Walt Disney's Bambi: The Sketchbook Series (Disney Editions Deluxe (Film))

Spring 1997 is the fifty-fifth anniversary of the theatrical release of Bambi. This celebratory volume is filled with original sketches and color studies from the Animation Research Library and the personal collections of Bambi animators Ollie Johnston and Frank Thomas many of which have never before been seen by the public. Walt Disneys Bambi reveals how animators Ollie Johnston Frank Thomas Marc Davis Ty Wong and others transformed the Felix Salten story; how each of the beloved characters evolved; how the palette of the seasons was refined; and how the life of the forest was breathed into the animation.