A hiatus...

Dear animation friends...

Sorry to say, I need to take a hiatus from posting here. This labor of love has been a source of great joy, but I literally don't have the time necessary to post on any kind of regular basis.

I am leaving all the artwork online as a reference source, and hopefully in the not-too-distant future I'll be able to start posting again.

Thanks for all your encouragement and support.

Very sincerely,

Rob Richards

SCRAMBLED ACHES (Warner Bros., 1957)

From the Road Runner series...

DANCE OF THE HOURS Part Trois

DANCE OF THE HOURS Part Deux

DANCE OF THE HOURS (Fantasia)

The DANCE OF THE HOURS from FANTASIA opens with a multiplane effect, a series of curtains:




Here, the first (digitally re-assembled) pan background of the stage (the balls of fur are ostriches awaiting their dance cues):

The right half of a huge pan B/G... with a (multiplane camera layer) column in the foreground of epic proportions!

THE SORCERER'S APPRENTICE (FANTASIA)

FUNNY LITTLE BUNNIES (1934)

Happy Easter!

Here's a special Easter treat: artwork from Disney's Silly Symphony FUNNY LITTLE BUNNIES (1934). First watch the cartoon (Thanks, YouTube)...

Now, enjoy some real eye candy, these digitally recreated backgrounds. Beautiful work!

That stubborn bunny refused to budge, but I was able to reveal the rest of this background...


Finally, Pan B/Gs...

This is the left side of the final pan B/G. One day I'll attempt to restore the entire thing. Lovely...