image taken from “Your Name” Image taken from “Your Name”Ģ. No matter how much I re-watch his films, i am still deeply inspired. In his recent films, he pushed the limits of animation, creating 3D projection backgrounds that maintained it’s quality. His soft and detailed backgrounds have always been my inspiration ever since i started painting backgrounds back in 2013. As an avid background artist, I am deeply influenced by his art style and quality approach.
As i started on the project, i had 3 artist reference in mind. The first being Makoto Shinkai. Instead of projecting what i am seeing from the lighthouse, i decided that why not I show myself entering into the scene where i saw the beautiful sunset setting in a place where i loved most.ġ. In my last trip, I visited Enoshima Island, where it is known to be a famous spot for both tourists and locals due to it’s wonderful view from the lighthouse. I travel around from the busy streets in Tokyo, to the calm and relaxing countryside of Takayama.
As an aspiring background artist, I am deeply in love with the scenery and architecture of Japan. I came up with this title as to me, my self portrait is my journey around Japan. My title for this project is “ My Journey“. Below are the makings and behind the scenes of my self portrait. In this project, I am tasked to create a Breathing Self Portrait.
