Comments on: Gustaf Tenggren http://www.linesandcolors.com/2007/06/06/gustaf-tenggren/ Wed, 7 Jan 2009 00:46:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Stephen Worth http://www.linesandcolors.com/2007/06/06/gustaf-tenggren/#comment-66834 Stephen Worth Thu, 07 Jun 2007 17:09:37 +0000 http://www.linesandcolors.com/2007/06/06/gustaf-tenggren/#comment-66834 One other thing... If you look more closely at Tenggren's books for Western Publishing, you'll find that he worked in many different styles- it's really not possible to generalize because Poky Little Puppy, Tenggren's Farm Stories, and Golden Tales from the Arabian Nights all look quite different. His last book, a children's adaptation of the Canterbury Tales has Bauer-esque trolls and giants that could have come right out of his earliest work on Bland Tomtar och Troll. Everywhere in the Tenggren Golden Books are the superb compositions, incredible textures (see how many fur rendering techniques he has in Little Trapper!), and beautiful color harmonies. I think his Golden Book period is just as rich as his pre-Disney days, and I'll be posting examples that show that when I finish my current pass over the earlier books. See ya Steve One other thing… If you look more closely at Tenggren’s books for Western Publishing, you’ll find that he worked in many different styles- it’s really not possible to generalize because Poky Little Puppy, Tenggren’s Farm Stories, and Golden Tales from the Arabian Nights all look quite different. His last book, a children’s adaptation of the Canterbury Tales has Bauer-esque trolls and giants that could have come right out of his earliest work on Bland Tomtar och Troll.

Everywhere in the Tenggren Golden Books are the superb compositions, incredible textures (see how many fur rendering techniques he has in Little Trapper!), and beautiful color harmonies. I think his Golden Book period is just as rich as his pre-Disney days, and I’ll be posting examples that show that when I finish my current pass over the earlier books.

See ya
Steve

]]> By: Li-An http://www.linesandcolors.com/2007/06/06/gustaf-tenggren/#comment-66005 Li-An Wed, 06 Jun 2007 16:49:52 +0000 http://www.linesandcolors.com/2007/06/06/gustaf-tenggren/#comment-66005 Strange and interesting picture. Strange and interesting picture.

]]> By: Stephen Worth http://www.linesandcolors.com/2007/06/06/gustaf-tenggren/#comment-65993 Stephen Worth Wed, 06 Jun 2007 16:28:37 +0000 http://www.linesandcolors.com/2007/06/06/gustaf-tenggren/#comment-65993 Thanks for the link! I am preparing a new post on Tenggren for next week with his illustrations for D'Aulnoy's Fairy Tales and The Good Dog Book. You'll want to keep an eye on the Archive blog for that. We have a couple of other posts on Tenggren too... <a HREF="http://www.animationarchive.org/2006/04/media-three-more-early-tenggren-books.html" rel="nofollow">Heidi, Wonder Book, Juan & Juanita</A> <a HREF="http://www.animationarchive.org/2005/11/media-gustaf-tenggrens-little-trapper.html" rel="nofollow">Golden Book: The Little Trapper</A> I have a theory on what might have happened to Tenggren at Disney. I think he might have met J.P. Miller and Mary Blair, and after being made to paint in the pseudo-Rackham style by Disney, he jumped into modern style with both feet and never looked back. I would love to find out if this is the case. If anyone has any info, please share it. Thanks Steve Thanks for the link!

I am preparing a new post on Tenggren for next week with his illustrations for D’Aulnoy’s Fairy Tales and The Good Dog Book. You’ll want to keep an eye on the Archive blog for that.

We have a couple of other posts on Tenggren too…

Heidi, Wonder Book, Juan & Juanita

Golden Book: The Little Trapper

I have a theory on what might have happened to Tenggren at Disney. I think he might have met J.P. Miller and Mary Blair, and after being made to paint in the pseudo-Rackham style by Disney, he jumped into modern style with both feet and never looked back. I would love to find out if this is the case. If anyone has any info, please share it.

Thanks
Steve

]]> By: Dolphin Art http://www.linesandcolors.com/2007/06/06/gustaf-tenggren/#comment-65969 Dolphin Art Wed, 06 Jun 2007 15:41:39 +0000 http://www.linesandcolors.com/2007/06/06/gustaf-tenggren/#comment-65969 Great work, I love the expression on her face. Great work, I love the expression on her face.

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