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Drawn to Life: 20 Golden Years of Disney Master Classes: Volume 2: The Walt Stanchfield Lectures

by Walt Stanchfield

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Editorial Reviews

Discover the lessons that helped bring about a new golden age of Disney animation!

Published for the first time ever, Drawn to Life is a two volume collection of the legendary lectures from long-time Disney animator Walt Stanchfield. For over twenty years, Walt helped breathe life into the new golden age of animation with these teachings at the Walt Disney Animation Studios and influenced such talented artists as Tim Burton, Brad Bird, Glen Keane, and John Lasseter. These writings represent the quintessential refresher for fine artists and film professionals, and it is a vital tutorial for students who are now poised to be part of another new generation in the art form.

* Legendary lessons from the master Disney animator who put the wiggle in Jessica Rabbit's walk!
* Packed full of illustrations from some of the top animators in the world including Brad Bird, Glen Keane and John Lasseter
* Two volumes and 800 pages of pure gold - offers in-depth advice and instruction on bringing characters to life

Sample Pages from Drawn to Life: 20 Golden Years of Disney Master Classes, Volume 2 (Click images for larger versions)

Customer Reviews

Animation wisdom from a genius., 2009-10-25
by J. F. R. Lillo

This book is a real wonder of the animation art. Deep knowledge of how to bring our drawings & sketches to life. A must have/read/enjoy book for sure!

Essential, 2009-08-23
by Marcio Morais (SP, Brazil)

Not just a book with pictures. It's a full compendium of the Disney classes that Stanchfield gave to us. Just not forget to buy the book 1 too.

Less than I expected, 2009-06-29
by Gabriel S. Fazzioni

This is a great theory book. I thought the book would enphasize the drawings, but I think the drawings are small and low resolution....Great for animation tips and theory.

A 'must' for both film and art libraries, 2009-06-15
by Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA)

Any library strong in animation or drawing history in general or Disney in particular needs DRAWN TO LIFE. It offers the Walt Stanchfield lectures for the first time in a two-volume gathering of legendary lectures from the long-time Disney animator. For over twenty years Walt Stanchfield lead Disney and influenced rising young illustrators: his writings for animation artists and film pros alike offer valuable insights for any students new to animation and is a 'must' for both film and art libraries. Volume 1 and V. 2 each pack in legendary lectures not to be missed by any serious art library.

Tremendously Inspiring, Informative, and Instructive:), 2009-05-28
by J. Ferguson

This series of books by Walt Stanchfield has been one of the most thought-provoking and inspiring works that I have read in a very long time. Reading this book always makes me want to draw. I can't count how many times a sentence or lesson has sparked my imagination and given me cause to break out the pencils once again. I am not an animator, but I really enjoy drawing from life. Walt's instruction has really helped make those life drawing experiences more fulfilling and challenging. I would definitely recommend this book to any artist that loves/likes to draw. It has been compared to "The Natural Way to Draw" - the best drawing handbook ever written. While Master Classes is less structured (no instructions to "draw for 3 hours"), it definitely deserves to be in a class with "The Natural Way to Draw." It really is that good.