a brief opinion on hyper realism:

I believe this Walt Disney quote “I definitely feel that we cannot do the fantastic things based on the real, unless we first know the real” is a fine example of Disney’s push for hyper-realism as opposed to “realistic” animation. Both chapters discuss Walt preferring the look of hyper-real animation, but also that is was important for the artists to understand and exhibit realistic styles before being able to grasp and effectively draw in hyper real.