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Dumbo in Sketches Magazine
Another nice article in Sketches Magazine from 2001.Interesting quotes by Disney greats Ward Kimball, Ollie Johnston and even Tytla himself.Great photo of the man who brought Dumbo to life.
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The Thomas Touch
Another article from Sketches Magazine written by Jim Fanning, Disney historian and author.Frank consulted on the figurine of Mickey Mouse from The Brave Little Taylor for the Walt Disney Classic...
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Wilhelm M Busch 1959
These are illustrations for a story about a Lipizzaner stallion, written by by Uno Modin.Busch's graphic style looks almost like a woodcut print or a linocut. I love everything about these drawings....
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Nightingale
Marc Davis animated this beautiful scene at the beginning of the "Sweet Nightingale" song sequence.No doubt based on live action reference performed by Helen Stanley. But it is the way Marc analyzed...
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Missing Puppies
I've always loved this still from 101 Dalmatians. Cruella de Vil is reassured that her plot has been successful. The newspaper reports on the stolen Radcliff puppies.This illustration had to be made...
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Milt Kahl at Auction
Recently there have been a few offerings of Milt's drawings at Heritage Auctions. While other animation art items saw record prices, these pieces went for relatively modest dollar amounts.The Mickey...
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Alfonse's Restautant
There are a few restaurants/bars in the LA/ Burbank area that have a strong Disney connection.Let's start with this painting by Marc Davis. He describes it like this:"Alfonse's Restaurant in Toluca...
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WOW!!
I don't always have the time to read all of the comments posted on this blog, particularly when they appear much later than the original post date. In early 2016 I published a Dallas newspaper article...
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Sullivant this November
Wil Raymakers alerted me earlier this year about the publication date of this LONG OVERDUE book on our favorite cartoonist TS Sullivant. It looks like this time it is actually going to happen after...
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More coat hanger art...like some friends used to tease me years ago.This piece belongs to my friend Steve Gordon, or actually to his wife Judy. I got this piece back for some paint touch up. The...
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From Bill Peet to Ollie Johnston
Another great example of how animators translate a story sketch into the staging for their scene.This beautiful story sketch is of course by Bill Peet, who's drawings always stimulated the animators'...
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Liu Jiyou Zodiac Signs 1981
Toward the end of his life Liu Jiyou painted these small size images of the twelve Chinese Zodiac signs. What a beautiful collage of different animals.And as a bonus here are a couple of gorgeous...
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Howard Ashman
I am highly recommending a new documentary by Don Hahn, called Howard. It starts streaming today on Disney +. This is a personal portrait of an artist who had so much to do with what is now called The...
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MUSHKA Seq 14, Sc 60
Here is a frame from the final version of a scene I was animating just recently. At the start we watch only Sarah as she pushes the tiger's front part. Then Alex comes in, he pushes the tiger's back...
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Dumbo Story Sketch
What an extraordinary story sketch by Bill Peet. The circus ringmaster confronts Mrs. Jumbo, who is protecting her baby son. Every character showing distinctively different emotions. This reminds me of...
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Crazy Pelican Postman
I animated this scene from Who Framed Roger Rabbit about a hundred years ago.These frames are from the start of the scene, which went on and on as the camera pans screen right to reveal life on a film...
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More Robin Hood Designs by Milt Kahl
These Kahl drawings represent Robin Hood's earlier version based on Ken Anderson sketches.Robin looks like a mischievous character actor, not the leading man type he turned out to be in the final...
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The Power of Vintage Disney
Walt Disney's animation studio didn't invent character animation, but it elevated it to unimaginable artistic heights. Here are a few random thoughts that help illustrate just WHY this studio was the...
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Lady & the Tramp Pencil Test Sequence
Classic Disney pencil tests are treasures. The characters seem to be even more alive than in the final color footage. You are reminded that someone drew this stuff with a pencil on paper. It represents...
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