The Man Who Inspired Disney - Heinrich Kley ORIGINAL Sketchbook Tour
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- Опубліковано 10 лют 2025
- Get an inside look at an original sketchbook penned by Heinrich Kley. If you haven’t heard of him, Heinrich Kley is a legendary draftsman and one of the major artists that inspired Walt Disney’s early animations. In this exclusive sketchbook tour, Marshall, Stuart Ng, and I flip through the pages to rediscover the work of this master. A HUGE thanks to Stuart Ng for letting us have access to this rare book! This is part of the 12 Days of Proko! Learn more at proko.com/12days
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I cant wait to buy this book.
Stuart's books store is the business 👌
One day you have to talk about Hiroshi Hirata, the old guy who only draws when he has something to say in his manga, only he draws as few people can, "when he wants he is too lazy to to draw" it's impressive.
Whos the guy narrating?
@@Joel-wj2gi marshall vandruff
I’ve been alone in my adoration of Kley for at least 40 years. Not only is the sketchbook’s reality a shocker, but hearing someone else intelligently discuss Kley, with the appropriate grasp of his greatness, was, in itself as refreshing as the drawings themselves. Thank you gentlemen...great job!
Couldn't have put it better myself. The conversation was engaging and informative, and made a fan out of me!
classic "i knew him before he was cool!!" complex, translated through boomer talk. BRAVO Bob!
@@MurakiChiyo nothing beyond my taking issue with people who claim to be "alone" in their appreciation of an internationally acclaimed artist.
I absolutely love this. Nothing makes me want to pick up a pencil or brush more than nerding out over amazing artists
Yes absolutely. Just want to get stuck in my sketchbook
@04:35 " he was known to do a drawing more than once " ... This is vital to improving ones work. The act of taking the best things of the previous iteration and adding improvements for the next iteration is the same as a martial artist practicing all his moves in the dojo. It makes the drawing and the artist stronger simultaneously.
My dad, a commercial artist in the 50s - 70s, really admired Kley and made sure I understood why he was such a wonderful draftsman. (There’s an antique word!) I really enjoyed your tour through his sketchbook, especially seeing images that were new to me. Thanks.
You can clearly hear how much Marshall admirers Kley at the 7.40 mark... I’m with you there, Marshall, Kley is a legend !
So glad I watched this video! I had never heard of this artist, and now, he is my new favorite. Thank you guys...
Yes my new favourite too!
27:25 I get the same impression when looking at Kim Jung Gi's work. He always says how he was never scared to mark the paper, and his biggest fear is the moment when that stops being true.
I've realised that I'm as much of a fanboy of Kim Jung Gi as Marshall is of Heinrich Klay 😂
Thank you! I got the Kim Jung Gi comparison revelation watching about 20 mins in and scrolled down to see if anyone else had the same thought.
I love how passionate Marshall is about Kley.
And I'm amazed at this illustrator's knowledge of anatomy and lack of fear when drawing, definitely early 1900s were the golden age of illustrators
this is truly amazing. i had no idea, prior to looking it up early into the video that he died in 1863. the entire sketchbook is a historical artifact and yet the art passes as modern. incredible
according to nazis,he died in 1945
but true, it's amazing how old masters' works stay relevant even to this day
Wow. I had never heard of this artist and now he's my new favorite!
Absolutely fantastic. He's 75 years old when he's doing this? That is something to aspire to.
I could listen to Marshall talk for hours, he has such great insights and sounds so genuine.
It’s so refreshing to know there is something /someone new and surprising to know! Even if I ask myself: Why didn’t you know him??? How it was possible? I’ve receive such a precious gift this morning from you all, thank you thank you thank you!
I grew up with my dad's Kley book. I have always treasured it, no one ever knows who he is.Thanks for sharing info on this fantastic artist
I cannot get enough of this kind of content... What a rare pleasure, to look through this Heinrich Kley sketchbook! Thank you so much for this, Proko.
WOW!!! Guy makes a few strokes and conveys more emotions than many movies. Incredible.
I've always been jealous of the skill of the artists from earlier centuries, particularly the scientific texts, who could pick up a pen and draw beautiful finished images. Well placed lines, no under-sketch. I hope, as I progress from beginner to more skilled, I may able to do that, just like Mr Kley.
19:06 Damn. I bet Marshall's sketchbook would make a cool showcase
I wasn't familiar with Kley's work, but this era of illustration is my all-time favorite: Rackham, Neill, Dulac, Nielsen... Thanks for the introduction to a new master! Seeing stuff I can aspire to really helps me focus on my own artistic goals, too.
I have been a fan of Kley since 1958 not only for his art but also of the “message” each work conveys.
His works reminds Doré's work , the shading , the line , the academical construction and sometimes without it but still present . I didn't know him thanks you for this great discover ! I am so thrilled by this discovery what an artist , it is so impressive and motivating !
Thank you guys for introducing me to yet another phenomenal artist! I’ve never heard of Heinrich Kley until today and I’m already in love with his work! it’s sad to think how many other legend draftsmans works have been lost to time.
is one of my favorite artists (directly and indirectly, I loved fantasy), these drawings, the drawings (in chiaroscuro) of the sketchbooks he made them all in ink or even in graphite, pastels,
who knows if always or often directly from the imagination, it is magical, timeless, thank you
The humor and the movement in his drawings is incredible.
I can always count on Stan and Marshall introducing me to some great artists I’ve never heard of before! Thank you Proko!
Ive never heard of him, but his sketches are really amazing. His use of loosely using lines for negative spacing is very impressive.
Amazing video, totally did not expecte to see such a gem today! Love Kley and love Marshall's love of Kley, it supercharges me to explore and learn art
Wow, I never heard of Heinrich Kley but I will now start searching for his works, I am really amazed and impressed immediately from the first drawing you show. Thanks Proko and Marshall.
Fantastic service helping us find and remember these artists!!
I have the "Drawings of Heirnrich Kley" book and it has inspired me for 50 years, since my grandmother first showed it to me. How such a genius is not more famous is a mystery.
I love to discover new "drafting" geniuses. One of my favorite artist is John Blanche, who drew all of the concept art for the initial miniature game Warhammer 40K. At the time, the term "concept artist" wasn't even invented. He got paid to just sit and fill up sketchbooks all day. If you are to look at his concepts and artwork and compare them with sci-fi movie of that same era, and then before he sketched this, it's astonishing. He created the visual depiction of "space marine" that became the archetype of the futuristic soldier, he sketched-out drawings that could've been used for Alien. The whole dystopian/post-apocalyptic/mad-max can be seen in his work, even with the colours used (lots of sanguine). John have been drawing for Games Workshop non-stop for over 30 years now, setting trends for the entire world of sci-fi. Equally influential is Yoshitaka Amano who notably did most of Final Fantasy concepts. I feel like sketching is really neglected nowadays.
I found two Dover books of his some years back at a used book store, and immediately bought them. Wasn't at first initially familiar with him, but could see an uncanny influence, especially on the gestural work, on one of my favorite artists, Claire Wendling.
Nice stuff, Stuart Ng always has an amazing selection... always my favorite booth at cons.
The garbage truck added to the feeling of Kley's works! This was one of the best and very inspiring episodes to date!
Those "warm-up sketches" ARE DRAMATIC. Who on earth would say they are mundane?
Oh nice, I just stumbled upon an old work of his in an antique shop I recently moved into and began using as a studio. Researched him just a few days ago, and now this pops up. Awesome video. Thanks
This is truly amazing. Very inspirational. Thank you. Love Kley’s art and sketching style.
This exploded my creativity this morning, I am so thrilled that Heinrich got some major spotlight, thank you!
Glenn Vilppu turned me on to Kley back in the 70's and I always admired his work and draughtsmanship. Thanks.
Hes always been my favorite. Had no idea he influenced Disney. Thats awesome and quite understandable.
omg i never heard of this guy, though he is from my home country. absolutly amazing. Why did i never heard of him before? this is great! love it love it love it.
Hello Dave and Meredith! Can't wait to see this. Let's hope i can stay awake to watch it live.
Your streams helped me evolve so much and i am working on my own graphic novel! Keep inspiring us!
The demon/imp/whatever it is at 18:14, on the right really reminds me of the bat like creatures in Goya's Sleep of Reason. I'm an art history graduate and yes, Klein seems to not have been noted by historians. But he would easily fit with any other artist in Romanticism or Symbolism with his creatures. Thank you Marshall and Stan for sharing the work of this great draftsman.
I have the book The Drawings of Heinrich Kley since I was a kid, I love his beaitiful and bizarre art.
This is amazing. It gave me goosebumps hahaha. I never heard of him, but wow!! He was amazingly talented. I can't even imagine how it must feel to be able to hold this book in your hands. Amazing!!
......entertaining himself...yup, you can see his love of drawing as it carried him into old age. Phenomenal skill❗️❗️
Sir PROKO, i really appreciate you and your teams effort and time, on doing this kinds of videos.
all of it are really inspirational and are motivating to all of us Artist out there.....
but anyway, i just want to say thank you so much..
sincerely,
Ron
One of the first artist I was ever introduced to. I was a lucky boy! Thanks aunt Sonia!
Absolutely incredible! Thank you for sharing. Look forward to acquiring his books in the future including this one!
Have been a BIG❗️❗️fan of Kley’s work for many years. I have an original hard cover book of his drawings...large pages. Such excellent draftsmanship❗️❤️
Wow! I never knew Kleys was a thing, but of course, every visionary needs inspiration. I have a bunch of stuff wishlisted now. Thx for covering, Proko!
This is awesome! I absolutely love these Sketchbook Tour videos! Thank you so much Proko!
His work evolved magically. So pretty sketchbook.
Considering the fact that I'm really interested in pen drawings (today 😂) these sketchbook tours are increeeedible
same, working on a project with this style to be intended and have been having such a hard time finding inspiration and reference, this was a goldmine! (especially because i'm drawing little devils and this is filled with them)
PLEASE do MORE of this kind of videos!!! it's great to hear you talk abount an specific artist!! Do something with Frazetta or Rockwell or Leyendecker!!!
This was so inspiring. Thank you all for sharing this sketchbook.🙌🏼👏🏼
Marshal Vandruff discussing/appreciating old artists’ work from the past reminds of that episode of Doctor Who in which Van Gogh visits an art museum in the future and hears a curator speaking about him and Van Gogh realizes how loved his artwork became after his death. Just so insightful and wholesome 🥺.
One of the best Dr Who episodes!
This is an amazing sketchbook. So inspiring. Thank you for sharing
Every page is stunning goodness me 😍
The value and contrast in these are cray!!! 🔥🔥🔥
this is so inspirational, the way he transformed his huge imagination, his vision to scenes into papers.His sketches open your imagination too. like in 28:40 I think the man with the gloring head represents also the night because of the stars in his clothes and the glasses it seems like he's blinded, as we can't see in the dark night. idk xD but every single sketch really makes you try to guess its hidden meaning. anw thanx for sharing this with us :)
I absolutely adore these. I had no idea tis guy even existed.
That dude is killing me when he opens the page and pushes it down and makes a dent in the paper!
He keeps touching and brushing the drawings, accidentally or carelessly. The enthusiasm is great, but it seems like a lack of respect for someone else's property.
@@kcjones679 well it's ink but the pushing is irritating
@@davidgutmann2457 It's not the smudging at this point-it is the oil on your hands. That is why they all wear gloves when handling anything worth preserving. ✌
@@jmmacb03 youre right
I thought someone would have said this already but apparently not: It can be better not to use gloves for some types of collectibles/antiques - books are one of them. If you wash your hands well, you won't have a problem with oils when handling them. The main problem is that you lose a great degree of sensitivity when your hand is covered by a glove, it's much easier to accidentally crease or rip an old/valuable piece of paper. That's why, if you watch collectors or other people who deal with valuable books, you will often find them choosing not to wear gloves.
As for the touching, I'm not fully through the video but he seems careful enough - pulling the pages in one swift motion and making sure they lay flat (the slight push doesn't seem to dent the paper, I feel it's more so the pages are laying correctly). The "touching", at least for the parts I was paying attention to, didn't even seem to brush the paper, it seemed more like gesturing over the drawing to motion which parts he was referring to. And even if he'd brushed over the drawing slightly, as said earlier, he likely did wash his hands thoroughly so it wouldn't hurt the artwork since it's ink and not pencil.
thanks Proko for showing Kley's work. i liked it, he was amazingly amazing!!!!
Kleys drawings always want me to break into tears because they are so good.
I'm 82 now and still doing art of all types and did work at Disney on Robin Hood animated, my horse art was instrumental. So old folks can do art!
Thank you for this info guys. I think in 100 years from now some great artist will be talking about you just like you were talking about Kley. And also thank you for sharing about Frank Zappa. I just learned about 2 great artists today.
Have a good one
I’m a big fan of his work but didn’t have a name to attach to the drawings I’ve been admiring. It’s a shame he’s overlooked. His immense creativity and skill is a huge artistic accomplishment. Everyone can have ideas but not everyone can execute them well. Seems like he always did.
My heart was warmed by the fact that he brought up the genius of Frank Zappa with the knowledge of his standpoint on drugs. No need for drugs to be creative.
OMG! Thanks Stan for showing many different artist! This is awsome art education. Thank you! And I can listen to Marshal 24/7. : )
This work is amazing! I could stare at these for hours!
Never heard of this master. Wow!
It's like when I became aware of J.C Leyendecker. A revelation!
Cheers
Thanks so much, Proko! Loved every moment of this engagingly informative conversation.
Thank you for posting, this is an eye-opening look at an artist I had not heard of. The movement he captured is amazing. You can see why he inspired animators. Back to sketching...
incredible video! appreciate the care that went into the editing it was very detailed and insightful
This looks amazing, I love these drawings so much!
these are INCREDIBLE
The sketchbook tours on Proko are always quality, love it
Was always impressed by his classical line work and his sense of motion. I bet he would have been great at animation too.
wow this was a great amazing lecture for me! very incredible definitely made my day. thank you.
WOW, thank you for bringing this amazing content to us! I didn't know about Heinrich Kley, i'm in awe.
WOW!!!! Many thanks for giving wonderful experience.
0:10: Marshall's smile 😂
Stuart's to lol
It's quite funny how the esoteric can bleed over to the art medium.
I do not know much about art nor theory nor practice, however, what I am familiar with, is the occult.
Heinrich Kley was not only familiarized with the occult, but he actually implemented his knowledge of the occult in his drawings.
This is a perfect example of how art and the knowledge of the esoteric converge into one.
All those depictions of demons and "reptiles" have quite a heavy meaning that you all should definitely look into and learn from.
I encourage all artists to research these little quirky drawings and/or "meanings" so to speak.
great video nonetheless, cheers my friends
I’m an artist for many years. What a new education for me. Thank you.
I don't usually watch something this long about an artist, but it is fascinating.
What a treasure!!! I also own a copy of a Kley-Book, original from 1930 (its my bible :D ), but these sketches are new to me!
4:30 And nice to hear a quote from Harald Siepermann (RIP :/ ) (Characterdesigner for Mushu, gorillas in Tarzan, etc.) He was our teacher and introduced us into Heinrich Kley. Buts a SHAME that Kley is literary not known here in his homeland Germany :/
Sensational. Takes my breath away!
Amazing Sketchbook!!!!!
So very much enjoyed this! Thank you Proko, thank you! Love you and all that you do in the name of Art.
Marshall: Keep sharing and posting your stories!! And Stan: I am lovin' my Proko art courses!
Cheers, from Toronto
(Maybe the demon on his back might be the "demons" that Sargent used to exclaim about-before he'd head for the piano-for a bit. Art demons?) Hehe, ✌
Thank you Proko team!!!!! This is awesome. I will be buying from Ng bigtimes!
I'm amazed at the pristine quality of the book!
thank you for this truly amazing times we live in this is so cool
Thank you for introducing me to such a wonderful artist! It is always your channel who introduce these incredible artists to me, like Kim Jung Gi, Karl Kopinski and Heinrich Kley
Reminds me of Rackham! Thanks for opening my eyes to this artist
I have seen some comments about him not wearing gloves or how he seems to be rubbing over the artwork so let me say my part on that:
It can be better not to use gloves for some types of collectibles/antiques - books are one of them. If you wash your hands well (or multiple times if you plan to handle for longer periods), you won't have a problem with oils when handling them. The main problem is that you lose a great degree of sensitivity when your hand is covered by a glove, it's much easier to accidentally crease or rip an old/valuable piece of paper. That's why, if you watch collectors or other people who deal with valuable books, you will often find them choosing not to wear gloves.
As for the touching, I'm not fully through the video but he seems careful enough - pulling the pages in one swift motion and making sure they lay flat. The "touching", at least for the parts I was paying attention to, didn't even seem to brush the paper. He seemed very careful to only point and gesture over the drawing to motion which parts he was referring to and (at least from what I have observed) refrained from touching the pages with art on them as much as possible. And even if he'd brushed over the drawing slightly, as said earlier, he likely did wash his hands thoroughly so it wouldn't hurt the artwork much since it's ink and not pencil.
I really appreciate that there are many people out there these days who are mindful about how old and valuable items are handled - but please be aware that there isn't one solution that works well with every item. The person presenting the book seems quite knowledgeable on how it should be handled to produce as little wear as possible.
Simply fantastic...
I love. I'm Italian and I know a lot about William Turner, Leonardo, Durer and Disney but in 41 years of life I didn't know Kley: I really have a lot to learn...
Thanks for letting me know! wik
You should do a vid on Winsor McKay - he animated Gertie the Dinosaur and was another inspiration to Disney. I've seen his originals comic prints up close at the Hammer Museum in LA and he was WAY ahead of his time
I think Kley's sketchbook warmups, are more than the eye sees. I see the studies as learning the various compositions of nature. If you see his work with people in it; they are arranged like the flower arrangements. Maybe?