The Little Mermaid (1989)

WALT DISNEY STUDIO
The Little Mermaid (1989) 
original production animation drawing
blue and black pencil on untrimmed animation sheet, image size: 8.5" x 7.5"

This large-image rough animation drawing of Ariel was created by a Disney animator in development of a scene in the animated feature. It is from a scene early in Sebastian's song "Under the Sea" as he sings "You dream about going up there, but that is a big mistake." The animator wrote the designation "0497 004-10 A-63" along the bottom of the sheet to identify the film and this drawing's place in it. The animator's note at top indicates that two of the flower petals Ariel wears in her hair show above her head.