Sorry for the big delay in posting new stuff. I have been flat out with organizing a move for a new job which I will post about more soon.
I have been working on a big post about Snow White - but in the mean time here are some great drawings from the film to enjoy. Where I know who did them I have noted the artist.
Jungle Book has to be one of my favorite Disney animated films. The characters are so well established and have personalities that you just want to spend time with and watch them interact with each other.
The King Louie musical number is just one of the amazing classic Disney songs in the film. Milt's animation of King Louie is fantastic. I loved the character designs that Andrea's Deja posted on his blog that Milt did along with some of Frank Thomas' animation too: Andreas Deja Blog
I decided to put some drawings I have together as a pencil test against the pan background from the film. These drawings are full res scans from the fantastic Michael Sporn Blog.
Included is the recreated pan BG which I pieced together in photoshop which is well worth a look at apart from the animation.
I have a bunch of pencil tests from The Jungle Book, Alice in Wonderland, Peter Pan, Fantasia, 101 Dalmatians and Pinocchio which I will start to post soon as I analyse and break them down. So lots more to come soon!
I'm a huge fan of Disney's 1949 animated feature (their 11th), The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad. It is made up of two different segments based on The Wind in the Willows and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, and both have fantastic animation in them.
Below is a selection of drawings from the film along with a pencil test which I put together from the frames found in Frank and Ollie's 'Illusion of Life' book.
And the final shot as seen in the film:
Another big post coming early in the week on getting the face to look more fleshy in CG animation. I also have a whole bunch of awesome pencil tests which I have been analysing which I will start posting soon.
Adding these drawings and model sheets for a good friend of mine who was nice enough to help promote this blog on facebook (something which I am still not on!). I know his favorite Disney film is Robin Hood... so enjoy Matthias!
Another big post coming in the next few days on designing appealing mouth shapes.
Every six months or so I watch Disney's Pinocchio again. Now that its on Blu-ray, it looks even more amazing!! The animation and the background art is unbelievable and I love the story.
Here are a few drawings collected from the film. I have noted the artist below where I know who drew it. Enjoy!
Art Babbitt
Milt Kahl early test that can be seen on the Blu Ray.
