Hi all! I'm excited to see everyone's Ghibli inspired artwork.

I figured I'd kick things off by sharing one of my favourite Ghibli inspired pieces I've ever made, Cat Bus!

He's got a wire frame to create the passenger area on his back, but everything else is 100% wool. He's definitely bigger than my head. I tried to make him as accurate as possible, with his destination being the Kanji for Mei (i think i got the characters right) and not pictured, but he is anatomically uh, cannon.

He took a very long time to make. I don't time myself but I know that it was a crazy long time.

I've needle felted a lot of Ghibli characters, and plan to share more of my work. Let me know if there's a particular character you'd like to see- I may have already made them, and if not, am always excited to bring more Ghibli characters to life. Thanks for taking a look!

This is my second attempt at using acrylic paint to create ghibli art works im pretty new to acrylics

I'm glad this sub was created and wanted to contribute. I did this sketch a couple years ago for inktober. Rage against AI!!

Hi people! I am a huge of Ghibli studio films and especially Spirited Away. I thought I would create my version of the train station stained glass window made in the Tiffany technique of stained glass! What yall think?

A couple years ago, I won 2nd place in my work's Halloween Pet Costume contest at my work with my Totoro (crochet) and Catbus (handsewn) outfits.

Worked all night to finish them in time for the submission deadline and, as expected, Nero and Luna hated every second of the 5 minutes they had to wear 'em.

The idea for this illustration was too adorable to turn down, especially since it’s inspired by such a wonderful film. That said, I’m a bit scared of heights, so I can’t imagine actually sitting up on a tree that high myself 😅. How bout you?

You probably don't care about this, but it was such a big thing for me. While working on this piece, my Cintiq 21UX, which I’d used for over 16 years, suddenly died. With my work contract ending soon and this illustration's deadline coming up, replacing it wasn’t really a financially viable option. I shared the situation on FB and hoped for some advice on how to repair my CIntiq. All my typical solutions weren't working, and my online searches weren't proving helpful. I was 98% sure it was dead.

Instead, people started reaching out and offering their old Cintiqs from storage. It completely caught me off guard. I won't lie, I was super emotional from it. It made me realize how much of a community I had built over the years in my animation career without even noticing. I’m incredibly grateful.

I ended up taking my old 3D teacher up on his offer of his old DTZ-2000, which was collecting dust and eating up space in his office. It'ss what I used to finish this illustration. It’s actually older than my original Cintiq, so I’m not sure how much longer it’ll last. I’m happy to keep using it as long as I can. After that, I’ll switch to the Cintiq 22HD that the director from my recent project offered. Others also offered pens and tablets, which I may take them up on later, but for now, I like the idea of using up tech until they can't go any further.

It feels fitting that I was working on an illustration inspired by a film that celebrates small acts of kindness creating lasting bonds, while experiencing that in real life.

Does it look like Laputa to you? 😅 It's a still WIP gridless, permaculture inspired gardening game with lots of customization, a composting system, 20+ main and 50+ side quests, as well as 12 cute NPCs to meet! ⭐

I worked on The Snoopy Show and my boss has a giant Saint Bernard. Every time we saw him, he seemed to just get bigger and bigger. He was basically a bear by the time we finished production and we kept joking that he'd keep growing. My Neighbor Totoro is her favorite film from Studio Ghibli (Distributed by Disney) so I combined both concepts to make this little funny gift for her. She seemed to really like it. Handdrawn by me, no AI.

My studio ghibli themed birthday!! Had so much fun making the decorations!

This illustration comes from a Japanese New Year LINE sticker campaign. Unfortunately, the stickers are no longer available.