Bill Peckmann &Disney &Illustration &Models 14 Jan 2011 08:35 am
He Drew As He Pleased – 5
- It’s been a while since I posted more of Albert Hurter‘s magnificent book, He Drew As He Pleased (Simon and Schuster, 1948.) This gem is a rare book, indeed.
Albert Hurter was one of the European illustrators Disney brought into his studio for Snow White and Pinocchio. Hurter was the his own master, drawing designs which would be used generally to further the design of the features and Silly Symphonies.
He truly shaped the design of those early features, and his constant reference to features which didn’t get made until generations later, such as Peter Pan, indicate that there was some influence he had on those films, as well. Just look at all the ownderful pirates in this installment.
Many thanks to Bill Peckmann for the loan of the book’s pages and the arduous task of scanning these illustrations.
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1“Here we go again.”
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3“Notes on transportation.”
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5“PeterPan . . . suggestions for Captain Hook’s Buccaneers.”
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10“Including a few even Peter Pan never saw.”
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11“Pencil Wanderings”
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12“Assorted trolls.”
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13“Senility can be fun.”
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14“Tame ones.”
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15“Wicked ones.”
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16“And a few fancy pups.”
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To see past parts of this book go here:
Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4
on 14 Jan 2011 at 10:57 am 1.RB said …
Wow!
I just reviewed all four parts. What an education. What scope!
Thanks for posting these. Great insight.
on 14 Jan 2011 at 11:14 am 2.Robert from the Snow White Sanctum said …
What a vivid imagination Hurter had. Finger figures, a castle on wheels (the first house trailer?), and pirates eating eyeballs. And what a great job he held at Disney…come to work and get paid to draw whatever comes to mind. Walt’s first inspirational artist.
on 30 Dec 2021 at 10:24 pm 3.william said …
wonderful & i cannot thank you enough for taking the time to put this fantastic book online. seems churlish to whinge and ask for more, please sir, hooever in the spirit of constructive whatever i notice a couple of pages are duplicated – ‘senility is fun’ eg., is the same as ‘pencil wanderings’. is this the case as published, or not? thank you once again and very best wishes