https://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2005/08/11/death-of-the-hand-drawn/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usThu, 11 Jun 2026 10:21:18 -0400<![CDATA[Oddly related to the passing of Barbara Bel Geddes is this WSJ piece of two days ago on the end of hand-drawn animation at Disney. DisneyToon Studios Australia, its last bastion, will be shutting down next year. For most of us, it&#8217;s not to difficult to see the difference between digital work, terrific as it can be in films like The Incredibles, and the hand-drawn leaves of Bambi. This is one of the reasons some of us are so in awe of artists like Miyakzaki who are carrying on this tradition. On my most recent trip to Japan, I accidentally visited a small museum where his individual animation drawings for Spirited Away were displayed in giant stacks. It&#8217;s hard to conceive one human being could accomplish so much (maybe his day lasts sixty hours).]]>Thu, 11 Aug 2005 07:33:01 -0400<![CDATA[Roger L. Simon]]>https://pjmedia.com/roger-l-simon/2005/08/11/death-of-the-hand-drawn-n209214