Character model sheets by the inimitable Tatsuyuki Tanaka for Katsuhiro Otomo's #anime adaptation of his manga Farewell To Weapons. These and more found in the deluxe sized manga/artbook 武器よさらば #大友克洋 原稿サイズ 大型本 漫画 - https://t.co/2a78AVqjHu #artbook #田中達之




Just lovely genga and layout drawings from the Roman Album art book for Hayao Miyazaki's last Ghibli feature film The Wind Rises #風立ちぬ (ロマンアルバム) - https://t.co/ssQPjicKHA #原画 #レイアウト #美術ボード #宮崎駿 #artbook #illustration #anime




Katsuhiro Otomo's character model sheets for his Hinoyoujin animated short from Short Peace ショート・ピース #火要鎮 #大友克洋 #設定資料集 - https://t.co/winhjfFcmD




Many #animation/#film fans know the late Satoshi Kon as an amazing director, but perhaps less are aware he is also an incredibly accomplished manga artist, just like his mentor Katsuhiro Otomo. Here are some panels from his #manga Opus - https://t.co/ZVaeSSuBQb #今敏 #comics




Love the cover art for this book - Layout drawings from Mamoru Oshii's anime masterpiece Patlabor 2 : The Movie 押井守「パトレイバー2」演出ノート - https://t.co/09DDBvOWXn #artbook #animation #anime #Patlabor #押井守 #機動警察パトレイバー





Let there be no doubt in the power of animation to inspire & motivate artistic creation, seeing all the amazing #KPOPDEMONHUNTERS fanart filling up my timeline. It's like a veritable creative Honmoon all unto itself. Here's just a few that I came across 😍- @UNLAP1N @hyeon_0613

The beautiful color keys painted by the visdev artists greatly informs the work that we do in #vfx lighting/comp in a process called Key-lighting. If you enjoyed #KPOPDEMONHUNTERS and would like to learn a little more about the animation creative process, read on ! A short 🧵-

Seeing Ghost In The Shell creator Shirow Masamune's original manga drawings at his exhibition in Tokyo was an amazing experience. Insanely detailed and the screentone work is just spectacular. See more in my post about the exhibition ( link in comments below 👇)

Interesting. This illustration by the great Tatsuyuki Tanaka is a great primer as well ( a style pioneered by AKIRA creator Katsuhiro Otomo ) - From his book 'Ani Man LLust'; review link in comments below 👇

Denno Coil director Mitsuo Iso's (#磯光雄) latest art book is a treasure trove of his concept art drawings for animated films like Ghost In The Shell, MS Gundam, Roujin Z, Steamboy, Magnetic Rose & more. 400 pages; highly recommended - https://t.co/EDV5W53Gmu

Otomo's insanely strong cinematic vision is manifestly clear when you look at how tight his storyboard drawings compare to the finished shots in the film. The storyboard books are a veritable treasure trove on how he composed his shots - https://t.co/5gApwv3uW6

Astonishing drawings from Iain McCaig's 'Once Upon a Time in the Sketchbook' ( 2024 ). Hardcover, 160 pages. Explore more in my review; link in comments section below 👇

Beautiful 2 vol manga set of Yamada Akihiro's 'Record Of Lodoss War – The Lady Of Pharis', released in 2015. Real pity it is out of print. See more in my review; link in comments section below 👇

One of the most unintentionally funny Amazon reviews I've ever read was one left for the Ghost In The Shell genga/layout book (2014), where the reviewer commented that it was a "half-a**ed coloring book, most of the drawings are incomplete" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 - https://t.co/4rXLLv7bUm

Heads up - a 650 pages whopper of an art book will be released on Dec 2nd collecting layouts+genga from Katsuhiro Otomo's AKIRA, as part of Complete Works. This new book will be like a jumbo edition of the Akira Animation Archives (2002 - image below) - https://t.co/qqLsxpNF0n

Please excuse me while I pick up my jaw from the ground...the insanely detailed drawings from Otomo's Steamboy Storyboard book ( Vol 1 ). Currently writing the review, here are some sneaks; purchase link in comments below 👇

One of the many reasons why Katsuhiro Otomo's Akira manga is so visually impactful is because of the cinematic framing & composition. Otomo is as much a film director/cinematographer as he is a manga artist - https://t.co/tIhqt3L6gY