Walt Disney’s Story of Robin Hood and his Merrie Men  has many scenes that still leave me in awe. One that I haven’t mentioned before is wh...

Prince John watches his brother King Richard leave on Crusade   Prince John (Hubert Gregg) watches his brother King Richard and his Crusadin...

Hubert Gregg as Prince John watches his brother leave on Crusade A month ago I posted about Peter Ellenshaw (1913-2007) and his amazing...

Peter Ellenshaw One of the many elements that gave Walt Disney's live action film The Story of Robin Hood such a sumptuous quali...

Peter Ellenshaw worked on over 30 films for Walt Disney . His beautiful matte paintings created the fantasy worlds that were essential in ...

We have recently discussed on here the incredible talent of the matte artist Peter Ellenshaw (1913-2007). Before computer-generated speci...

We have reached one of my favourite scenes in the film, when Robin and his father walk away into Sherwood Forest with Nottingham Castle ...

Above is an example of the beautiful ‘matte’ work that was used by Peter Ellenshaw for Walt Disney’s Story of Robin Hood (1952). The image...

These before and after shots, from the The Sword and the Rose , were sent to me by Neil. They are a perferct example of the wonderful skill ...

After Peter Ellenshaw’s success with his wonderful Matte work and special effects on Walt Disney’s live action movies, such as Treasure Isla...

The images above are taken from a book on the Disney artist Peter Ellenshaw, sent to me by Neil Vessey. It shows a frame from the high camer...

As the leather bound story book opens, at the start of Walt Disney’s ‘Story of Robin Hood’, we see a sketch of Huntingdon Manor. The home of...

Walt Disney with Peter Ellenshaw Amongst the credits for Walt Disney’s ‘Story of Robin Hood’ is the name of Peter Ellenshaw, Matte Artist. S...