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Fun Disney Fact!Fun fact: Walt Disney was once fired from a newspaper for his “lack of creativity”.
I guess you can't let others get you down! Believe in yourself and your dreams are sure to come true.
Admining this group is awesome because I get to see so many people with such talent submitting their work! I can tell you guys are going places, so keep it up!

Featured Artist - Frank ThomasToday is Frank Thomas' birthday! He would have been 100 years old.

He was known as one of Disney's "Nine Old Men" - one of the core animators at Disney back in the golden age.
Frank's the one on the right the two on left are fellow animators Ollie Johnston and Milt Kahl. The boy in the middle is Peter Behn, voice of young Thumper in Bambi.
"Observe Everything.
Communicate Well.
Draw, Draw, Draw."
~ Frank Thomas
Here are some of his fantastic drawings!:
"It was Frank Thomas who said that if you have two characters in one scene who think alike, you have a problem. Of course he is right, it is the contrast in what the characters are thinking that brings a scene to life" ~ Andreas Deja
Frank Thomas and his best friend Ollie Johnston made a cameo appearance in Pixar's The Incredibles

Featured Artist - Freddie MooreFreddie Moore and Ollie Johnston, two stars of the Disney golden age
Today is Fred Moore's birthday! (Very close to Frank Thomas'!)
He would have been 101 years old today.
Fred Moore was only 19 when he joined up with Disney. The story goes that one of Fred Moore's friends couldn't make it in an interview with Walt for a job, so Fred seized the opportunity and went in his place (without any formal art training!). Lo and behold, then next he knew he was working in the animation department.
Some of Fred's best work was on Disney's well-known mascot, Mickey Mouse himself. He became in the in-house expert on Mickey and even transformed him from the old "pie-eyed, robber hose" look to the "pear shaped" look he is today.
Fred Moore had and still has a profound influence on animators then and now. His drawings were full of charm, expression and emotion. Some of the most popular character he animated in the movies were the Dwarfs in Snow White, Timothy Mouse in Dumbo, Lampwick in Pinocchio, an

Featured Movie - Brave

Third day in a row I've made a blog on this group! Hehe. I hope you don't find it annoying!
Lately at tumblr I've been bombarded by BRAVE concept art! So, I thought I'd share some with you guys as a featured movie!:

Featured Movie - Fan Favorite - The Lion KingThanks for voting in all those polls I put up!
The winner is...
The Lion King!
"The Lion King was considered a little movie because we were going to take some risks. The pitch for the story was a lion cub gets framed for murder by his uncle set to the music of Elton John. People said, 'What? Good luck with that.' But for some reason, the people who ended up on the movie were highly passionate about it and motivated."
~Don Hahn
The movie came out in 1994 and became the little movie that could! It was the highest grossing film of that year.

Since then there's been many re-releases of the movie, sequels, and even a Broadway musical based on it.
What's the movie about? Well, you're a Disney fan! Shouldn't you have seen it by now?

Some Concept Art:
Fanart Feature

I FINALLY HAVE THE TANGLED SOUNDTRACK!!!! :D

i went to walmart today and saw it from the corner of my eye while i was looking at the DVDs

there was not much in movies this time X( i only saw ONE TANGLED SOUNDTRACK LEFT!! i grabbed it and ran to my mother (literally RAN) i cant remember if i ran into any people or not X( (i dont think so..... ._.) anyway my mom said i couldnt get a movie (there wasnt many movies so it all worked out) im listening to my favs (well its kinda hard since almost ALL ARE MY FAVS!!

i love it so much ONE DOWN ONE MORE TO GO!! :iconanimefaceplz: (if that isnt already obvious now

What Disney Heroine am I?(

i stole this from ~DisneyFreak010)
Belle
[] You've kissed someone your friends didn't like
[] You've been lost in a forest
[] You love to read
[] You are not shy at all
[x] One of your family members is a bit weird (one?

no thats most of my family

)
[] You have done volunteer work
[] You have a wild imagination
[/] You love to take care of people in need
[x] You've had guys like you only because they think you're pretty
[x] You've rejected at least one person when they've asked you out
Total: 3 1/2
Rapunzel
[/] You're an orphaned child or have an evil step-mother (sorta)
[x] You have many different hobbies to keep you busy
[] You can get really bored
[x] You have very long hair
[] Your hair is bright blonde
[] You're an artsy person
[x] You're childish (sometimes ._.)
[] You can't wait to stop the same routine each day and start living
[x] You care about others and their feelings (you have no idea :})
[x] You like to follow the rules
Total: 5 1/2
Alice
[] You have/h

Featured Artist - Tim Burton!He's most known at Disney for his work on The Nightmare Before Christmas and the recent Alice in Wonderland movie. But he also did concept work for The Black Cauldron! :3
Since today's his birthday, we thought this would make a great first "Featured Artist"!
Here are some of his sketches from various movies:

The Black Cauldron:
From Andreas Deja, animator of such famous Disney characters as Scar, Jafar, Mama Odie, and Hercules:
"I am not entirely sure who drew this caricature of Tim, but it most likely is a Glen Keane sketch.
After I passed the training program at Disney in 1980 I was asked to help out with character designs for the upcoming production of "The Black Cauldron."
"The Fox and the Hound" was still being finished by the animation crew, and there was a need to come up with visuals for the next feature. Producer Joe Hale told me."There is this other young guy who draws in his own unique style, maybe the two of you can come up w

My Progression as an Animator at DisneyA friend of mine is writing a book on animation fundamentals and asked me for a "paragraph or two" (which I can't do) on the subject of timing. I considered it and ended up writing about my progression of learning while a Disney animator in the traditional animation days. It was good therapy for me to really think this through and consider the order of things. I hope you enjoy it. "Like" or "fav" this so others will see it too. Thanks!
My Progression As A Disney Animator
by Tom Bancroft
Walt Disney is quoted as saying that it takes 10 years to make a great animator.
When I was first coming out of California Institute of the Arts and joining a Disney internship in 1988, hearing that quote was devastating. 10 years? That's FOREVER! I wanted to be a full-fledged Disney animator in TWO years! I rationalized that that was a way of thinking from the 40s and today, we move at a quicker pace, so-

Disney Dream Portraits by Annie LeibovitzAnnie Leibovitz has been creating amazing portraits of canon Disney Characters using celebrities for years now. The portraits are always magical making a fairy tale come to life using real people.
On the Website Disney Parks, aside from a plethora of information on everything Disney, I found three videos of the Photo recreations of "Rapunzel" (Taylor Swift), "The Hitch Hiking Ghosts" (Jack Black, Will Ferrell and Jason Segel) and "Captain Hook" (Russell Brand) and all three videos were fun to watch, with a stylized photo-shoot to get the best representation of each character. The behind-the-scenes look includes cute and amusing information from the actors and their experiences at Disney Parks as children. The Haunted Mansion back-story from the actors' perspective is especially funny.
Dream Portrait Page with Pics ~ scroll mid-page and click on each for full-view!

Glen Keane will be missed! (He resigned)Glen Keane, animator behind MANY legendary Disney characters resigned from Disney yesterday. *sniff*
He will definitely be missed! His 37 years at Disney have definitely left a huge impact.

I hope he finds happiness in whatever he pursues next!
Some characters he worked on:
The Rescuers -- Penny & Bernard
Pete's Dragon -- Elliot
The Fox and the Hound -- The Bear
The Black Cauldron -- Gurgi & Eilonwy
The Great Mouse Detective -- Ratigan
Oliver and Company -- Sykes, Fagin, Georgette
The Little Mermaid -- Ariel
The Rescuers 2 -- Marahute
Beauty and the Beast -- Beast
Aladdin -- Aladdin
Pocahontas -- Pocahontas
Tarzan -- Tarzan
Treasure Planet -- John Silver
Tangled -- Rapunzel
You get the picture. He's AMAZING.

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Featured Artist - Bobby DriscollBest known to Disney fans as the voice of Peter Pan!
Bobby Driscoll lived a very short, rollercoaster life.
He was discovered as a natural actor in a barbershop at the very young age of five-and-a-half! And, he was the first actor to sign a long term contract with the Walt Disney animation department.
At the age of 12, he was given an Oscar for outstanding juvenile actor for his performances in So Dear to my Heart (A Disney Movie) and The Window (RKO Picture).
At about the age of 16, Bobby Driscoll played his most famous roll - Peter Pan. He acted out all the parts himself before they were animated onto film. He was also the first boy ever to play Peter Pan (traditionally, Peter Pan is played by a girl.)
Here are some production pictures for y'all!
Unfortunately, life doesn't always have a fairytale ending for us like in the magical world of Disney. ;_;
Bobby Driscoll was introduced to drugs at the age of seventeen, had several run-ins with the law, and was sentenc

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Happy Birthday, Walt Disney!

Journal Entry: Wed Dec 5, 2012, 6:22 PM

Today is Uncle Walt's 111th birthday! ^0^

He's been a great influence to do many of us.

Native American spirit warrior Tonto recounts the untold tales that transformed John Reid, a man of the law, into a legend of justice.

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~Gallerica Mar 2, 2013 Student General Artist

Sorry for so late.

But happy birthday then!

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~Snipetracker Dec 9, 2012 Professional General Artist

Walt went through a lot of hardship and tribulation early in life, but he worked hard, took risks, and remained a good man. There are many urban myths and conspiracy theories that revolve around him today, many of them ignorantly spread by those that didn't know or know little about him. Walt's story is the manifestation of the American Dream: to come from nothing and to build something good that everyone can enjoy. I can't imagine a merrier world without him and his influence in it. Happy birthday, Walt.

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~KireiTsuki Dec 8, 2012 Student Traditional Artist

Happy belated bday! I promise to keep moving forward towards my dream, just like u did thx for inspiring us all

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~MarissaSunshine Dec 6, 2012 Hobbyist Filmographer

Happy birthday, Walt!

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*Satyrtail Dec 6, 2012 Student General Artist

Happy birthday Walt! You're an inspiration to all of us! 8D You'll live on forever in our hearts!

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~CLJGK Dec 6, 2012

We love Disney at my house, and my mother's birthday is on the same day as Walt's. We celebrate both every year. xD

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~TheCrazyOneOfTheGang Dec 6, 2012 Student Filmographer

Happy Birthday Walt

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=FlowerPhantom Dec 6, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

Happy Birthday Walt Disney!!!

I LOVE YOU DEARLY!!!

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*Lazulina Dec 6, 2012 Filmographer

It really is amazing what he did for animation, and that his company has been able to last so long and still hold that quality everyone knows it for. Happy birthday Walt! Thanks for giving future animators so much guidance and inspiration!

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~Fawnadeer Dec 6, 2012 Student Filmographer

Happy B day walt

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