He just mentioned four things I adore: Calvin & Hobbes, Gustav Klimt, Alphonse Mucha, and Art Nouveau.

stayforthecredits:

The look of The Secret of Kells is both eclectic and inventive. Can you tell us about your inspirations for the film?

Co-director Tomm Moore : The main inspiration of course is the Book of Kells itself, which is a national treasure in Ireland and kind of one of the high points of medieval art. So we looked at that a lot and we looked at other medieval art from around that time, but we were also inspired by…comics like Bone and Calvin and Hobbes. Especially Bill Watterson [creator ofCalvin and Hobbes] paintings…But also the painter Gustav Klimt, and Alphonse Mucha. You know the kind of poster artists of the Art Nouveau period? And then there’s a really great, animated feature that was never finished called The Thief and the Cobbler by Richard Williams,who was the animation director on Who Framed Roger Rabbit.