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Ghibli Background Artist Kazuo Oga Interviewed
posted on by Egan Loo
Artist behind Ponyo discusses techniques
7&Y, Kazuo Oga. The unofficial GhibliWorld.com website has posted a English-language summary of the five-page article. In the article, Oga describes how he entered the field of anime by answering an help-wanted ad for people "who like to paint." Oga discuss the process by which he creates his acclaimed watercolor paintings with ordinary poster paints and a particular set of brushes.
Oga created the background art for most Ghibli movies from exhibition of his work at The Museum of Contemporary Art in Tokyo.
Image © 1988 Nibariki, Studio Ghibli