James Baxter, the king of animation. In this type of 2D animation, there is no “camera” like in 3D animation, just pencil drawings on paper. This means drawing the character to change perspective as the environment is spinning to give the illusion of a camera movement. #lionking

‘Be our Guest’ Part 1 of 6 - Early in the process of Beauty and the Beast, this song was sung to Maurice. One day, one of the writers, Bruce Woodside said “shouldn’t they be signing to Belle, it’s her movie. #animation #animator #beautyandthebeast #belle #disney

Pinocchio model sheet from 1938. It was Milt Kahl’s idea to make the character more like a boy than a puppet. In the corner it says O.K by JG which means it was ok’d by Joe Grant #disney #pinocchio #animation #animator #art #artist

From first table read, to final picture Will Forte carried this film on his back — because of course the main character doesn’t speak a word 🪧 It was a pleasure working w/ such a Comedy Legend 🙏🏻 Thanks Mr. Forte #ReleaseCoyoteVsACME

#WeWantCody

Prince of Eygpt pencil test. If anyone knows the Animator comment below! #princeofegypt #princeofegyptmusical #animation #dreamworks #animator #pencil #draw #sketch #ink #art #artist

Prince of Egypt 2D animation. The supervising Animator for Moses (older) was Kristof Serrand. I love the close up hand animation, hands are always so difficult to animate but this is masterfully done! #princeofegypt #princeofegyptmusical #animation #dreamworks #animator #pencil

Happy New Year all! What are your goals?

Prince of Egypt model sheet. The Supervising Animator for Older Moses was Kristof Serrand #princeofegypt #princeofegyptmusical #animation #animator #dreamworks #cartoon #art #artist #modelsheet #ink #pencil #draw #sketch

2D animation pencil test from ‘The Prince of Eygpt’. If you know the Animator, comment below and I will add it! #animation #dreamworks #animator #art #artist #draw #pencil #sketch #penciltest #cartoon #paint

Prince of Egypt 2D animation test

Happy 50th anniversary to Robin Hood! 🏹 ✏️ Animation by Milt Kahl Courtesy of the Walt Disney Animation Research Library

Happy Halloween! 🎃🎃🎃 Animation by legendary Animator Ub Iwerks!! #disney #animation #halloween #animator #art #disneyanimation #disneyanimator #artist #draw #sketch #pencil #cartoon #paint

Early Oswald the Lucky Rabbit model sheet. This was the character Walt Disney created before Mickey Mouse. When Walt lost the rights to Oswald, he came up with Mickey Mouse on a train journey and the rest is history. #disney #oswald #oswaldtheluckyrabbit #animation #animator

Lion King animation of Scar and Simba. Andreas Deja was the Supervising Animator of Scar and worked on this shot! #disney #animation #animator #andreasdeja #scar #simba #lionking #thelionking #disneyanimation #disneyanimator #art #artist #pencil #sketch #draw

I had the opportunity to meet Andreas Deja yesterday whilst he was doing a talk for his directorial debut ‘Mushka’ and so felt only right to post this animation today. Deja was the Supervising Animator of Scar from The Lion King amongst many other legendary Disney characters!

Rapunzel model sheet by Glen Keane (@GlenKeanePrd ) I’m always in awe of his drawings #glenkeane #animation #animator #art #artist #disney #ink #paint #cartoon #modelsheet #disneyanimation #disneyanimator #disneyland #disneyworld

James Baxter 2D animation on Enchanted 🐴 #disney #jamesbaxter #animation #animator #art #artist #disneyanimation #disneyanimator #cartoon #enchanted #pencil #ink #paint #sketch #draw

Model sheet of the Genie from Aladdin. Eric Goldberg was the Supervising Animator of the Genie and loved playing off of Robin Williams voice! #genie #animation #animator #aladin #modelsheet #characterdesign #cartoon #disney #disneyanimation #disneyanimator

Winnie the Pooh model sheet from 1981. These sheets were used by the Animators as a guide on how to draw characters to make sure everyone stayed ‘on model’ #disney #winniethepooh #animation #animator #disneyanimation #disneyanimator #modelsheet #penciltest #pencil #ink #art

You might recognise this scene as one of the first lesson that is taught in “The Animators Survival Kit” by Richard Williams. In this story, Williams talks about the time he asked Milt Kahl if he listens to music whilst animating. #animation #animator #art #artist #draw #disney