For study and inspiration!

[@1Ma9iN8tive]

“You want to paint some stones ... search for some stones.” Zen advice for life ha ha ha. This is a fantastic video Thank you

[@ZekeLinTube]

Thanks. Actually, I didn’t learn from Gibli works a lot, instead I learnt from you. You are such a good teacher, always inspiring, detailed, and creative in many ways. Most important, you didn’t keep all these stuff secrets, but share to the public. I am just a amateur in illustration in Taiwan. You stir my interest from my childhood. Thanks.

[@noen3978]

i lost motivation in drawing because i felt like a liar doing reverse engineering on artworks i become fond of, and i thought i was too incompetent to continue drawing with just REing existing works. *Thank you* so much for sharing this video. It means a lot since I can finally get up and draw again. Hopefully I can improve a lot and someday would not need to reverse engineer other's artworks to feel good about my art. More powers and good health to you! 😁

[@johnnonamegibbon3580]

lol People are constantly "Revers engineering" the works of others. It's literally the only way to draw/paint. lol What is this?

[@EveBolt]

Thank you so much for this video! I had seen many of these books on Amazon but they don't always have pictures of the inside. Also, being recommended by you is a point in their favor :)

[@mortonsalt5055]

I've actually taught myself a lot from this method and I always thought it was really amateur-ish and like plagarism. But I think I understand from the perspective of reverse engineering. I'm really happy to know a professional background artist does it as well. I was told to pick up pencil drawing first before drawing in watercolor by art students. But since I'm not a studio artist, I think I will be alright. I just want to make simple illustrations for my own children's books. I'm really happy you shared this Personally I use disney art books as that is what I know and I draw inspiration from Tonko House.

[@Rarirama]

People always throw this plagiarism thing around, but in my opinion copying work isn't bad as long as you don't show to other people saying "LOOK WHAT I MADE" and do it only for training and studying purposes.

[@GanKForce]

Look at all the Renaissance artists they all copied each other, Peter paul rubens copied all of Michelangelo's work and analyzed his work that is how artists learn and how you should learn or you won't get better, its one of the fastest ways you can improve just drawing from a painting will teach you a lot of things.

[@mattjabbar]

This! :)

[@X3MiniDoraemon]

Yes! I do that all the time too and I think that that's a way of improving your work other than just simply practice. You can practice painting an egg the same way for 1000 times but if you don't think and take notice from how others see and paints the egg, you will never be able to break past your limits! :) And btw, coming from an art student, I can see why most of them asks you to pick up pencil first as you need to learn how to control tones and values in b&w first before you can do so in colour, and the more you draw with pencil, the more skillful you will get at everything else.(at least for me) Sounds tedious and stupid but picking up how to draw with pencil will really build up your foundation and benefit you in the long run. Of course, you are still free to do whatever you want!^^ and have fun making art and illustrations! :-)

[@asamandhiry8648]

I agree with you on this.... It goes to everything on earth labelled as Learner... See - copy - practice - analysis - mistake - practice. Combination of 2 to 3 artist's styles give you the best unique choice of your own style! I said it's good learning habits!

[@orkidbox]

I understand. Your 'reverse engineering' process is often taught in academic art colleges for young painters and sculptors to learn how a master you are interested in did something. As you say how they solved problems you will face. I think it is also important to bring out from what you said is that the point is not only just to replicate or copy but later on to look at various sources of inspiration and make it your own once you learned. This way you can learn but also create something which is eventually unique to yourself. I think this is why your work is so appealing. It has a connection to Japanese animation art but there is something unique also.

[@jgontko23]

I am actually interested in filmmaking and directing, but I have a passion for animation which your videos fuel and ignite even more. Thank you for the quality content and for sharing your wisdom with the world.

[@franx4912]

Who in the world disliked this video!? Its like: "Hey! This guy is helping people get better! Let's dislike this! " 😑 I mean, who does that???

[@TigerWang]

Thanks, Matt, I'd received your album "Tokyo storefronts" and enjoyed it (I am in China, so the latency is a big problem.)! Your works are excellent! Especially for the stores which were demolished. The album becomes so meaningful. It's an appreciated record for the past wonders.

[@mattjabbar]

Thank you! I’m really glad you like it!

[@unkrautgartenkeinnachname237]

I love watercolor as a medium but I struggle with it a lot. but every time I just want to quit, I look at great illustrations like yours and it makes me wanna ganbatte all the way. thank you so much for sharing those books, they look amazing! I especially love the last ones, gonna order them immediately. thank you for sharing your knowledge!

[@elliotgoldstein2812]

Thank you sir, and thank youtibe algorithm for this video! Iwas really down and was convincing myself that I will never be good at drawing background. This video inspired me to check out other perspectives in drawing! Thank you!

[@SupersushiBlues]

thank you! you are my favorite artist of all time. Keep up all the great work!

[@nouveau8073]

Very helpful!! I was wanting to buy books for studying art but not so sure which books to choose. Thank you so much for your advice in choosing what to get. Now, I’m not so lost anymore on what books I should look into.

[@altk96]

This video comes at a very opportune time for me! I'm very interested in drawing backgrounds and painting, but I have mostly drawn the human form in my few years of self-taught art and I am not sure where to start with backgrounds. Thanks so much for this video!

[@elisamilan]

Alt K I am in the exact same situation! The human form is so popular in our culture that backgrounds are like...not really appreciated as they should be, I feel.

[@malinnlisl1677]

Same here, I pretty much only draw women and whenever I stray from that I'm so dissapointed with it that I go back to what I know which is a habit I really want to break. The weather where I live has been great lately so later this week I'll try to go out and draw buildings and stuff from life, they'll probably come out looking horrible but at least it's a first step. Backgrounds and scenery in animation is amazing, I've been really inspired watching artists who draw them

[@hepianesti5451]

Your book would definitely be on my list :)

[@tesouro2146]

I found this video from your "Bloggish Video" Playlist and it's one of the first videos from you I've watched so far. I'm completely new to Watercolor, and was feeling a bit lost as to where I should be searching for information, but this video helps me greatly for it covers one of the best ways I can expand my visual library. Thank you for covering this topic! I'll still look for tutorials so I can grasp how to properly use this medium, but I've taken some notes and will be sure to remember it when the tutorials aren't helping as much.

[@kit1427]

This is exactly the video I needed! I have seen some very impressive art books in Japan but did not buy them unfortunately. I will definitely give your recommendations a go!

[@marshmallow0x]

thank you so much for this video! I love your work and it's great to see where some of your inspiration comes from 💙

[@jaxketpocket7147]

I just love Your channel! Your very kind and talented and do a great job at interacting with your audience 🙏 I am a such a fan an you are an inspiration! Those store fronts 🤤!!!!

[@miasalinas463]

My boyfriend just got me your book for my birthday , and my jaw just dropped I am absolutely in LOVE with your use of color and your art in general !!! You’re such an inspiration I am looking forward to see more of your future work 💕💖

[@mattjabbar]

Thank you!

[@jesstolley7193]

I'm always on the lookout for books like these, they really inspire me and are much closer to the dreamy, whimsical styles I adore. Thank you for sharing this!

[@astrosatoshi]

thanks for your job , I like your work . I discovered your work through your book on Japanese shops that I quickly bought. I loved it and took over the drawing. I have been a fan of Hayo Miyasaki for a long time, his style is unique and yet we discover it at times in your works. thank you again for your dissemination that I find all the same too rare. please post more of your work which is appreciated by all and your advice.

[@glass-yuzu]

the first time i went to japan i found one of Miyazaki's storyboard books and snapped it up immediately, i just fell in love with it even though it wasnt my favourite of his movies, and then the second and third time i went, i sought out more of them and bought as many as i could. i now have almost all of the ones that have been published save for one that i believe has gone out of print… butbtheyre absolutely fantastic, for fans of the movies and aspiring artists... They also brought an exhibition here to Taiwan of storyboard and sketch cells, numbering close to 3000 i believe, and with the exhibition they published this huge book with all the artwork featured. Of course, i bought a copy when i went to the exhibit, and now its one of my most prized possessions

[@fikumikubejbi737]

Gdy brakuje mi weny, oglądam twoje filmiki. Dzięki, że jesteś na yt. Czekam na kolejne filmiki ;)

[@陳文濤-y4b]

Thanks for your inspiring video. The way you explained your experiences was really sincere and made me feel like I was chatting with a friend for real.

[@Surimi888]

I found this advice to be super helpful. I've taken a couple of great art classes and feel like my art is going in the right direction, but my next goal is how to move forward and develop a style that I can apply to what I'm interested in painting and drawing. I'll definitely take your advice and use some of these books as references to pick and choose elements that I can incorporate into my own toolbox.

[@DettolObsessed]

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS VIDEO!!!!!! I've recently asked in a forum how it's possible for someone to learn techniques of other artists they admire and develop styles and I didn't really get clear answers but your video made it VERY CLEAR. Thank you so much again. I'm so in love with Miyazaki's art and Ghibli's watercolors in general. Would love to study similar works and finally get the courage to experiment 💕 Oh and I would also like to add that I consider YOUR art worth studying too. It's really wonderful how you learn from other artists and we learn from you too. It's like a huge chain of sharing art styles.

[@DettolObsessed]

I would also like to request a video 🙏🏻 If you're free one day, it would be amazing to watch a companion video to this and see how you restructure the inspirations to suit your own style instead of simply copying. That would be an amazing guide as well.

[@mattjabbar]

Thank you! I will have to think about this topic (because I do it mostly instinctively) :)

[@manonbricole4024]

My recommandation for fellow struggling artists would absolutely be 'A middle-earth traveller' from John Howe. And 'The art of Howls moving castle' is definitely on my wish list now.

[@learasc]

wow this video was really informative and helped me a lot. Thank you!

[@Rarururu__]

I bought "A sky longing for memories" last year and been since using it in conjunction with looking at hq stills of animes I like to construct my own style, granted I still have a long way to go but I'm enjoying myself on the way, I'm mainly an animator but because I get stressed a lot, I prefer to paint backgrounds to de-stress myself, I will look into more books to learn more approaches from the pros, but of course your book will be one of the first. Amazing job on the Susume Carolina comercial, it was amazing (I didn't know Colorido used TVPaint, I thought they used Retas or Clip Studio)

[@julieolano6355]

I really love your works. It motivates me to continue my watercolor paintings. Thank you for this. Those informations you shared with us, will definitely make a great impact. I learned so much from this. 👌😍

[@johnnonamegibbon3580]

lol These are the same exact books and things I used and did when I fist started. And as a result, I got really good quick and paint in a very similar style to yours. I noticed a lot of people claim to be influenced by Miyazaki and Ghibli but few show a true understanding of the style and how it works. It's not simply cute, it's all about lighting.

[@wyettwood3144]

And that is why I have your book! I love looking and trying to reverse engineer for my own work and style.

[@ameluncja]

Dziękuję bardzo za ten, jak i wszystkie filmy :) Ostatnio zafascynowały mnie akwarele i zaczęłam się ich uczyć ( co jest bardzo rozsądne, kiedy w piątek mam pierwsżą maturę ^^") Pańskie prace są piękne i inspirujące! :D

[@annisatriaagustina977]

Thank you for the video! It's really helpful. ♡

[@dalescott3942]

Awesome video. It’s always very interesting to understand the process of how we get inspiration and through the act of analysis and lots of practice become richer artists and designers.

[@MaximillianCallender]

Niesamowicie przydatne! Wreszcie wiem jak zacząć! 😊 Bardzo dziękuję 😊

[@GeniusGeniseret]

Your works are amazing and i hope can draw like you and better Thanks for your helpful videos.

[@mrdumdumb7165]

What a great suggestions you made! It nurture & enrich one ability of having a *Visual Library* in his mind and heart, thanks! You have your book released!? Congrats! Man such ashemed I would buy it Immediately if I have the money to do so

[@dastels]

The studio Ghibli art books are incredible. I'm current building up a collection of them.

[@mukhtarovagd]

Thank you for your openness and honesty!!

[@ismaeleduardo5480]

Hey Mateusz! I've been following this channel of yours for some time now. I must say that I really enjoy learning with you and I really appreciate your work. You're great! I've just received your book "Tokyo Strorefronts", and man, let me tell you, it is gorgeous! A pleasure to watch closely and with such detail! I'm so happy I got it! I wish you success and I hope that you keep uploading great content and sharing your experience and knowledge with us. Oh and I also bought some of these books from Oga Kazuo that you mentioned. I'm thrilled to dig in! Congrats

[@mattjabbar]

Thank you so much!!

[@STLYRZA]

I have to agree with you sir. I got about £200 worth of ghibli art books for my 16th birthday and I have to say it helps a tremendous amount.

[@chugonomics]

I'm gonna be honest. I have no real intention of actually drawing/painting/sketching. I'm just watching this video because Mateusz seems like a good dude and does a great job explaining the process.

[@mattjabbar]

Thanks :)

[@dastels]

Interestingly, this analysis is exactly what I'm doing with "Tokyo Storefronts" :)

[@mattjabbar]

I'm really happy and humbled to hear that. I will try harder 👍

[@dulikacool]

Thank you! Perfect timing indeed, actually analyzing your book for inspiration these days☺️

[@matheusbueno4562]

Great video! Even though I don't make watercollor illustration (I enjoy to see , but I don't have enough tallent to make them ) I love to see the paintings creation process that you artits have, especially the Miyazaki's ones that I'm huge fan (I'm reading his book Starting Point, that's more a book about his thoughts on the animation industry than his creation process, but still a great book).

[@Red36312]

Thank you so much for good information. that recommend book is good inspiration and very useful for me because I have still problem with design the background on my sketch.

[@0ddSoul]

omfg this came as a recommended video just in time as I recently decided to seriously improve my art, and i was already checking out some of the books you recommended, will probably look at the rest of them. Anyway, subscribed!

[@jhimawari7361]

Wow. I just found you, and the whole vid is a blessing. Thank you so much 💕

[@Sandrinesgallery]

I know I'll learn a lot from YOUR book! I received it last week, and I love it! Thank you for sharing your work, and making all your beautiful videos.

[@DettolObsessed]

He has a book?! Where can I find it please?

[@Sandrinesgallery]

He sure does! It just came out, and you can only get it on Amazon Japan for now. But they ship worldwide: amzn.to/2Kl2aXu Under the search box, on the right, you can find the option to change the language from Japanese (JP) to English (EN). The book is in both Japanese and English, and is absolutely beautiful!

[@mattjabbar]

Glad you like the book! Thank you!

[@Sandrinesgallery]

Your artwork is beautiful, your book is gorgeous, and I hope you sell a lot of copies!!

[@smilebrightly3666]

Thank you for sharing. The video really helps with thinking for yourself while learning from others

[@AnkitSharma83]

thank you for making this video. Slowly I will get them, would love to learn from them as you suggest.

[@mariamontgomery2610]

Got your book the other day. The section about materials you use was very interesting.

[@user-ym7xx7to3m]

日本では私がものごころついた時からジブリ作品はテレビでしょっちゅう再放送してたので、ジブリ好きです。今でも季節ごとにジブリ作品が再放送されていてすごく勉強になります。そちらではジブリ作品に馴染む機会はあるのかな？

[@karlajazminrivasarroyo1355]

thank you so much for this video! it was a very interesting subject as well as the way you filmed it

[@riverbeee9643]

Thank you so much for providing a list of links! (You should make them amazon affiliate links and get commission! Well-deserved.)

[@Tokyomodeldetective]

Those books are amazing

[@toffeeliz]

thank you so much for this! this has been incredibly insightful.

[@audreyliew1218]

I just wanted to let you know that I have received your book and am loving it

[@mattjabbar]

Thank you!

[@kelyrin-douceuretdessin9476]

This is such an amazing video ! :) Many thanks for the shared knowledge ! :)

[@zixxymwhah]

Thanks for all the information, very useful!

[@playboy8303]

you're fucking awesome bro !!!! luv your work by the way.

[@peachchi3367]

It's really hard to draw backrounds but this is really helpful and useful I'll probably practice drawing a lot of backgrounds

[@scent_of_life]

Thank you so much. I am new in painting buildings with watercolor And your videos are very informative. If you dont mind would you please make a video and explain the ways on how an artist can earn by making art. Once again that you so much for uploading such useful videos.

[@Noell14]

Thanks for your work! I like to analyze works of my favorite artists to improve my drawing skills too) Could you share a story of your way becoming an artist? I apologize in advance if you talked about this somewhere... However, it seems to me that it would be interesting (and convenient) if you make a video entirely devoted to this topic.

[@mattjabbar]

I had a few questions about this already and I’m thinking about tackling this in a different form :)

[@cheapbastard1990]

amazing showcase of resources. thank you.

[@juliechippits]

Just order your book, and put some of thoses on my list to buy when i will go in japan!

[@JohnAmber]

I love your art!!! And your videos are realy inspiring!!

[@Sant182]

Amazing stuff Mateusz! Thanks for this video.

[@momocal9660]

You really inspire me I hope I can become a great animator.

[@pauline5706]

Thank you for this! U have inspired me a lot. I wish there was a way to purchase kazuo oga's books in my country.

[@madhurya333]

Brilliant video Matt. THanks!!!

[@worldoflewisjames9069]

thank you so much! this was a really helpful video

[@oodyswe]

Great video man.

[@aimisofia4766]

Looks like i'd have to analyse your book next! :D

[@Sansan_97]

Thank you soooo much! It is really helpful

[@P0oDoll]

I wish I could give you multiple likes

[@yuukavo8080]

thank you so much !！ どうもありがとうございました。

[@se-uh8br]

Is there a huge difference between the first and new edition of 江戸東京たてもの園の物語? Love the video, by the way! Will try to look for some of them when I go to Japan 🥹🩵

[@Keithlynd_]

thank you for tons of the information ain this video

[@qiseki]

Thank you so much for sharing!!!

[@giveupndie4559]

I aspire to be able to paint somewhat like you someday thank you for making these videos

[@worldofbetty775]

wow you are amazing！

[@tealeaf9260]

Wonderful video. Thank you!

[@nastiaj7083]

Very helpful video, thank you!

[@poego6045]

Frustrates me when quality art info is hidden, with guys like this having only 97k subscribers, yet art channels that are just trash for it like Draw with Jazza have 3.4 mil. It's basically youtube algorithms rewarding clickbait over quality :(

[@prernatripathy8406]

100% agreed. It breaks my heart that more people don't get to see really incredible content like this one and only get to see the stupid clickbaitey videos. He should be the one having millions of views instead of those mediocre artists out there :(

[@himu8099]

L G Jazza's art is more entertainment oriented than tutorial based which common people like more, and this channel is purely informative and teaches a lot which only true art enthusiast and people who really wanna learn something stumble upon, at least that is how i found this channel, i was searching for something specific which lead me here for which i am really glad

[@MrKongatthegates]

Most people are beginners at art. Advanced stuff is going to apply to way less people.

[@eiraf9665]

Honestly fuck draw with jazza

[@weaponizedwinnebago]

elyscyan // nah man, be nice. The art community is not about segregation. Jazza does good stuff, but it is more entertainment. Dont hate our brothers and sisters doing art.

[@martinorona]

Wow! wonderful books!

[@hannachuiko8246]

thank you so much for this information!

[@DyconBear]

Thanks a lot. You inspired me.

[@kartikeyakrishna3611]

Amazing video can you suggest some websites for reference photos of Japan and stores like your Tokyo storefront series

[@hatcigarneckbeard7707]

Well, your own book is certainly a great inspiration! :) It just arrived from Amazon.jp

[@Rarirama]

Thanks for answering this! Funny thing is that I have some background books but never looked at them with the intent of reverse engineering, maybe that's why I couldn't learn as much as I wanted from them, guess I'll have to learn how to read art ;)

[@piyushjain2414]

Your videos are amazing...^_^

[@laragutierrez8033]

your channel is so amazing! Hello from your new subscriber! :)

[@gam3588]

Oh my God I love your accent I don’t know where you’re from but I love your accent🤩

[@mahdiayad6034]

Thanks for the tips !!!

[@GuitoWorks]

i honestly live in a 3rd world country and i quit from draw... but i collect artbooks and these things are amazing

[@HannahDRose]

this was amazing make more videos like these :)

[@Belcih]

Thanks,