Winnie the Pooh Concept Drawing by Mike Royer: Pooh, Tigger, Rabbit

Pooh, Tigger, Rabbit

MEDIUM: Original Concept Drawing - Ink
IMAGE SIZE: 16.5" x 11"
SIGNED BY ARTIST: Mike Royer
YEAR: c. 1980s
SKU: CCV4517

ABOUT THE ARTIST: Michael W. Royer (b. 1941) is an American comics artist and inker, best known for his work with pencilers Russ Manning and Jack Kirby. In later life, Royer became a freelance product designer and character artist for The Walt Disney Company.

Beginning in 1979, Royer spent 14 years on staff with The Walt Disney Company, doing art and design for books, comic books and comic strips, and theme park and licensed merchandise for its Consumer Product/Licensing division. His comics work there included designing and art directing the movie tie-in Dick Tracy and 3-D Rocketeer comic books, and helping launch a Winnie the Pooh licensing program in late 1993; for the latter, he was featured in a 43-minute video, "How To Draw Pooh", sent to licensees. Royer left his staff position in June 1993 to freelance full-time for Disney, primarily on Winnie the Pooh projects.