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...And More Dalmatian Art
I could never figure out why this scene from 101 Dalmatians shows an out of focus background. Throughout the film all of the line drawing in the BGs are as crisp as the character drawings. But for some...
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Rubbing elbows...
...with Angela Lansbury last night during a panel at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. We celebrated the 25th anniversary of Beauty & the Beast.It was wonderful to see everybody...
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German Expressionism and Disney
Someone needs to write a book on this topic. German Expressionism in film peaked during the 1920.The still above is from the 1926 film Faust, directed by F. M. Murnau. The similarity to Disney's Night...
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Flying Hands
This is the drawing that ended Tim Burton's career as a Disney Feature Animation artist.Tim had produced endless designs for The Black Cauldron, all of them in his unique, personal style.When it came...
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Jungle Vultures
I am not sure who painted this color key for the opening of the vultures sequence for The JungleBook, but the dark mood beautifully represents Mowgli's emotions. He is wandering alone through this part...
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Jungle Vultures II
Here is part II of Milt's incredible scene which involves all four vultures. Those two posts only show a few of the main key drawings. From what I can tell, Milt did about every other drawing, twelve...
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Pinocchio at the Walt Disney Family Museum
On Tuesday the Walt Disney Family Museum in San Francisco hosted a reception in connection with the opening of a  new exhibition which sheds light on the production of Walt Disney's crown jewel...
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Sullivant 13
It's been a while since I posted any T.S. Sullivant art. With the hope that I am not including any repeats, here are a few more samples of his always awe-inspiring work.
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The Frank Thomas Style
I don't know what Frank is working on in this photo, as he poses with the Oscar the studio has just won for Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day. Perhaps a gag drawing, since the main production at the...
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Hook, through the eyes of Five Animators
We know that animator Frank Thomas was responsible for bringing Captain Hook to life with nuanced as well as broad acting. Frank would say that it took him a little while to find the right balance...
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Just a Phrase...
A few years ago I ran into Oscar Grillo at CTN Expo in Burbank. Oscar is an an extraordinary, award winning  animation artist from Argentina, who made London his home a long time ago.Five minutes into...
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Sheep Dog
A while ago I posted Milt Kahl's designs for the archery tournament characters in the film Robin Hood. One of them was this image of a sheep dog archer.Recently I came across these sketches of the same...
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Perdita
Most of the animated scenes featuring Perdita from 101Dalmatians show her as a caring mother to her pups. Frank Thomas animated this gem early on in the film, when Perdita is still single. It reveals a...
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What's Ollie drawing...
I had been wondering for a little while what scene Ollie is animating in this vintage photo.As it turns out, it is a scene featured in the Ollie Johnston chapter of my Nine Old Men book.Does anybody...
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Arabian Dance
A gorgeous development sketch for the Arabian Dance section, which is a part of The NutcrackerSuite from Fantasia. Don Lusk (who will celebrate his 103rd birthday later this year) animated this elegant...
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Roger Rabbit Scenes IV
I had a lot of fun with these two scenes. The first one shows the Weasel leader Smart Ass threatening Bob Hoskins. Originally his dialogue was: "Cut the bullish...!" And I did animate the character...
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Celebration
Monday night at the Hollywood Bowl! The Little Mermaid in Concert! What an incredible evening.Before the performance began, some members of the film's creative staff were asked to enter the stage for a...
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Cinetopia
Just got back from Cinetopia Film Festival, which took place in Ann Arbor. I was invited to introduce a couple of films along with the one and only Leonard Maltin.The first film was: Tyrus Wong,...
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Milt's Aristocats Drawings
Another post on Mit's work for TheAristocats.I love the drawing above, which I believe was done for an Ollie Johnston scene during a time when O'Malley's fur was supposed to show a striped pattern....
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Dumbo Art
I noticed recently that I rarely put up a post on Disney's Dumbo. That doesn't mean that I like the film any less than other Disney classics. There really isn't a lot of art work from Dumbo around. For...
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