Today we’re taken another glimpse at some of the works in the Ellenshaw Museum located near Sand Dollar Ella’s castle.

In film, an establishing shot tells the “where and when” the remainder of the scene takes place. But if your scene takes place in a long gone time in a village that never existed, you’ve got a task ahead of you. You could spend a fortune building the village and settling for whatever you can get in a brief time. Disney’s workaround was hiring Peter Ellenshaw to create the location on glass, leaving certain areas unpainted so live action materials can be seamlessly combined.

In the image above, the lower left corner is obviously live action footage combined with the painted village and lush greenery dominating the rest of the frame.

Treasure Island was Peter’s first picture with Walt Disney. It began a professional relationship that would carry through generations. Peter’s son Harrison continued the matte painting for several years.

You can see more mattes from the Ellenshaw Museum by searching for “Ellenshaw” in the right menu search engine.