Milt Kahl was born on March 22, 1909.  He is one of a few giants in the animation industry. At Disney he set a standard for excellence in dr...

  I don't think I have ever told this story before. It is a bit personal. But to me it was also kind of revelatory when it happened.  In...

  Here is an interesting experimental pre-production cel set up for one of the early scenes from Sword in the Stone.  The photo shows a lot...

  Just recently a copy of Christopher Finch's 1973 book The Art of Walt Disney was offered at an auction in the UK. I love this book. Be...

I have never gotten into storyboarding very much during my time at Disney. I found it too difficult. Staging scenes in continuity doesn'...

Let's celebrate an Ukrainian-American artist who changed the face of animation forever. Volodymyr Peter "Bill" Tytla worked at...

Fred Ludekens (1900 - 1982) was an American illustrator and a member of the founding faculty for the "Famous Artists School" (Art ...

 

  This pair of rough animation drawings showing Doc and Grumpy make for a great "flipping experience" When you flip one drawing ov...