CGSociety published an awesome Ratatouille feature that spotlights Jason Deamer, one of the artists on the team.

Update: The original article is no longer online but here’s an archived copy.

Here’s a snippet:

Sometimes, a studio discovers its best talent right under its nose. That was the case with Jason Deamer, 33, who is the character art director for Pixar Animation Studio’s upcoming feature animation Wall-E, and was one of four character designers for the studio’s current release, Disney/Pixar’s scrumptious animated treat, Ratatouille. Deamer didn’t apply for a job as an artist at Pixar; he doodled his way up the career ladder.

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