Glen Keane “Pocahontas” studies.

In this charming set of photos, legendary animators from the 1940s to the 1960s can be seen making hilarious faces at themselves as they sketch beloved characters like Bugs Bunny, Donald Duck, and Fred Flintstone. Working in famed studios like Walt Disney Production, Warner Bros, and Hanna-Barbera Productions, these artists brought to life many of the creations that defined the golden age of American animation, from Tom and Jerry to Lady and the Tramp.

Pinocchio concept art (x)

Jane - Ken Duncan

Right after Frozen and before Big Hero 6 I jumped on to help Patrick Osborne with his amazing short called Feast. These are just some quick rough thumbnails with me just playing around trying to visualize from an outline. I think Patrick did an amazing job of refocusing the short so that food is always front and center - it got back to what his original pitch was for the short. Very honored to have helped out on this project.

Glen Keane drawing Rapunzel

Glenn Vilppu

The making of Sleeping Beauty (x)

Ronja the Robber’s Daughter (山賊の娘ローニャ) image board art illustrated by director Goro Miyazaki (宮崎吾朗) in the NHK Anime Guide Sanzoku no Musume Ronja First Volume (Amazon Japan).

Tarzan - Glen Keane