How to present your ideas.

How to present your ideas: these handouts by Disney/Pixar artist Joe Ranft concern the pitching of storyboards, but really, they’re useful to anyone who needs to present their ideas in front of a group of people. Reading these before your presentation–getting the basics–might boost your confidence juuuust enough.

I took these from the great blog, Temple of the Seven Golden Camels.

1971 Disney Publications model sheets for Bambi.

1971 Disney Publications model sheets for Bambi. These were used by comic artists working for Disney. I really like the attitude sheet: so well drawn.

Some more Bambi HERE.

And as always, if you want to see more like these, just search for “Disney Publications 1971″ on my Tumblr page.

Production art from to the 1932 Disney cartoon, Flowers and Trees.

Production art from to the 1932 Disney cartoon, Flowers and Trees. It was the first Technicolor cartoon, and went on to win the first ever Academy Award for Animated Short Film.

Model sheets for Uncle Scrooge, the Three Little Pigs, Chip 'n' Dale, and Clarabelle Cow.

A few more in the 1971 Disney Publications series: model sheets for Uncle Scrooge, Three Little Pigs, Chip & Dale, and Clarabelle Cow. “A single tooth in the center of her mouth enhances her smile”, now where do you get tips like that?

It’s true though. These model sheets are all small character design masterclasses.

For more like these, just go to my Tumblr page and search for “Disney Publications 1971″.

Model sheets for Dumbo.

Model sheets for Dumbo. All these (except the last one) are from the 1971 Disney Publications pack, which means they were used by Disney comics artists, in the US and elsewhere.

Model sheets for Briar Rose/Princess Aurora from Sleeping Beauty (1959).

Intricately drawn model sheets and construction models for Briar Rose/Princess Aurora from Disney’s Sleeping Beauty (1959). They contain practical tips on how to draw her hair and clothing.

Disney model sheets for Peg Leg Pete, the Beagle Boys, Mortimer Mouse, and Chief O'Hara.

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More model sheets from the 1971 Disney Publications stack. Villains this time–Peg Leg Pete, the Beagle Boys, Mortimer Mouse, and the man who has to catch them all: Chief O’Hara.

Models for Uncle Scrooge, Grandma Duck, and others can be found HERE. That’ll also direct you to even more from the same series: Mickey, Donald, Daisy, et cetera.

Original pencil drawings from Disney’s 1936 Mickey Mouse cartoon, Mickey’s Rival.

Original pencil drawings from Disney’s 1936 Mickey Mouse cartoon, Mickey’s Rival. It was directed by Wilfred Jackson, the animation was handled by Les Clark, Frenchy de Tremaudan and Gerry Geronomi.

Look at those fine, gently flowing pencil lines.

Roger Rabbit production art and animation cels.

Some Roger Rabbit art and animation cels. The first image (by Todd Kurosawa and Ron Dias) graced the cover of a comic, the second one of a tied-up Jessica Rabbit is from the short Roller Coaster Rabbit. The other two are from the film’s finale, of course.

How to draw Mickey Mouse.

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How to draw Mickey Mouse? Behold, a truckload of model sheets for Mickey (and Minnie) Mouse. I always thought Mickey was hard to draw, but I could never quite put my finger on the reason why–but it’s the ears. It’s basically two-dimensional ears on a three-dimensional character.