Spirited away is a charming animation from Studio Ghibli and was possibly my first introduction to Miyazaki’s comics. I was not previously aware of Japanese animation and their style. Spirited away was possibly their most successful venture (worldwide) and I am sure has been a window for many people to have an appreciation for Japanese anime.

Post spirited away, I have been obsessively getting to know more of Ghibli’s works and have since seen most of their movies. My favorites being Princess Mononoke and Totoro of course. Most recently, Ponyo hit a very high mark in my list of top Ghibli movies. If you get to watch their movies, pls do take time to enjoy them.

Got a reference from here. So I decided to try it out with some shading. Pretty poor job, but I need to learn shading and lighting, which is probably a 400 level course for me. Will come to it when the time comes.

Can creativity be cultivated through training? I am not so sure, but I guess we can let the imagination run wild and see where it takes us. Try to wonder like a child and see what comes out without forcing thought. I guess I am not traveling far enough. But tried sketching an idea of love at first light (sic) just for the heck of it. Enjoy or suffer the outcome…