The Early Art of Pete Docter
Though it hasn’t been updated in many years (it mentions Toy Story as a recent accomplishment), this site offers a terrific glimpse into the mind of the young animator who we now know as the director of Monsters, Inc. and Up.
I’m not sure that I’d ever seen any of this art before, and I certainly hadn’t seen the clip from Pete’s short Palm Springs that Pete apparently gave the site owner permission to upload in the mid-90s.
There’s a youth and newness to the art and text that energizes. Rummage through this collection and be inspired.
