Marc Davis has been a big influence on me as an artist. It was Marc’s style of pen and ink with watercolor washes that influenced the look of a lot of my work, including my current style of comics starting in BTGC#2. Besides being a talented animator at the Disney Studios (Tinker Bell, Mallifciant,Cruella DeVille), he also helped create attractions for the Disney theme parks as a concept man. This is the work that I first saw, mostly in the postcards that could be purchased through a vending machine at Disneyland in the 1970’s. Here is a postcard image from Pirates of the Caribbean.
Mr. Davis helped create many of the most popular attractions at the Disney theme parks. Including the Haunted Mansion, the Enchanted Tiki Room, Jungle Cruse, It’s a Small World, and America Sings. Here’s his promotional image from the Bear Country Jamboree by Marc.
Marc Davis had a way of creating believable fantasy worlds that, still to this day, expresses a sense of magic and wonder.
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