Blair’s Hyacinth Hippo and Red, a page from his classic 1940s book ‘Advanced Animation,’ and a caricature of Blair by a colleague during his MGM years. https://t.co/DmKuYYgRKo
This thread is about the design, but one animator must be singled out: Marc Davis for his animation of Cruella de Vil, one of the all-time classic examples of combining performance with the graphic possibilities of animation.
@HenriekeDraws Further, storyboards would not have used final character models since they had yet to be established by the animators. Here's three board drawings from Bongo, which may not be Peet but give a sense of the film's boards.
Ward Kimball biographer here. If there's questions about Ward's life or work that keep you awake at night, ask away!
Here's a few slides from a talk I did at an academic conference in France a few years back where I argued that a lot of animation is actually stylized, a middle ground that incorporates both full and limited techniques.
More drawings, first one unidentified, then @wardkimball, a group of assistant animators, and Les Clark.
These are some of the drawings that were presented as a gift to Disney storyman Milt Banta by his animation colleagues upon his marriage in 1943.
Drawings by Bill Justice, Eric Larson, Fred Moore, and Jesse Marsh.
Here's the same outdoor walkway from opposite angles. In the black and white photo, you can see the LA River and Barham Blvd, which leads to Hollywood over the hill.