I studied Shuna's Journey by Hayao Miyazaki. I painted thumbnail color studies of several of his pages, with an eye to his use of warm & cool, focal point, and storytelling. I also broke down the composition of several pages, looking at how the eye flows within and across his panels from focal point to caption. This was done live on Twitch, and was aided by the thoughtful contributions of my viewers. Together, we discovered some of Miyazaki's secrets and came across new questions to explore.
In my opinion, this kind of artist study is an extremely valuable exercise for artists of all levels. I hope you learn something from it, but I especially hope this will help younger artists learn how ...