“We had to mix the paints so they were exactly the same color as what was being used in an animated scene. One time, just before I retired, a computer was brought into the lab to check the colors that I had approved. To my great relief, the computer confirmed that every color matched perfectly.”—Dodie Roberts

“The people were what made my years at Disney special, and in that position, I met many. And we were all working together toward the same goal—making magic.”—Becky Fallberg

Ham’s ability to develop an easy-to-follow step-by-step system for planning a scene made him a natural teacher of younger animators and, under his guidance, many new artists were developed.