Animation Appreciation Thread #13

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Miyazaki did references (have other people act out/photographing himself).
Yasuo Otsuka did the same thing.
Disney had a bunch of animals in their studio when they're making  The Lion King.
Glen Keane went to museums and use Greek sculptures as references for the transformation scene of the Beast.

The point is, you don't just copy the references, you study them to make the animation.