I had the joy of creating this Studio Ghibli-inspired illustration for The Children's Adventure from Worlds Beyond Number! An extremely fun aesthetic to immerse myself in for a couple of weeks ;)
"For Oga, doing the job is just the start. “The fun comes in the work when you put something on top of it,” he said. It comes from adding things, sneaking things, learning things, pushing further, getting better. It comes in the extra stuff, the details.
In the documentary, Oga smiles as he notes something he’d put into a Spirited Away scene — one with a large tree. He points to one of its branches. “See here? Those are Dendrobium orchids,” he says. “It’s a parasitic plant that grows around Mt. Takao. You can see them in May and June. I just added them on a whim.”"
Yoichi Nishikawa and Kazuo Oga Background Painting Studies
While making these studies, I tried to keep in mind the different textures of each material I was painting and how they interacted with light; I also tried to keep in mind that a environment should receive a character not overwhelm their presence in a scene.
If it's ok, could I have that even longer list? From your last post about anatomy references
Also, what are your go to artists for props and backgrounds/landscapes?
Hmm I'm not planning on making a glossary of all the stuff I like but I can give a few names off the top of my head
The only other anatomy source (manga-wise) I'll opt for is "Golden Kamuy" by Satoru Noda, also it's really funny guys it's literally so funny. If you're looking for an anatomy source that isn't something sequential go and buy any "Morpho" book.
Props - Alexandre Diboine , Marian Churchland , Witch Hat Atelier by Kamome Shirahama (also really good for fabric and design elements) Ghibli Art books are good for weird, unique prop design. I like buying books on miniatures or watching Youtube videos on timelapse miniature stuff. Breath of the Wild's "Making a Champion" art book
Backgrounds - Kazuo Oga, I have all of his books and I've got all of the videos of his processes, I go umm gaga. Steven Sugar, has intensely good stuff. Mateusz Urbanowicz & his book "Tokyo Storefronts", Genndy Tartakovsky (Samurai Jack)
I'm forgetting people but. yeah