This piece is #23 of 25 Publisher’s Proof cels (regular edition—500)  from Disney’s classic, Bambi.  This scene, “Bambi say Bird”, depicts Thumper as he teaches Bambi his first word, “bird”, while Thumper’s sisters and precious birds look on.  Recreated by Disney artists using traditional animation techniques of transferring original animation drawings to acetate cels by a six-step process. Then, they hand-paint each cel and apply it to a background which was reproduced using original background paintings, sketches and frames from the film as references The approximate size to the cel is 11 ¼ x15 in. 

This piece is Publisher’s Proof # 38 of 50 (regular ed. 500) hand-painted character cel set-ups.  In this scene, “Breakfast for Two”, Belle and Beast lift bowls to toast each other. The approximate size to the cel is 11 x 15 in.  The original animation drawings were transferred to cels by a six step process, then enhanced with hand-inked lines and then hand painted. The background has been recreated by Disney artists from the original background.

This is a limited edition of entirely hand-inked, hand-painted character cel set-ups celebrating the 75th anniversary of the founding of The Walt Disney Company. This specially created cel set-up features 31 beloved stars of classic Disney shorts and animated features from Mickey to Mulan. It also depicts photographs of the four key Disney Studios along with Walt Disney and his brother Roy.  The background is hand painted with a photomontage reproduced as a giclee.  The piece is presented with a certificate of authenticity signed by Roy E. Disney, Walt’s nephew.  The edition size is 75 general edition, 15 publisher’s proofs and 5 hors de commerce. The piece is 21 X 15 ¾.

This piece is #1 of a Limited Edition of 500 hand-painted cels from Disney’s classic, The Hunchback of Norte Dame.  “Quasimodo and Clopin”, recreates Clopin, King of the Gypsies, proclaims to the carousing Parisians that the bell ringer of Notre Dame, has been crowned “King of the Fools”.  The approximate size of the cel is 10 3/4 X 15 1/2 in.. The cels were created from the animator’s original line drawings for the film by the artists of the Walt Disney Studios Ink and Paint Department.  The background is recreated from a digital file of the original hand-painted background used in the released version of the animated film.

This is #1 of 50 Publishers Proof limited edition, hand-inked and hand-painted character cels from the Disney short Mickey’s Birthday Party (1942).  The approximate size of the piece is 10 ¼ X 22 ¼.  The cel set-up was created from the animator’s line drawing and was hand-inked and hand-painted onto acetate by the artists of Walt Disney Studios Ink and Paint Department.  The background has been recreated using original archival material from the 1942 cartoon.

This is a hand-painted character cel combined with a photograph taken in 1951 of Walt Disney on his newly built miniature railroad at Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, CA.. The size of the piece is 11 ½ X 15 ½. One piece is #2 of 25 Hors de Commerce and #1 of 50 Publishers Proofs.

In this piece, a hand-painted character cel is combined with a photograph of Walt Disney in his car in front of the ‘Walt Disney Productions’ Studio building.  Walt’s celluoid companions are ‘The Fab Five” with Donald’s nephews Huey, Dewey and Louie peering down from the studio building.  The piece is #8 of 25 Publishers Proof Limited Edition hand-created cels.  The approximate size is 12 ¾ X 15.

This piece is #1 of a limited edition of 50 Publisher’s Proofs, xerographic-line, ink enhanced cel set-ups from Peter Pan.  In this scene, “Peter’s Seamstress” Wendy sews Peter’s shadow onto him. The approximate size of the cel is 10 ¾  X 15 ½.  The cel was created from the animator’s original line drawings for the film by the artists of the Walt Disney Studios Ink and Paint Department.  The background has been recreated by using the original layout, sketches and frames from the film as reference.

This piece is #1 of a limited edition of 50 Publisher’s Proofs, xerographic-line, ink enhanced cel set-ups from Peter Pan. In this scene, “Peter with Mermaids” Peter enthalls the beautiful mermaids with tales of his daring adventures.  The approximate size of the cel is 11 ¼ X 15 ¼.  The cel was created from the animator’s original line drawings for the film by the artists of the Walt Disney Studios Ink and Paint Department.  The background has been recreated by using the original layout, sketches and frames from the film as reference.

This piece is Publisher’s Proof #1 of 35 limited edition cel set-up, recreated by Disney artists from Sleeping Beauty.  In this scene ….. The approximate size of the cel is 10 ½ X 15 ¼  in.. The cel was recreated from the animator’s original line drawings for the film, and was hand-inked and hand-painted, by the artists of the Walt Disney Studios Ink and Paint Department.  The background is reproduced from the original production background.

This piece is #47 of 50 Publisher’s Proof limited edition hand- painted character cel set-ups from the making of The Lion King.  In this scene, “Family Pride”, proud parents Simba and Nala look on as Rafiki cradles their newborn cub in his arms, a continuation of the great circle of life.  The approximate size of the cel is 9 1/2 in X 16 1/4 in.  The artists have recreated this cel using the original animation drawings transferred to acetate cels by a six-step process.  The background scene was recreated using the original background as reference.

This piece is a limited edition of 500 hand- painted character cel set-ups from the making of The Lion King.  In this scene, Pumba and Timon teach lion cub Simba a song about their trouble-free philosophy of life, “hakuna Matata” The approximate size of the cel is 11 1/2 in X 15 3/4 in.  The artists have recreated this cel using the original animation drawings transferred to acetate cels by a six-step process.  The background scene was recreated using the original background as reference.