Disney, Walt PeregoyApril 21, 2007 1:52 am
101 Dalmatians Color Keys by Walt Peregoy
Since the last post here a few months back was about Marc Davis’s work on 101 Dalmatians, I thought it’d be interesting to highlight the work of another amazing artist who worked on the film: Walt Peregoy (b. 1925). Peregoy was the film’s color stylist and his contributions are deeply felt throughout the film. His work is discussed in greater depth in the Cartoon Modern book. The book also has some of his color keys, but there were many more that I couldn’t fit in. Below is a collection of his work from the film. Click for bigger versions.
Walt Peregoy is one of my favorite artists working at one of my favorite periods at Disney. They’re stunning and stunningly beautiful. There’s nothing so wonderful as a great artist who knows the craft of animation inside-out at work on a good project.
If I didn’t know better I’d have thought they were designs for theatrical sets. Thanks so much for posting them.
Comment by Michael Sporn — April 21, 2007 @ 5:54 am
Thanx a lot for these! I was wondering were you got them from (a book)? I got ‘cartoon modern’ the other day and its really great!!
Comment by stefan — April 21, 2007 @ 12:22 pm
Brilliant! Peregoy remains my favorite of all the Disney color stylists. Not that I don’t admire Mary Blair, for example, because I do. It’s simply that I find Peregoy to be much more sophisticated and brave. Michael is right - these could easily be Boris Aaronson or Eugene Lee theatrical designs, and the key of Cruella’s bedroom looks for all the world like a Ming Cho Lee elevation. I’ve always been struck by how Peregoy’s colors are so spot-on specific and manage to evoke a very particular place and time and season that is unmistakably England. My single favorite bit of staging from this period of Disney (1950 to 1968) is the Radcliff kitchen the night of the puppies’ birth, with Rodger and Pongo sitting in anticipation among the cool grays, blues and greens.
Thanks for sharing these Amid!
Comment by Rhett Wickham — April 21, 2007 @ 1:08 pm
Wow! These are amazing! Thanks so much for posting these.
Comment by Sean Szeles — April 21, 2007 @ 1:21 pm
These are nothin but inspiration!! We can’t thank you enough for posting them ! U rule da School!
Comment by Nate Pacheco — April 21, 2007 @ 1:34 pm
Thanks for posting these Amid. They’re right up my alley.
Comment by J — April 21, 2007 @ 5:44 pm
waaou! That artworks are beautiful! It’s really my favorite period of disney! It’s minimalist like the French artist Sempé!! Thank you!
Comment by bUrP° — April 22, 2007 @ 1:29 am
Colour keys from many animated shorts/films are great to see. It shows us the thought process, not just the final image.
*To Burp… I kinda do see a resemblance to JJ Sempe in these, but his are mostly watercolour illustrations. These also remind me of Ulrikssen’s cartoons (a New Yorker cover artist)
**And to Nate… “Yu rule da school?” :/
Comment by sketchees — April 22, 2007 @ 5:10 am
These are wonderful!
One question though: how do you pronounce “Peregoy”?
Comment by Adam — April 22, 2007 @ 8:42 am
really spontaneous, simple and graphic..
classic stuff!
Comment by sameer kulavoor — April 22, 2007 @ 11:03 am
Not only is Walt Peregoy a fantastic artist, but I would always enjoy a visit to his upstairs office to listen to him rant about the way the Disney studio was headed downhill. Peregoy was always a joy to spend time with. So much of what he said back then has sadly come to pass.
Comment by Floyd Norman — April 22, 2007 @ 3:32 pm
simply amazing. =)
Comment by Dee — April 25, 2007 @ 10:05 am
Wow! Fantastic. If only we can get you to update more often…
Comment by will — April 25, 2007 @ 6:47 pm
Brilliant! I love the simplicity and dramatic contrasts.
Comment by mr. closets — May 2, 2007 @ 2:13 pm
woooooooow Amazing really cool!
Bino
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Comment by Bino — May 2, 2007 @ 4:50 pm
So wonderful
Walt was a big inspiration for me when I was designing my recent film
Such an amazing artist!
Comment by brandon scott — May 5, 2007 @ 11:46 am
beautiful………~!
Comment by yl — May 11, 2007 @ 4:48 pm
Amazing, I’m not much into ‘making of’ of old Disney classics beyond what’s on the DVD but I’ve great respect for Disney artists of yesterday. And I’ve always loved the way 101 Dalmatians captured the feeling of Londen in its backgrounds and color scheme. Thanks for sharing.
Comment by Merkal — May 24, 2007 @ 8:39 am
I own an original painting by Walt Peregoy. I don’t know if it is a print or lithograph but is numbered and signed by him. If you would like to see it email me and I will send a pic.
Comment by thomas hunter — October 11, 2007 @ 2:20 pm
Mmmm I love me some color keys, thanks for posting them. Highly inspirational.
Comment by jeremy — December 5, 2007 @ 11:39 am
I would love to see a pic of Walt Peregoy’s painting. I am doing research on my paternal family, Peregoy.
Thanks so much!
Comment by Kathryn Peregoy Childers — January 12, 2008 @ 10:05 am
I have an original peregoy that was handed down to me from my grandfather. He was friends with upper managment at disney.Could anybody point me in the right direction as to where to get this piece apraised
Comment by kevin — January 25, 2008 @ 3:53 pm