Glenn Valentin Vilppu (born August 9, 1936) is an American fine artist, draftsman, painter and art instructor.
Glenn Vilppu was born in 1936 in Hancock, Michigan though he spent his childhood in Finland, learning Finnish as his first language.
Vilppu’s approach to teaching drawing has become the standard for professional artists, used by numerous teachers and applied by tens of thousands of students.
His draftsmanship was used as reference and teaching points by Walt Stanchfield who gave weekly classes and lectures at the Disney studio.
These notes are referenced and published in Stanchfield's books: Drawn to Life: 20 Golden Years of Disney Master Classes.