Walt Disney Feature Animation

[Kenai]

I guess I've yet to tell anyone about some of the "artistic" contacts that I have. Infact, I didn't even realize this guy was a Disney animator until about a year after he did a wonderful drawing of my character "Fuzz" for me.

What does this have to do with Brother Bear you ask? Well, he was one of the animators for Kenai the bear!

Here are both of his web sites, be sure to check them out!

www.herbietoons.com/ (This site has much of his personal art posted)

www.lonsmart.com/ (This is his more "professional" site, featuring his resume - guys take a look at it, this guy is fantastic! And some of the art hes done for Disney. Not to mention he has animations of Kenai and some other characters posted )

And if you care to show your support for 2-d animation, be sure to drop him a line through e-mail! Hes a super nice guy, and he'd love to hear from you.

[Rutt]

Holy guacamole! His "doodles" don't look like doodles to me! Whew! I wish I could view the animation clips on there, but I don't have Quicktime. I used to, but it froze up my comp every time. *mutters*

[Pocahontas]

Thank you very much for sharing this with us. *^^*

[Masika]

That's really cool!! I like his werewolves!

[gsdvip]

That's interesting, because I thought Disney Animators were untouchable, like movie stars. With all that is going on in Disney closing their animation studios, the animators must feel vulnerable in a way. I really feel for them, and wish I was at the point in my project to help some out.

Regarding animators, I've always wanted to meet Ruben Aquino. Maybe one day I'll get the chance.

[gsdvip]

You're right. Herbie is very, very cool. He sent me a pic of Kenai holding Koda. It really made a difference.