my 2 favorite Designers---Suhyang Jung

Ron Dias is one of today's outstanding animation artists, who over the past 45 years, has contributed to almost every animation studio in Los Angeles. His work has appeared on television, in commercials, feature films and educational films.

Favorite Project: Secret of NIMH

Favorite Art Film: Bambi

Most Influential Mentors: Claude Coats; Eyvind Earle; Paul Julian and Dick Kelsey

Hobbies: Swimming; model ship building and fine art painting

Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, after graduating high school, he perused his childhood dream receiving formal art training at The Honolulu Academy of Art and the Famous Artists Schools in Westport, Conn.

In 1956 Ron won a National contest for his design of a U.S. postage "Children's Friendship" stamp. He was given a jet flight to Washington D.C. and a meeting with President Eisenhower, The First Lady, the acting Postmaster General, and Lady Butterfield, who sponsored the contest.




















































Ron began his animation career with Disney Studios in 1956 where he worked as an inbetweener and clean-up animator on "Sleeping Beauty". Ron's desire to become involved in animation was sparked when, at the tender age of 6, he saw "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs". He was so taken by the film and its beautiful art that he decided, then and there, that he would someday become an animation artist. Ron appeared as the guest speaker on Disney animation at the City of Kawaguchi's World Festival, on July 25th, 1998, in Kawaguchi, Japan.

While Ron started his career in animation, he made his mark on this art form and has spent the bulk of his career painting beautiful backgrounds for some of our favorite animated features and TV shows. Over the years Ron has contributed to so many feature and TV projects for so many studios, it is best to highlight a "short-list" of his work through the years.

Columbia Pictures, 20th Century-Fox, Warner Brothers Pictures, and M.G.M. Pictures employed Ron's talents between 1958-60.

EDUCATION

Roosevelt High School, Honolulu, Hawaii

Art School - 4 1/2 years formal Art Training from: Honolulu Academy of Art

Famous Artists School, West Port Connecticut.