In my thesis on fairy tales, I talked about how transcribing the tales fundamentally changed them, not only locking in a “one, true” version but also transforming them from community heritage to property. The people who created the tales are essentially cordoned off from them.
Eric Sloane's paintings look so much like 1980s anime backgrounds that I can't help but think he inspired many traditional background artists. (1905 – 1985)
Mary Blair was the ultimate fairy godmother of Cinderella (1950).
The pure, ethereal magic her bold color choices, vibrant modernist palettes & stylized concept art injected into every single frame is what made the final animation so otherworldly.
I will never shut up about the sketchy, textured look of 1960s Disney animation. There is so much warmth, soul in these rough, hand-drawn frames of The Sword in the Stone.
Children do live in fantasy and reality; they move back and forth very easily in a way we no longer remember how to do.
- Happy birthday to Maurice Sendak, who was born on this day in 1928
this cartoon is from 1936. I legitimately thought that was a background painting until the rotation revealed it was a prop model. @fleischertoons never ceases to amaze to impress even after 90 years.