Sunday, 29 October 2017

The Art of Spirited Away

I love Hayao Miyazaki's films and Spirited Away was the very first one that I saw. Ever since I was very little the beauty of his films has swept my feet away. The artist, that has been a part of Studio Ghibli's films, that I probably admire the most is Kazuo Oga. He has painted many of the backgrounds for the films and I never tire of looking at them.

I have a couple of 'The Art of...' books with art from various Studio Ghibli films that I treasure. I wanted to give you the opportunity to have a little peek inside and see some of the wonders these books are filled with. Today I have chosen to share 'The Art of Spirited Away' with you.

It was very hard to choose just a couple of pages to show you. The book is packed with gorgeous scenes and you can spend hours looking through the pages just to soak everything in.






I always get so inspired when looking through these books. They're definitely worth having in your collection.


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Pages from the book are copyright Studio Ghibli
The book: The Art of Spirited Away

3 comments:

  1. RaeRae30 October 2017 at 20:49

    I think the true essence of these images are perspective and light. Especially light. That's the whole "the lighting sets the mood" thing. In every image you have shown, none of them have mediocre/boring lighting.. Each one goes "see this, I got to highlight this area" it allow for the eyes to find a focal point, and allow the opportunity for depth to really develop. IT's probably an art in itself to be good at lighting!
    No longer are you just looking at the tones of "shape" but evaluating SHADOWS, reflective lights, and artistic depth (depth that an artist has to physically compose themselves). It's a bit like caricaturing but for shadows and lights.. We emphasize these to improve its existence in the artwork. They are deeper and more meaningful in our artwork because we want them to collect the viewer into the space, invite them in and take their eyes on a journey into this painted world in the canvas.

    IT will take practice to be able to get good at it :) But I think you already are getting utterly good with perspective, so just work on the shadows and lights now. Don't just paint what you see, but deepen the shadows so there's a focal light which is either warm or cold.

    This is just my theory though :)

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    1. RaeRae30 October 2017 at 20:50

      Sorry if that wasn't a very well composed comment.. I hope it makes sense.

      Because I knew what I was trying to say :) x

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    2. Unknown1 November 2017 at 08:46

      I totally get where you're coming from!

      I think these are the things that catches my eye and definitely something I would love to get better at myself. I would like to be able to tell a story with colours, light and shadow

      That's what I want to focus on now. Keep practising perspective of course but start to introduce colours and dramatic lighting. I already have some ideas in mind and I really hope I'll be able to get them down on paper properly :D

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