A Disney Sketchbook

ImagineifonesketchbookhadbeenpasseddownthroughthedecadesfromoneDisneyanimatortothenext，witheachonemakingacontributionbeforeleavingitinthetalentedhandsofanotherartist.ThatideawastheinspirationforADisneySketchbook.Thedrawingscontainedwithinitrepresenttheentirerangeofanimationdevelopment，fromtheoriginsofideastofullyconceivedcharacters.Pencilstudiesofamuch-youngerWendyandaserpentlikeseawitchrevealthemanyimaginativeiterationsthatanimatorscreatebeforetheyultimatelyperfecteveryheroandvillain.AndcomprehensivestudiesofMickeyandBalooshowcasethededicationthatgoesintodefiningthefacialexpressionsandbodylanguageofeachbelovedcharacter.Filmsandshortsfromthroughoutthehistoryofthecompanyarefeatured-beginningwithSteamboatWillieandendingwithTangled-demonstratingtheingenuityandskillthathaveremainedaconstantatWaltDisneyAnimationStudiossince1928.