[Pet=Ink and Paint]

So I told myself absolutely no new pets until I take back my other ones, buuuuuutttttttt. This happened.

So now I'm looking for ideas for their TC! A little background for those who dont know what Ink and Paint was: the Ink and Paint department was a vital part of traditional animation studios, most widely known through the 30s to 60s. It's most closely associated with the Disney studio as they've made the term "Ink and Paint" apart of certain aspects of merchandising throughout the years. These positions were mostly held by young women, commonly known as the "queens" of the studio. While animator positions unfortunately were not available to women at that time due to arbitrary decisions, the Ink and Paint department was the most important part of the studio. Not only did these women have to be skilled at copying the initial frames onto clear cells, they had to be able to capture the same emotions and feel of each frame. They were also responsible for filling the back of the cells with colour to create the final shot of the character, and they had to work fast to avoid the paint streaking. They had to be perfect-- they were the last artists to touch the frames. They were truly a rare talent that deserve as much credit, if not more than the men of the studios. Some smaller facts-- they had two tea breaks daily; iirc correctly they're the ones who customized the two fingered artist glove by cutting off the thumb and forefingers of the gloves they wore to protect the cels; occassionally a woman would get the honour of having one of the hand mixed paint colors at the studio named after them; and many of them ended up marrying men of the studio due to the close relations between them. Lillian Disney herself was an ink artist at the studio before she married Walt! Disney also has an upcoming series on them for their streaming service.

Onto what I'm looking for. I can find anything with the words 'ink' or 'paint' in the name myself, but inky/paint items that don't include those words in the title are appreciated. I'd like to find some items that resemble animation cels, and rubber hose like characters, minions, or plushies. Obviously this wasn't the only style they used, but I feel it's the most recognizable when you think of ink and paint. Anything that resembles sketches, etc. I'm looking for a very vintage and old timey feel to the items.

Any help is appreciated! Thanks!

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