I Feel Ya Tina.

I feel ya Tina.

Disney Animators Study Their Reflections in Mirrors to Draw Classic Characters’ Facial Expressions

For decades, professional animators have relied on mirrors and their own facial expressions to be able to produce the dynamic, expressive characters that audiences know and love. Using themselves as models, the artists leer, grin, and grimace at their own reflections so that they can recreate the right nuances of each look on paper.

In this charming set of photos, legendary animators from the 1940s to the 1960s can be seen making hilarious faces at themselves as they sketch beloved characters like Bugs Bunny, Donald Duck, and Fred Flintstone. Working in famed studios like Walt Disney Production, Warner Bros, and Hanna-Barbera Productions, these artists brought to life many of the creations that defined the golden age of American animation, from Tom and Jerry to Lady and the Tramp.

This is a dog in a mocap suit. Its adorable. Also, that means there are job openings for ‘dog needed for mocap’ and ‘trainer/handler for same’. Just letting you know.

I just had this the other day.

Don’t you love that fine line between “dude this idea could change everything” and “oh man how silly is that idea?”

You can do it Barry!