Here’s a short < 1 min video of Sparky sketching Charlie Brown and talking about the character.
On the topic of Charles Schulz, here’s a 1985 documentary sliced up into 5 parts via YouTube that focus on his success and taking the strip into animation.
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3 (not embed-able. Click here to watch it on YouTube)
Part 4 (not embed-able. Click here to watch it on YouTube)
Part 5
The Charlie Brown Christmas Special is my favorite Christmas special, I make sure to watch it every year. I even have photos on my iphone of scenes I took of it on tv.
He makes it look so easy.
I could sit down for an hour and not draw Chuck that well! My cartoons may be proof….