Layout Drawing Of Ralph Phillips From Boyhood Daze (1957), By Chuck Jones. Notice The Footstep Spacing

Visual Development from Monsters Inc

The Last Man On Earth (1964)

The Owl Who Married a Goose (1974) is based of an Inuit legend.  The designs, bird sounds and dialogue were done by Inuits which the animator, Caroline Leaf, then animated with sand on a lightbox, a technique in which she pioneered.

I.M. Weasel and I.R. Baboon

CUT IT OOOOOUT!!!

From a tourist site for Rauris Valley, in Salzburger Land:

“Schnabelperchten are figures with long beaks, knitted jackets, patched women’s smocks and straw slippers, and are equipped with a basket on their backs, large scissors, needle and thread, along with a broom. The beak is artistically and elaborately bound from large sticks of wood and farmhouse linen. The Schnabelperchten make their way through town on the 5th of January, on the eve of Epiphany.”

By the way, they cut you open with their giant scissors if your house isn’t tidy. Better clean up before they come.

Coraline (2009) dir. Henry Selick

We made this cartoon for Los Angeles Universal Preschool! Story edit by Ryan Murdock, art direction by Tiffany Ford, storyboard and animation by Tim Rauch with an assist from Silver Paul, and sound design by Boom Box Post with music from Lullatone. Whatta team!

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From the 1927 book Negro Drawings, by Mexican artist Miguel Covarrubias (1904-1957). Great suggestion of movement.