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Disney on TV
I didn't grow up in the US, where millions of kids grew up with Walt Disney's regular TV shows.Walt was still alive when I was a young kid in Germany, and I remember vividly watching him on very rare...
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Mushka Research
I remember gearing up for my film Mushka. For a while it was all about tigers, and adding to the knowledge I already had about these magnificent cats. The sketch above was done at the LA zoo, at the...
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Gaston in "Real Life"
I saw Bill Condon's Beauty and the Beast a week ago, and was very happy with Luke Evan's portrayal as Gaston. A role like this one could be overplayed in a cartoony way very easily, but Evan's...
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Reminder
I will give a presentation for members of the Walt Disney Family Museum on Tuesday, March 22, at 4pm.
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"And besides...I don't have any claws!"
This whole tree climbing sequence from The Jungle Book has always been one of my favorite pieces of animation. The storyboard sketches suggested basic ideas for action and acting, but Milt Kahl went to...
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Last Tuesday in SF
I had an amazing time in San Francisco last week.My exhibition at the Walt Disney Family Museum is so well put together and designed by the amazing Marina. I feel flattered beyond belief. It was great...
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The Three Caballeros
Wouldn't it be great to resurrect this type of film making? Finding a great story that needed to be told with hand drawn animated characters as well as live actors. I am not talking Roger Rabbit II, I...
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I haven't posted a vintage Disney pencil test in ages. The main reason for this is, they take a lot of time to put together. This scene featuring Merryweather from Sleeping Beauty was animated by Frank...
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Frank Thomas goes Wild
 There are many hilarious moments in Disney's 1949 film The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.Frank Thomas and Milt Kahl animated scenes during the classic dance sequence at Van Tassel's party.Brom Bones tries...
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Jose Carioca
Just a fun comparison between an early version of Jose Carioca (possibly drawn by J.P. Miller during the El Groupo trip to South America) and his final appearance in the 1943 film Saludos Amigos.Fred...
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Another Kley
A beautiful composition featuring two satyr type characters admiring a lady, who seems displeased at being starred at. I like the muted color choices, browns against blues. I am dying to animate those...
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Disney Roughs
A bunch of Disney rough animation drawings to show the various drawing styles of the animators.As usual Ollie Johnston has a light touch in his work, allowing him to animate faster than most other...
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Pinocchio's Evolution
I am sure you've seen some of this art work before, but it is good to compare Pinocchio's development beats in one row. I don't know who drew this preliminary model sheet, it is reminiscent of the...
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A Blast from the Past
Gosh, I sure wished I had a hi res version of this photo from the early 1980s. Didier Ghez posted this pic a while ago on his blog. We are celebrating master layout artist Don Griffith, who is about to...
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House Cat Studies
This is my cat Joan in 1991. She served as an early model to study cat anatomy, because we were just getting ready to animate big cats. Joan, the miniature lioness lived a full and happy life.For some...
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Song of the South Art
These gorgeous storyboard sketches by Bill Peet as well as the preliminary background/color studies (presumably by Mary Blair) show that the art of Disney Animation was still riding high during the mid...
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Sleeping Beauty Color/Design Studies
All those color key paintings by Eyvind Earle for Disney's Sleeping Beauty are breathtaking. Simple, strong composition that emphasize the design and mood for individual scenes from the film.Earle...
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Never before Seen Kahl Drawings
I recently came across these two beautiful sketches by Milt Kahl. They show Jim Dear and Darling from the film Lady and the Tramp, engaged in some sort of conversation. Milt didn't end up animating...
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Woolie and Ken
A great photo of director Woolie Reitherman and Ken Anderson, visual development artist.The pic was probably taken during the mid 1960s when the animation crew was finishing work on The Jungle Book....
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Snow White , 80 Years Old
At the end of this year Disney's first animated feature Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs will be 80 years old. This movie manages to stay relevant as a personal statement by Walt Disney and his...
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