Tyrus Wong and Bambi

Tyrus Wong was the person who was Disney’s ‘Bambi’ main concept artist.
By using soft-edged, ethereal watercolor shapes for the forest scenes rather than the highly detailed renderings that had traditionally been used, Wong introduced a new, more subtle style—a look and feel that appealed to Walt, who wanted to do something different with Bambi. Wong’s creations evoked emotional responses that were in tune with the beautifully dark and mysterious mood presented in Felix Salten’s,Bambi, A Life in the Woods, and his work was described by fellow artists as a kind of visual poetry and they weren’t wrong.

He passed away in 2016, when he was 106.He was widely considered one of the most celebrated Chinese American artists of the 20th century.