From the Craft Mastery Special Unit
I found this nice write up about a recently translated pamphlet that show's Miyazaki's painting technique and tools.
I'd seen the pamphlet before in Japanese, which I don't read, and though it looked nice, but I missed all the charming self-deprecation Miyazaki is known for.
What's great about this is Miyazaki's tools and techniques are about eliminating friction and getting work done. Tools aren't the focus in his work, he just found something that gets the job done, and his technique never gets in the way of telling a story, or exhibiting a character's personality.
Read the full write up here: LINK
The second page there is concept art for a commercial Studio Ghibli did back in 2004 to pay the bills:
Watch the video here: LINK
-Jake