Floyd Norman to Appear on Disney’s Quick Draw Live Series
Disney will host its “Quick Draw” YouTube LIVE series with artist and Disney Legend Floyd Norman tomorrow, Jan. 13, at 9:30 a.m. PT. During the live stream, Norman will recreate the very first Mickey Mouse comic, which debuted 87 years ago, on this date. He is the 81-year old cartoonist behind some of the world’s favorite Disney films, including The Jungle Book and Toy Story.
The real-time, freehand drawing session will also feature:
- A first-hand account from one of Disney’s first artists who worked alongside Walt in the 1950’s. Annie award-winning Floyd will discuss Disney film history and animation techniques.
- Audience Q&A - Viewers can ask Norman questions about animation, his first-hand experience working with Walt Disney, and get an inside look at the ideation behind some of Disney’s classics.
- The live stream will air from behind the desk once used by another Disney Legend and long-time Mickey Mouse comic artist, Floyd Gottfredson. That desk is believed to have been the origin of more Mickey Mouse drawings and sketches than any other desk in the world.