Pinocchio (1940)

WALT DISNEY STUDIO
Pinocchio (1940) 
original production animation model sheet
photostat on paper, dimensions: 11" x 14"

Since the early 1930s the Disney Studio has produced model sheets of its animated characters and/or atmosphere and concept art for circulation among artists and animators working in production of an animated film. Before the 1970s they were reproduced by a photostatic or printing process. They were made when a character or setting was in development and to help animators maintain a consistent look to the character throughout the film. This photostat model sheet was made at the Disney Studio during production of Pinocchio, and it was issued to animators for use in drawing Jiminy Cricket. Twenty (20) characteristic poses of Jiminy are shown, and the drawings reproduced are undoubtedly the work of Ward Kimball, Jiminy's lead animator