A Jo with a Blog

An aspiring animator, storyteller, pianist, filmmaker and sketching artist. A child of the 90s and an enthusiast in creating the illusion of life. You'll find here my findings mainly about the making and production of animation, fan art, illustration, piano and gaming music and art. I adore Disney, Ghibli, Harry Potter, 90s Nicktoons, Pokemon, guitar, classical and ragtime piano. I hope you find here some inspiration! ALL RIGHTS ARE RESERVED FOR THEIR RIGHTFUL OWNERS

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This is a little jewel I found in Japan, the Studio Ghibli exposure sheet for animation!!

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What a surrealist delight!! Here’s ‘The Sleepwalker’ by Theodore Ushev.

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This is so cute!! Miyazaki-san and a graphic tablet!!

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Hayao Miyazaki Works on Proposed New Anime Feature Film

Director presents proposal for feature while working on CG short for Ghibli Museum

And out from retirement, AGAIN!!!! :D!!!

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YEP! Let’s re-animate the Super Mario World episode: Mama Luigi! Please read the guidelines above and email me for a spot! First Batch of scenes will be sent out by then.

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(via Pottermore - Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry)

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Last Updated: March 27 2016

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OpenToonz user guide!!

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Studio Ghibli animated adaptation of a 12th century manga, just magic!!!

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Hapy 75th Birthday Miyazaki-sensei!! たんじょうびおめでとうみやざきせんせい！！！！

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Firebird Portfolio (final pages)

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Layouts by the legendary animator Yoshinori Kanada (金田伊功) from Hayao Miyazaki’s 1988 classic My Neighbor Totoro (となりのトトロ) ! 

The cutest cat-bus and forest keeper, nefowls ! ^_^

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Digimon Adventure (デジモンアドベンチャー) Model sheets by Katsuyoshi Nakatsuru (中鶴 勝祥): MIMI TACHIKAWA ! More character designs here!

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Mimi Tachikawa, from Digimon Adventures

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オチビサン

オチビサンといっしょに、四季を旅しよう！　日本の「風物詩」をつかったコマ撮りアニメーション。

Amazing stopmotion shortfilm, the Diary of Ochibi.

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Nephtali by Glen Keane. A film made in collaboration with the Paris Ballet.

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Terry Gilliam in how to make cutout animation.

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Is The Jungle Movie finally happening? A speculative article analyzing recent occurrences in the industry.

This would be awesome!!!

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Amazing Hayao Miyazaki tribute in 3D!!