In December of 1956 these story sketches were photographed before being printed as photostats. They show a highly dramatic version of ...

Director John Musker came up with this hilarious cartoon panel featuring Jeffrey Katzenberg and myself. After I had completed my work...

In this rare photo of Ward Kimball and Fred Moore, taken sometime in 1941, Ward is showing Fred some kind of gag drawing. It looks like...

If there is one animal that presents a true challenge to an animator, it would have to be a tiger. Moving a large cat around is difficult e...

Back from France, where I had a blast visiting friends. Didn’t go to Annecy, just hanging out around Paris, which to me is the most beautif...

I will be in Europe for a short while, so I thought I might offer these links to previous posts, that could be worth revisiting.  These...

The development of Sleeping Beauty’s animals followed a certain path, from one artist to another. Character stylist Tom Oreb started ou...

…in the best sense of the word! He was a compulsive draughtsman, and it seems that any white blank surface, however small, called out to hi...

…to get your week started. Charming, attractive and sometimes naughty, but always beautifully drawn. Fluid lines on paper by a young ar...

I did this wire sculpture a while ago, it is based on the design of Sleeping Beauty’s Squirrel.  This time I tried to be very simple and ...

Remember that commanding voice, that sent chills down your spine? Eleanor Audley’s vocal recordings gave Maleficent a scary, bigger t...