8 Hand-Painted Frames by Miyazaki that AI could Never..

With Studio-Ghibli trending in the AI chat box, we focus on some hand-printed watercolour frames by the Legendary Artist Hayao Miyazaki

Studio Ghibli-style images has been taking the Internet by storm after an Artificial Intelligence platform, OpenAI released its “most advanced image generator yet” as an update to the GPT-4o model. People all around the world have been using the AI chatbot to recreate their own images in the particular style and aesthetic developed by the legendary Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki.

Over the years, Studio Ghibli, led by Hayao Miyazaki, has developed a unique aesthetic, one that has found admirers from all around the world. Miyazaki’s frames are vivid in detail, dense in colour, that makes even the daily objects have a dream-like character.

Studio Ghibli productions focus on hand-painted and next to no digital assistance techniques. Even in an age where computer animation has taken over the world, Miyazaki’s work is distinct for the fact that behind each frame is the labour of a human illustrator, often Miyazaki himself.

Since not everyone is happy about the AI tool mis-using years of creative labour, including the Artist, Miyazaki himself. We have come up with 8 frames from Studio-Ghibli to take inspiration from, and set aside the handprint that the artist leaves behind on the work. The frames have been taken from movies produced under the banner of Studio-Ghibli, like Spirited Away, The Wind rises and more.

Here are the Handpainted Watercolour paintings to showcase the Artistic techniques of Hayao Miyazaki

Back in the 2000s, the Ghibli Museum in Mitaka began selling a “sketch set” with an unbeatable hook: it gave you Miyazaki’s art tools which means it taught Miyazaki’s Techniques of painting. it also came with a little foldout in which Miyazaki explained how to use watercolors, and how he uses them.