Early Toy Story Concept Art Shows An Evolving Animation Style

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Early Toy Story Concept Art Shows An Evolving Animation Style
Disney was already an all-star animation team when Toy Story was released. But this was the first-ever feature film to be fully computer animated, so it was a whole new ballgame. It was like inventing a new ballgame, while they were already on the field.

The end result was masterful, but there were growing pains along the way. Looking at early concept art, you can see where they designed characters to fit the old Disney mold, where they shot off in wild new directions, and where they honed these new ideas into the familiar designs we recognize today:

WOODY But he came perilously close to being a nightmare ventriloquist dummy. CRACKEDCON

BUZ2 Buzz started out looking much more rigid, for 1 good reason he was based on John Lasseter's childhood G.I. Joe. CRACKEDCON

BUZ BUKEUPL YPAE RASEK He became a bit goofier over time, but eventually split the difference. CRACKEDOOM

MRPOTATO BL HEAD He's slightly modified from the original toy version, So toy collectors were pissed when those modifications weren't present in the o

REX Early versions of Rex were much cuddlier, then became almost steampunk, before they settled on the rigid plastic coward you know and love. CRACKED

SLINKYDOG We almost had a Mickey Mouse / Wile E. Coyote hybrid Slinky Dog, voiced by John Cleese. CRAGKEDCONT

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ANDY WOOdy SWEL Andy's room is a treasure trove of easter eggs, including hidden Mickeys, concept art for A Bug's Life, and an early sketch of Woody (

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SID AON 6040040 Sid is named after Sid Vicious, but based on a Pixar employee who liked to build little toy freakshows. CRACKEDCON

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