Tinker Bell she doesn't have any dialogue in the movie, but her emotions and attitudes are always clear. She is one courageous...
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The Evolution of Jafar
I was thrilled when I got the assignment to supervise the animation of Jafar, the villain in the film Aladdin. I had just finished work on Gaston, who had to be handled with a certain amount of...
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Atlanta, Georgia 1946
I did a little research to find out what's going on in this vintage photograph.Posing behind this very impressive car are Disney artists, from left to right story man Bill Peet, unknown, background...
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Staging Pongo and Perdita II
Storyman Bill Peet drew this story sketch of Pongo and Perdi enjoying a peaceful moment together just before their lives would change with the upcoming visit of Cruella De Vil to the house.For...
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Runaway Brain
This short film was produced right after Lion King, but not at the Burbank studio.A group of very talented artists in Paris/France had completed work on The Goofy Movie for Disney, and the plan was to...
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Christmas Cards
Many animators like to send out Christmas cards, because they can draw them themselves.Lounsbery, Kimball, Marc Davis, Frank and Ollie, they all sent out drawn holiday greetings over the years. Not...
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Invisible Ink
This picture was taken sometime in 1987 when Steven Spielberg was visiting the animation crew in London. We were early on in production for "Who Framed Roger Rabbit". I believe Mr Spielberg had his...
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Wilhelm M. Busch 1971
These wonderful spot illustrations by Wilhelm M. Busch were published in 1971 in a little German book titled "Graf Bobby" (Earl Bobby).This is the result when a realistic master draughtsman loosens up...
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Sleeping Beauty Story Meeting
The artists attending the meeting from left to right are sequence director Eric Larson, story artist Joe Rinaldi, production designer Don DaGradi and directing animator Marc Davis.The storyboards...
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Sarah and Mushka
I will be living with these two for a while, since they are the main characters of my animated film.It is a story of love and sacrifice, set in Russia. I have been working on story and pre-production...
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Underwater Santa
This is a Christmas card I sent out in 1989 after we had finished work on The Little Mermaid.So today I am recycling the image to offer everybody who celebrates this holiday my best wishes and to all...
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Realism and Abstraction
For most Disney animated feature productions the research that helps to get the best results on the screen seems endless. Before animation begins storyboards are drawn and redrawn, various styles are...
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Amelia & Abigail Gabble
In June of 1969 these concept drawings by Ken Anderson were photographed and reproduced as reference for any artists who would be working on these two geese sisters in story and animation.The movie was...
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The Art of Sleeping Beauty
You don't hear or read much about Les Clark in regards to the production of Sleeping Beauty.That's him in the photo, examining a color model cel with various poses of Aurora, held by Grace Bailey, who...
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I finally got around to putting a reel together with my Jafar rough animation.It was strange looking at this footage again after so many years. Some of the scenes don't hold up as well as others. To...
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TS Sullivant 6
Another reminder that shows how brilliant Sullivant was with his unique style for caricaturing animals and humans.Feast your eyes!
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The Collie
The Collie in 101 Dalmatians was animated by Julius Svendsen and voiced by actor Tom Conway who was the brother of George Sanders (Shere Khan).Milt Kahl drew these beautiful designs to explore the...
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Young Lady
This lovely story sketch was drawn by Joe Rinaldi, whose work is frequently mistaken for Bill Peet's.Both artists show a lot of confidence and flair in the lines they put on paper.They were also able...
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The Sheriff of Nottingham
The process of visual development for a Disney character during the 1970ies involved only a few steps compared to much earlier Disney films.For productions like Snow white, Pinocchio and Fantasia many...
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Prince John & Sir Hiss Pencil Test
Ollie Johnston animated this sequence, which introduces the comic villain and his sidekick snake.Somehow the pencil test seems to reveal more subtleties in the animation than the final color footage,...
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