Mickey Mouse Shorts Background Paintings

Like most two-year-olds, our little guy loves Mickey Mouse. In an effort to appease his constant refrain of  "watch more Mickey Mouse," I looked up some videos on Disney, and was pleasantly surprised by the artwork in the new Mickey Mouse and Friends. Evidently, I was not the only one who likes the new direction, as they won two Emmys last year, Jenny Gase-Baker, Background Paint and Joseph Holt, Art Direction, for the Mickey short “Croissant de Triomphe."The background artwork looks like mid-century style illustrations done on watercolor, and the color choices are vibrant and beautiful. Even if you don't have a little one, or don't like Mickey Mouse, the backgrounds can stand on their own as great illustrations and animation. The videos are art directed by Joseph Holt, and the background painting, award-winning team is Jenny Gase-Baker, Rae McCarson, Chris Roszak, and Narina Sokolova.  I personally like the episode that won the Emmy “Croissant de Triomphe", and the recent World Cup related episode "O Futebol Classico" best, but they are done in the same illustration style and feed on nostalgia of cartoons past.