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  I remember having a moment of animators' block during production of The Princess and the Frog . In one scene during her song "Dig...

 Here is Kimball in Storyboard magazine, talking about his boss Walt Disney. A few of his terrific life drawings with clothed models. My gue...

A few more stunning drawings by Wilhelm M. Busch.  Such a command over portraying the human body with elegance and grace. The first two sket...

I am going to post a few comments by Walt Disney artists that were originally published in an issue of Storyboard Magazine from 1993. The to...

Classic Disney pencil tests are treasures. The characters seem to be even more alive than in the final color footage. You are reminded that ...

  Walt Disney's animation studio didn't invent character animation, but it elevated it to unimaginable artistic heights.  Here are a...

These Kahl drawings represent Robin Hood's earlier version based on Ken Anderson sketches. Robin looks like a mischievous character acto...

I animated this scene from Who Framed Roger Rabbi t about a hundred years ago. These frames are from the start of the scene, which ...

What an extraordinary story sketch by Bill Peet.  The circus ringmaster confronts Mrs. Jumbo, who is protecting her baby son. Every...

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 ...