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BILL PEET'S DRAWINGS
 
EXHIBIT of ORIGINAL DRAWINGS by BILL PEET at
THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO from August 23, 2008 through May 9, 2009
 
Many more drawings may be found on other pages on this site. As you will see, he used a variety of media, including pastels, China markers (grease pencil), graphite pencil, and even ball point pen.  The final illustrations for his books were done with colored pencils and India ink with a nib pen.  When he had an idea, he grabbed whatever was at hand, such as an old envelope or a piece of cardboard, but it was usually one of his small notebooks.  His life drawings were not included here. Caricatures of people Bill knew at Disney studios are on the Disney People page.
   

    

        CAMELEPHANT

 

 

Directly below are some sketches for a series of never completed animal portraits.

 

 

MANATTABLE

Below, a drawing from a WWII instructional

manual on how to handle a P-38 when

the pilot loses one engine

.     MANONBENCH

ELEPHANTPENCIL
 
 
 
FROGNET       LUCY CAT
GREMLINBAT

Character design for WWII cartoon featuring the heroics of a little tank.

LITTLE TANK

ZEBARSTRUT
 
 
 
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