#retta scott

[atomic-chronoscaph]

Bambi concept art by Tyrus Wong, Retta Scott, Gustaf Tenggren, Maurice Noble, Marc Davis, Harold Miles, Dick Anthony, Nino Carbe and Art Riley (c. 1940)

[abwwia]

Retta Scott (February 23, 1916 – August 26, 1990) was an American artist. She was the first woman to receive screen credit as an animator at the Walt Disney Animation Studios. via W

[tomoleary]

Retta Scott (1916-1990) On the Trail (1946) Source

“Pair of 2 concept drawings made by animator Retta Scott in the mid-1940s for the Indian girl Tumai and other Native American girls for the Disney feature film "On the Trail", which remained unreleased and never produced.”

[vacawithmicaela]

Today's featured Disney Legend is Retta Scott. She was the first female animator to be credited in a Disney film for her work on the 1942 film Bambi.

[thewaltcrew]

Retta Scott was the first female animator to receive official screen credit at the Walt Disney Animation Studios. She initially worked on storyboards for Bambi, developing scenes of the titular character, his mother, and the dogs, and further developed the vicious canines. She was assigned to animate them during the scene in which they chase after Faline and was mentored by animator Eric Larson. Amongst her body of work as an animator and illustrator, she is best remembered for this sequence and the dynamic intensity she brought to the dogs.

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[scurviesdisneyblog]

The Women of Disney Animation Studios.

◉ The first female animator at the Walt Disney Studio, Retta Scott. “Her story drawings and concept art designs do not deserve to be overshadowed by her admittedly masterful animation.” - Didier Ghez. They Drew As they Pleased.

◉ The second woman to become a story artist for Walt Disney, Sylvia Holland. “Sylvia was a jack-of-all-trades who could tackle any assignment with ease. During her time at Disney, she handled story direction, story research, script writing, art direction, scene timing, and more.” - Didier Ghez. They Drew As they Pleased.

◉ The first female story artist for Walt Disney, Bianca Majolie. “Majolie’s artistic approach did not generate a creative revolution at Disney, but she introduced a subtlety in her motifs, and inventiveness in the use of textures and colors, that contrasted strongly with the mostly cartoony and masculine styles.” - Didier Ghez. They Drew as They Pleased.

[marcanimation]

Retta Scott's studies around the time of Dumbo

[citizenscreen]

Birthday remembrance - Retta Scott, the first woman to receive screen credit as an animator at Walt Disney Studios. Scott’s BAMBI (1942) credits include the vicious hunting dogs sequence.