In 1978 concept artist Mel Shaw was working on several potential future animation projects. Among them  Catfish Bend, The Little Broomstic...

  I am not entirely sure if Marc Davis drew these analytical bird studies. They do show a sense for observation and research that reminds me...

  Some of you might have heard the news that the next grand exhibition at the Walt Disney Family Museum will be: Walt Disney's THE JUNGL...

I just purchased this beautiful booklet with drawings by Wilhelm M. Busch. It is a mini catalogue for a 1984 exhibition of some of his circu...

  These are various sketches by Ollie Johnston for his final animated film The Fox & the Hound (1981). I remember him saying that at t...

I am not sure if Ollie Johnston thumbnailed his story- and staging continuity for all of his animated sequences. But he sure did a lot of th...

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'...