What to draw and how to draw it Pl.11
1913
Before you can animate Mickey Mouse, you have to learn to draw a simple mouse! This 1913 instructional plate by Edwin George Lutz breaks down the rodent into bite-sized geometric steps, turning simple crescents and ovals into scurrying critters. It looks like a math equation for art, but it's actually a secret weapon of animation history. A young Walt Disney reportedly used Lutz's book 'What to Draw and How to Draw It' to learn the basics of animation, making this humble diagram a distant ancestor of the entire Disney empire.
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