Did you know there is a Don Bluth archive filled with original work they did on the films? Recently, I was very fortunate to get a tour of the Savannah School of Art & Design’s Don Bluth Collection of Animation. Don Bluth and Gary Goldman donated two storage rooms filled with art from their films (Pictured Below). Pencil tests, concept art, backgrounds, pans, sketches, painted cels, deleted scenes and much more. Even things that the archiving staff have not even gone through or cataloged yet! I got to pick up and hold actual Dragon’s Lair cels, and flip through Banjo the Woodpile cat animation tests; what a great experience! I took a few photos and I hope you enjoy them, and hopefully one day you too can visit the Don Bluth Collection of Animation archive!
Written by SCAD staff
“The Don Bluth Collection of Animation at the Savannah College of Art and Design is a unique collection in the world of academia. No other art school or university has such a complete archives of an animation studio. With over one million pieces of works on paper and acetate, the collection has presented some big challenges along with the prestige and the benefits. Archiving this huge collection while making it an accessible teaching collection for students and faculty has been an ongoing balancing act between preserving the collection to the best archival standards and providing a hands-on experience to an extraordinary educational resource in the study of animation. This presentation will provide some background about the studio(s) involved in creating this archive and also discuss the challenges and benefits of having this amazing resource at SCAD.”
Some Resources:
Official SCAD Don Bluth Collection Link:
The Don Bluth Collection of Animation Online
History of the acquisition of the Don Bluth collection.
Also be sure to check out our pencil test section, with some Don Bluth pencil tests!
Don Bluth Pencil Tests
Don Bluth Films Official Website:
Don Bluth Films
Don Bluth Animation – Animation Tutorials by Don Bluth
Don Bluth Animation
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Holy crap that’s awesome!