These Animated Versions Of Old Japanese Paintings Are Totally Awesome

These beautiful animations are the work of Japanese artist Segawa thirty-seven.

His modern take on the centuries-old technique of Japanese woodblock prints are simply stunning.

The artist uses Adobe Photoshop and After Effects to bring Segways and alien spaceships into traditional Japanese scenes.

Is that a UFO?

Other GIFs are more subtle.

But they’re all beautifully done.

Check out more of Segawa thirty-seven’s amazing woodblock print animations on Twitter.