Learn How to Draw Totoro From Studio Ghibli
Watch producer Toshio Suzuki paint the character.
Fans of classic Studio Ghibli film My Neighbor Totoro can add another quarantine activity to their to-do list: learn how to draw one of the movie‘s beloved characters.
A YouTube video uploaded by the Nagoya City Board of Education features famed Studio Ghibli producer Toshio Suzuki walking viewers through a quick calligraphy ink sketch of Chu-Totoro, a blue, medium-sized version of Totoro. The secret to making the cat-rabbit hybrid come to life? Appropriate spacing between the eyes, according to Suzuki.
Take a look at Toshio Suzuki’s Chu-Totoro tutorial above.
In related news, the Studio Ghibli Museum in Japan has posted several virtual tours on YouTube.