To keep the Studio going during the challenging rebuilding years of the late 1940s, Walt and his artists utilized their experience producing training films during the war to create instructional films and materials with an entertaining appeal. Delivered on 10/18/46, "The Story of Menstruation" was one of the earliest projects from the newly formed "Educational Films" division created at Disney Studios. Produced with the Kotex Corporation, this classroom classic has been seen

Remembering the spark of legendary Ink & Paint artist — Carmen de la Torre-Sanderson! "I started in Traffic in 1945 and my run was the Ink & Paint building," Carmen shared with me. "I used to watch the gals paint...and I became fascinated. My first big production was Song of the South." I just took to it like a duck takes to water, and I was on production after the third day of training." Painter, Shadow Painter, Inker, Final Checker, Ink Supervisor, Xerox Supervisor, this le

Story artist Roy Williams sketches Ginni posing as Tinker Bell. In a sad statement on how women's contributions are too often overlooked, for decades Roy was the only person ID'd in this photo, while Ginni (the actual subject and original model for Tinker Bell) was only listed as "unidentified Ink & Paint girl." © Disney It is with a very heavy heart I write of the passing of dear Ginni Mack—the original model and inspiration for everyone's favorite fairy—Tinker Bell. Ginni w

Flowers and Trees color wins the Academy Award. © Disney Released 85 years ago today, the artistry of animation forever changed with Flowers & Trees (1932)! Hazel Sewell and her all-female teams of Ink & Paint artists, essentially made this film twice. Once their B&W cels were cleared through camera, the women carefully washed off the painted sides of each cel and completed the entire film in color. Painstakingly 'feeling' their way with the 3-strip Technicolor process, multi