Gabriel Gomez: From Watching Animated Films To Creating Them

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Gabriel Gomez grew up during the so-called “Disney Renaissance,” with films like Beauty and the Beast, The Lion King, and Tarzan as his first major influences. He would later discover Japanese anime, which meant seeing Hayao Miyazaki’s unparalleled artistry for the first time in his life. In this industry, watching a Studio Ghibli film is almost like a rite of passage. It is the ultimate goal, and it does an extraordinary job of inspiring the artists we like to write about. In our interview with him, Gabriel told us that…

Ignatius Tan and The Spirit of Miyazaki

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Ignatius Tan is an Illustration Art Lead on Legends of Runeterra at Riot Games in Hong Kong. He grew up in Singapore, and as a kid, found influences in Studio Ghibli, old-school anime, and western animations like He-Man, X-Men and the ninja turtles. The signature style of Ghibli is most noticeable when you scroll through his portfolio where artworks and sketches celebrating Kiki’s Delivery Service, Princess Mononoke, and Spirited Away catch your attention almost immediately. It’s fun to see how the spirit of Miyazaki’s animated films lives on, shining through in the art of a whole generation of illustrators like the one we’ve interviewed here.