The Three Fairies: Frank Thomas & Ollie Johnston (Posted by Andreas Deja)

This is a pencil test that Andreas Deja posed on his new blog: http://andreasdeja.blogspot.com/. You can read more about the pencil test at his blog and find out some of the history behind it. You can also find the video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJvKeGg_0mU&feature=player_embedded

Milt Kahl & Ollie Johnston

This clip is one of the reasons why I love animation. The ability to make a character come to life combined with technically achieving line control is amazing. Milt's animation on Medusa is broad but not overwhelmed with obscure posing and he applies it twice by animating her reflection. Ollie just captures the subtle but unsure movements of a young person. Both characters are completely believable.

This is animation at its best....at its best!

Milt Kahl & Ollie Johnston from Jamaal Bradley on Vimeo.

Andreas Deja on Frank Thomas & Glen Keane on Ollie Johnston

I figure I would use these videos for the first post since we get a good discussion as well as a nice peek into some pencil tests by two of the greats.