 Art Babbit , an animator who joined the Disney studio in 1932 , invited seven of his colleagues ( who worked in the same room as him ) to come with him to an art class that he himself had set up at his home in the Hollywood Hills . Though there was no teacher , Babbit had recruited a model to pose for him and his fellow animators as they drew . These " classes " were held weekly ; each week , more animators would come . After three weeks , Walt Disney called Babbit to his office and offered to provide the supplies , working space and models required if the sessions were moved to the studio . Babbit ran the sessions for a month until animator Hardie <unk> suggested that they recruit Don Graham ; the art teacher from the Chouinard Institute taught his first class at the studio on November 15 , 1932 , and was joined by Phil Dike a few weeks later . These classes were principally concerned with human anatomy and movement , though instruction later included action analysis , animal anatomy and acting . 
