Disney

Disney’s first channel

Once again John McElwee has an intriguing post about animation on his Greenbriar Picture Shows blog. This time he reminisces about the …

Shorts

Unpublished Bill Peet Drawings

If you’ve ever wondered why Disney story artist Bill Peet is often referred to as a master draftsman, look no further than these …

Disney

New Disney Oswald Merchandise

Disney consumer products design manager Juan Ortiz recently started an “official unofficial” blog about Disney Store merchandise and the …

Books

Schulz and Disney

Here’s a book that I recently picked up. The unlikely pairing of Schulz and Disney on a book cover was simply too good to pass up. The …

Animators

Ken Anderson Sketchbook Drawings

Don’t miss this charming set of sketchbook drawings by legendary Disney production designer Ken Anderson, posted at Mark Kennedy’s always …

Disney

Disney Artist’s Tryout Book (1938)

ASIFA-Hollywood’s Animation Archive has posted a rare 1938 animators handbook, the Disney Studios Artist’s Tryout Book. It outlines what …

Disney

How Disney Was Run in 1943

How do they make those drawings move? The chart above (click on it for the BIG version), a separate pull-out from the 1943 booklet The …

Old Brew

Footage from Disney’s Enchanted

The first footage for Disney’s upcoming live-action/2d-animated film ENCHANTED has appeared online. A few seconds can be seen at the tail …

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The Disney Strike of 1941

Kip W has posted some amazing animation artifacts on Flickr: coverage of the 1941 Disney strike as reported in New York’s leftist daily …

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Girls Drawin Girls

Girl animation artists drawing girls. Cool. It’s a new book, it’s a gallery show, it’s an event on January 20th at Pehr Space in Los …

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Essential Drawing Tips

Even though I’ve mentioned this before, I think it’s worth doing so again. Disney story artist Mark Kennedy has been posting an excellent …

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Mark Kennedy’s Drawing Tips

Disney story artist Mark Kennedy has been posting a wonderfully informative series of thoughts about design and drawing on his blog …

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2D Back at Disney?

Rhett Wickham at LaughingPlace.com has a positive report about what’s happening at Disney Feature Animation and how John Lasseter is …

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DISNEY’S LITTLE MATCHGIRL

Several days ago Amid posted some harsh reactions to Disney’s new 2-D short, The Little Matchgirl, screened at Annecy. I saw the film a …

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