Hirohiko Araki, best known for his hit manga JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, is most well known for his illustrations and attention to detail when it comes to the panels on his pages. The work put into his illustrations cannot be understated but the thought process that goes into getting to those final products is often overlooked. Araki can make a simple sketch look effortless, as seen in a recent picture he took with a fan during a rare public appearance, but when it comes to complete manga panels with characters and environments he takes his attention to detail seriously.
Araki created a unique format for his manga, separating his manga into parts, creating a series of loosely tied together stories that come together to create one large universe. Each of these parts take place in different parts of the Earth, some take place in Japan, his home country, some take place in parts of America. No matter what part of the work the part takes place in, he will take time to go to those places and study them to get inspiration and make sure he is accurately adapting that setting. This philosophy of using nature as a teacher can be seen in Rick Rubin's The Creative Act in his chapter on using Nature as a teacher, highlighting the inspiration that can come from the beauty of things such as the ocean, mountains, and the deserts.
It was really interesting to learn about Araki and his creative process. I have not heard of him before, but he sounds interesting in regard to his creative process. I do like that he creates different areas that are presented in his pieces. The photo that you showed of his piece of art looks really cool and I like how you connected it to the book in the end.
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