Description:

The dimensions are Approx. 12" x 9". Álvaro Arce started his animation career in Hollywood in 1961. He worked as a Layout Designer at several production studios that where producing TV commercials and theatrical series such as; Bob Clampett's Snow Ball Studios on the Beany and Cecil show, Larry Harmon Productions, Warner Bros Looney Tunes, UPA Studios and Format Productions on The Lone Ranger show.

In 1967 he joined Hanna Barbera Productions to work as Layout and Storyboard Designer for The Abbot and Costello Show. Later, he started working in some other animated series such as The Flintstones, The Jetsons, Yogi Bear, The Three Musketeers, Shazan, Laff 'Olympics, Wacky Racers, The Smurfs, The Snorks, until 1968 when he become one of the designers who started the successful Scooby Doo...Where Are You? series.

After Hanna Barbera he opened his own creative studio in North Hollywood from where he produced educational spots for the Bilingual Childrens Television show as well as for the popular Sesame Street series. He also worked for Walt Disney Television in shows such as The Gummi Bears, Ducktales and Talespin series.

In 1988, he was called to join Walt Disney Features as "Visual Designer" for their newly formed Development Department, in movies such as The Rescuers: Down Under, and do preliminary designs on The Beauty and the Beast, The Lion King to later become the Art Director for The Prince and the Pauper, Mini Classics series. During his time at Disney, he was invited to become a member of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences (OSCAR).

In 1990, he was hired by Lapiz Azul, a production studio in Madrid, Spain, to be a teacher of Layouts ad Storyboards for a group of European artists. He become a partner and start representing the studio worldwide and developing designs and animation for Walt Disney, Hanna Barbera, Warner Bros and Don Bluth Dublin Studio. He worked on productions as Talespin, Duck Tales The Movie, Batman The Series, Once Upon a Forest and Thumbellina.

At the present Álvaro has his own creative group in Santiago, Chile. From there, he works developing freelance designs, creating new animation properties, writing and illustrating his own children's books.

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July 3, 2025 3:00 PM EDT
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Bid Increments
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$0 $5 $1
$6 $19 $2
$20 $49 $3
$50 $99 $5
$100 $199 $10
$200 $499 $20
$500 $999 $50
$1,000 $4,999 $100
$5,000 + $200