Karl Gnass

Expertise: Figure and animal drawing, and storyboarding
Taught at: Disney Feature Animation, Disney Television Animation, DreamWorks
Storyboard artist for Peter Pan and the Pirates, Gargoyles, Aladdin, The Little Mermaid

Karl Gnass began his career as a story, character, and visual development artist. He also storyboarded for Disney, Coca-Cola, Saban, and Fox Entertainment. His credits include Peter Pan and the Pirates, Gargoyles, Aladdin, Dark Wing Duck, and The Little Mermaid. Over the past 25 years, Gnass has been teaching classical figure drawing, animal drawing, and storyboarding at Disney Feature Animation, Disney Television Animation, DreamWorks, Sony Imageworks, Rhythm & Hues, Nickelodeon, Warner Bros, and The American Animation Institute at the Animation Guild. Gnass developed a Dynamic Figure for Maya class with legendary animator Glen Keene to help computer animators understand ‘authentic movement,’ while using the latest technology. He teaches seminars, workshops, and lectures internationally. Gnass has published several books on drawing, including Spirit of the Pose and Spirit and Force in Figure Drawing.