
Michiyo Yasuda: The Mastermind Behind Ghibli's Iconic Colors
Michiyo Yasuda was the master colorist whose sophisticated use of naturalistic tones and custom paints created the iconic, realistic look of Studio Ghibli's legendary films.
How humans see and process visual information, including topics like foveal vision, peripheral awareness, motion detection, optical illusions, and the neuroscience of sight.

Michiyo Yasuda was the master colorist whose sophisticated use of naturalistic tones and custom paints created the iconic, realistic look of Studio Ghibli's legendary films.
A procedurally animated shader makes motion visible only near your gaze point, letting you see the size of your fovea.

Use black-and-white pixel patterns to fake shades—ordered via a threshold map—so fewer colors can still look like many.