Tigger Animation

Animation is about timing, spacing, and acting. There is more involved but these are key components.
Ask yourself: What is the Character thinking?

Eye for Design

This is a Mark Davis drawing...according to the Animation Michaelangelo tribute, him and Mark were close friends. He took Mark's ideas for Bambi, and further developed them.

Bambi further developed.

Milt was one of the reasons some of the characters look the way they do in a Disney feature.He made Pinocchio look more like a boy.

Handling Body Weight

Milt Kahl (Mowgli) from Victor Ens on Vimeo.

Inspiration for many

Today's top Directors and Animators talk about Milt.
Including Brad Bird, Andreas Deja, Glenn Keane, Don Hahn,John Pomeroy (it looks like), Ron and John(Ron Clements and John Musker), and Mark Henn(I think thats him).
On a side note, I wonder if in the future Disney will pick new 9 old men? just food for thought.

Milt Kahl: The Animation Michelangelo

Milt Kahl Tribute
This Tribute to milt includes comments from:
Richard Williams
Ron and Jon
Brad Bird
Andreas Deja
Sybil Byrnes (Milt's Daughter)
Alice Davis (Marc Davis's Wife)
Floyd Norman
John Pomeroy
and many more. Go and learn more about the great Milt Kahl.

Disney Family Album: Milt Kahl

Shere Kahn Pencil Test 1

Shere Khan Linetest by Milt Kahl (scanned by Colin Giles) from Alex Petreski on Vimeo.

Milt used poses to communicate his intentions, often focusing on a single drawing. Milt’s scenes tend to have very strong “tentpole” poses; what happens inbetween them is often the same motion (headshakes, hand gestures, etc.).Milt seems more considered with making awesome drawings that animate beautifully.
Referring to the Shere Khan/Kaa sequence in Jungle Book.
Milt has set it up so you only look at one thing at a time. He crafted the scene so that when Shere Khan pops open his claws, everyone is looking there. Nothing else is moving. (Waste of time to always be moving all the background characters).
Your eye reacts to movement, color and contrast. Use those to direct your audience’s attention.
(Information gathered from sewardstreet.com)