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Disney Studio Pt. 3 - Character and Story Development Art *

When I began collecting animation art in the late 1970s, most collectors were focused on animation cels, with fewer interested in production backgrounds. By about 1990, this started to change, and story art and what is now widely known as "concept art" increasingly garnering attention. Now, by far the most valuable and popular form of animation art is concept art. When pieces of interest turned up, I pursued them. But much of what is being sold these days presents issues of authenticity, since, in general, story and concept art is, by its nature, easier to forge than most pieces of production art that is actually seen on movie and television screens. If someone were inclined toward forgery, he would need to obtain certain art materials to be able to forge cels, animation drawings, and background paintings which could not be readily identified as fakes. Rarely have I encountered Disney cels that I was certain were inauthentic. [I'll discuss what tipped me off under my section for Cels and Backgrounds. I can only think of one two instances in 40+ years when I encountered forged animation drawings -- several drawings of Mickey Mouse from Fantasia which, by comparing the indications for shadows on other drawings from the same scene revealed that the forger had not understood how the special effects were drawn and a group of mediocre drawings in the '80s with elaborate stamps on them of a type never used by the studio. Moreover, the nature of authentic peg holes (registration holes) and the watermarks that are always present on Disney animation paper can be an easy indications of fakery. But there are no fail proof signs that a story/concept painting was not done in the Disney Studio. There are certain clues which should be considered before investing a lot of money in an example of such developmental art. Continued under the first jpg below.

There are 25 Pieces of Art In This Gallery.     19 through 25 shown.

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Storyboard of Dale from Out on a Limb, 1951

Art Details

Artist:	Walt Disney Studio (All)
Media Type:	Pastels
Art Type:	Animation
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views	461
Comments:	0
Added to Site:	3/29/2007

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C E
Member Since:	April 2006

Storyboard of Dale from Out on a Limb, 1951
Artist: Walt Disney Studio (All)
461 Views

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Background Layout Drawing for Final Scene of Broken Toys 1935

Art Details

Artist:	Walt Disney Studio (Penciller)
Media Type:	Pencil
Art Type:	Animation
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views	1235
Comments:	2
Added to Site:	11/16/2006

About the Owner

C E
Member Since:	April 2006

Background Layout Drawing for Final Scene of Broken Toys 1935
Artist: Walt Disney Studio (Penciller)
1235 Views, 2 Comments

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Jack Skelington as the Pumpkin King on Fire from The Nightmare Before Christmas

Art Details

Artist:	Walt Disney Studio (All)
Media Type:	Colored Pencils
Art Type:	Animation
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views	4490
Comments:	1
Added to Site:	4/11/2007

About the Owner

C E
Member Since:	April 2006

Jack Skelington as the Pumpkin King on Fire from The Nightmare Before Christmas
Artist: Walt Disney Studio (All)
4490 Views, 1 Comment

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Town Meeting from The Nightmare Before Christmas

Art Details

Artist:	Walt Disney Studio (All)
Media Type:	Colored Pencils
Art Type:	Animation
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views	2443
Comments:	0
Added to Site:	10/26/2006

About the Owner

C E
Member Since:	April 2006

Town Meeting from The Nightmare Before Christmas
Artist: Walt Disney Studio (All)
2443 Views

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The Nightmare Before Christmas, Jack's Christmas Experiments

Art Details

Artist:	Walt Disney Studio (All)
Media Type:	Colored Pencils
Art Type:	Animation
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views	1512
Comments:	0
Added to Site:	9/1/2006

About the Owner

C E
Member Since:	April 2006

The Nightmare Before Christmas, Jack's Christmas Experiments
Artist: Walt Disney Studio (All)
1512 Views

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They're Alive!, Evil Scientist (Dr. Finklestein) and Skeleton Reindeer from The Nightmare Before Christmas

Art Details

Artist:	Walt Disney Studio (All)
Media Type:	Colored Pencils
Art Type:	Animation
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views	5250
Comments:	0
Added to Site:	10/26/2006

About the Owner

C E
Member Since:	April 2006

They're Alive!, Evil Scientist (Dr. Finklestein) and Skeleton Reindeer from The Nightmare Before Christmas
Artist: Walt Disney Studio (All)
5250 Views

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The Nightmare Before Christmas, The Mayor and Jack at Take-Off

Art Details

Artist:	Walt Disney Studio (All)
Media Type:	Colored Pencils
Art Type:	Animation
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views	769
Comments:	1
Added to Site:	9/1/2006

About the Owner

C E
Member Since:	April 2006

The Nightmare Before Christmas, The Mayor and Jack at Take-Off
Artist: Walt Disney Studio (All)
769 Views, 1 Comment

There are 25 Pieces of Art In This Gallery.     19 through 25 shown.

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