[2] He created sculptures and reference maquettes for The Walt Disney Company, Hanna-Barbera, and Warner Brothers.

[4] Melton left his job carving wood and cutting glass at an amusement park in Branson, Missouri and went to Los Angeles, where he worked at Hanna-Barbera as a staff sculptor, the first person to do so.

He sculpted characters from The Flintstones, The Jetsons, and worked on The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley.

[5] His credits include Aladdin (1992), Thumbelina (1994), The Lion King (1994), Pocahontas (1995), The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996), Hercules (1997), Mulan (1998), The Prince of Egypt (1998), Tarzan (1999), The Road to El Dorado (2000), Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001), Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002), The Incredibles (2004), Coraline (2009), Tangled (2010), ParaNorman (2012), and The Boxtrolls (2014).

[9] Melton died from Lewy body dementia at his home in Stone County, Missouri, on February 22, 2024.