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.

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.

Earliest known drawing of Mickey Mouse, circa 1928.

Earliest known drawing–-and probably the first drawing--of Mickey Mouse, circa 1928. Mickey Mouse was co-created by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks.