#andres deja

[pinkryan8]

Anyone who hasn't subscribed to this channel yet, should. Especially if you're a big Jim Cummings fan.

[magicforces]

These screenshots are taken from The Disney Family Album series, featuring animator Milt Kahl. Milt hadn't drawn in several years, but these sketches show Milt's unorthodox way of drawing. According to Andres Deja, “He throws in a light circle for the main mass of the character's head, but then goes straight for details.The order in which he puts lines on paper is completely absurd. He finished drawing Pinocchio's head, before moving left to define his finger, which is on fire. The connecting arm was drawn in much later. Milt's assistant said that Milt stared at blank paper on his desk for a very long time before then quickly animating his scene. He literally saw poses projected on paper, which he then "traced". This is truly a master at work.

[magicforces]

According to Andres Deja, Ken Anderson and background painter Al Dempster contributed to these color studies for The Jungle Book. Walt Disney opted for a light, airy jungle, since the story included mostly comedic sequences, so we have these bright, colorful scenes. My favorite is the lush river setting in the last piece. It reminds me of the line from "The Bear Necessities" which ends with Baloo's wonderfully inviting sentiment "Go on...fall apart in my back yard."

[animationandsoforth]

Concept art for The Black Cauldron by Andres Deja

[rhaenysmartell]

So, a little hope for who, like me, wants to see Disney do it =)