Jen Library Archives and Special Collections

We wanted to share a few of the pieces that will be on exhibit at the SCAD Atlanta Campus in Gallery See this July during the Society for Animation Studies Annual Conference. The model sheets of Daphne were cut from the exhibit, but we know that she has lots of fans, so we are including her here. If you need to see a larger image of any of these, just click on the image and it will take you to our Flickr page with an option to increase the size to see details. All of the images here are in copyright, so use is only for educational purposes and please site the source: The Don Bluth Collection of Animation, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, Georgia.

Banjo from Banjo the Woodpile Cat

Banjo the Woodpile Cat, ©1979
Cel Set-up with Photocopied Background
Acrylic on acetate, color photocopy on paper
Sequence 10, Scene 29
10 1/2” x 12 1/2”
Banjo singing at the Cat Sisters’ Club

Banjo, Emily, and Jean on the Roof of the Chicken Coop

Banjo the Woodpile Cat, ©1979
Story Sketch
Pencil on paper
8 1/2” x 11”

The Cat Sisters, Color Model

Banjo the Woodpile Cat, ©1979
Early Character Sketch
Colored pencil on paper
14” x 10”
Early character sketch of the Cat Sisters,
note original copyright statement stamped on paper

The Secret of NIMH, Sequence 1, Scene 8, Nicodemus' Hand

The Secret of NIMH, © 1982
Cel Set-up with Painted Background
Acrylic on acetate, gouache on board
Sequence 001, scene 8
10 1/2” x 13 1/2”
Nicodemus’s hand writing in glowing ink
at the opening of the film.

Mrs. Brisby color model, from The Secret of NIMH

The Secret of NIMH, © 1982
Color Model
Acrylic on acetate
Not numbered
101/2” x 12 1/2”

Secret of NIMH, rendered background sketch

The Secret of NIMH, © 1982
Rendered Layout
Colored pencil on paper
Sequence 004, scene 26
10 1/2” x 12 1/2”

Vertical Pan Background, Sequence 008B, Scene 25

The Secret of NIMH, © 1982
Vertical Pan Background
Gouache on board
Sequence 008B, scene 25
40” x 13 1/2”
Vertical pan from elevator scene, underwater as the elevator descends

Signed and Stamped Thumbelina Cel Set-up

Thumbelina, ©1994
Cel setup with signature
Acrylic on acetate, color photocopy on paper
Sequence 070, scene 38
13 1/2” x 16 1/2”

Thumbelina, Art Director's Notes

Thumbelina, ©1994
Art Director’s Notes
Pencil and colored pencil on paper
11 5/8” x 8 1/4 ”
From folder labeled pre-production
sketches, Rowland B. Wilson.

Pre-production sketch, Thumbelina

Thumbelina, ©1994
Layout Sketch
Pencil on paper
Sequence 10
11 5/8” x 16 1/2”
Library interior, note Bluth World Ears

Dragon's Lair II: Timewarp, Cel Set-up

Dragon’s Lair II: Timewarp, ©1988
Cel Set-up with Painted Background
Acrylic on acetate, Gouache on board
Sequence 004, scene V-2
13 1/2” x 16 1/2”
Dirk Through the Looking Glass Sequence with Jabberwocky and Cheshire Cat.

Dragon's Lair, Princess Daphne, Model Sheet

Dragon’s Lair, ©1983
Model Sheet
Photocopy on paper
11” x 17”
Princess Daphne model sheet, various poses

Character Models for unrealized project, The Magic Pencils

The Magic Pencils, circa 1983
Character Sketch
Ink and marker on paper, pasted to another sheet
13 1/2” x 16 1/2”

Little Blue Whale, Color Key numbered 99A

Little Blue Whale, concept, circa 1983
Color Key
Gouache on board, acrylic on acetate overlay
94A
8” x 11”
(from Storyboard) Narrator: “Heedless of his own safety, Klu races toward the beach.

Razz a Matazz, Title Art

Razz a Matazz, concept, circa 1983
Key Color Art for Titles,
Concept for a Musical Special
Gouache on board
8 1/2” x 11”