Side-by-Side Comparison Of Disney Animation And Real-Life Models

To help its animators create more realistic characters, Disney would often use real actors in some of their scenes, in a process called ‘live-action reference’.



Taken from Tumblr blog Technicolor Disney, the pictures below show a side-by-side comparison of real-life actors and their animated counterparts.



The behind-the-scenes pictures reveal the creative process and direction of Disney films that we have all come to love.



































[via Technicolor Disney]