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1. What's your story? Where are you from?I'm from Osaka, Japan. Ever since I was a child, I had a strong passion for drawing and creating. Currently, I work as a freelance illustrator which has been my dream job. 大éĒåēčēĢã§ããåäžãŽé ããįĩĩãããããäŊããäŊãŖãããããã¨ã大åĨŊãã§ãããįžå¨ã¯ããŖã¨å¤ĸã ãŖãã¤ãŠãšããŦãŧãŋãŧã¨ããĻæ´ģåããĻããžãã![]() 2. Tell us about your aesthetic.I always try to make illustrations that are something more than just visual information. If someone feels brightened by my artworks even a little bit, it's my greatest pleasure. 常ãĢåļäŊããã¤ãŠãšããĢã¯åãĒãčĻčĻæ å ąäģĨä¸ãŽããŽãæãããããĒããã¨čããĻããžããããčĒ°ããį§ãŽäŊåã§æĨŊããæ°æãĄãĢãĒãŖãĻããããĒããããäģĨä¸ãŽãã¨ã¯ãããžããã3. What is your favourite medium and why?Most of my current artworks are digital. Nowadays, digital illustrations are very common, but I believe it still has many potentials. įžå¨ãŽį§ãŽäŊåã¯ãģã¨ããŠãã¸ãŋãĢã§ããäģããã¸ãŋãĢäŊåã¯æąēããĻįããæäģŖã§ã¯ãĒãã§ãããããã§ããžã ããããå¤ããŽå¯čŊæ§ãããã¨æãŖãĻããžãã4. What is your artistic process like?It starts with making multiple small rough sketches on paper to find the most comfortable lines and balance. After that, I decide on the colors and details as searching reference materials. ãžãã¯å°ããĒããã¤ããŽãŠããį´ãĢæããĻãä¸įĒããŖããããįˇãããŠãŗãšãæĸããžããããããč˛ãį´°ããįŽæãčŗæãæ¤į´ĸãã¤ã¤æąēããĻãããžãã5. Who and/or what inspires your work?I get inspired by my daily life, books, pictures, and movies. æĨ常įæ´ģãæŦãįģåãæ įģã§ãã6. What role does art play in your life? How does it change the way you view the world?It's a part of my life and identity. I've been drawing since I was very young. Whenever I was happy or depressed, it made me calm and involved. į§ãŽäēēįãŽä¸é¨ã§ããĸã¤ããŗããŖããŖã§ããåšŧãããããããŖã¨įĩĩãæããĻããžãããæĨŊããæãæ˛ããæããįĩĩãæããã¨ã§æ°åãčŊãĄįããĻãå¤ĸä¸ãĢãĒããã¨ãåēæĨãžããã![]() 7. Where did you study?I studied graphic design at university. The experiences in the university have helped me to deal with design as an illustrator. 大åĻã§ã°ãŠããŖãã¯ããļã¤ãŗãåĻãŗãžãããããŽæãŽįĩé¨ã¯ã¤ãŠãšããŦãŧãŋãŧã¨ããĻããļã¤ãŗãĢéĸããä¸ã§åŊšįĢãŖãĻããžãã8. Where do you see yourself in five years?I hope I'm still enjoying my work, and keep challenging new things to expand my activities. ããŽé ãĢãæĨŊããã§äģäēãåēæĨãĻããã¨ãããĒã¨æããžãããžããæ°ãããã¨ãĢææĻãįļããĻæ´ģåãŽåš ãåēããĻãããã§ãã9. What about in ten?It's the same as #8, my priority is being happy and enjoying my work. Besides that, if I have enough experiences, I would like to offer information to help young artists. åãŽčŗĒåã¨åãããä¸įĒãŽåĒå é äŊã¯æĨŊããäģäēãã§ããĻããã¨ãããã¨ã§ãããããĢå ããĻãããį§ãĢååãĒįĩé¨ãããã°ãčĨæãŽãĸãŧããŖãšãéãĢã¨ãŖãĻåŊšįĢã¤æ å ąãįēäŋĄãããã§ãã10. What do you hope to achieve with your art?I hope my artworks help somebody to find joy and peace in their heart. čĒ°ããį§ãŽäŊåã§æĨŊããįŠãããĒæ°æãĄãĢãĒãããã¨æãŖãĻããžãã![]() 11. Now, tell us a little more about you as a person: what is your favourite food?I'm a huge food enthusiast. Any kind of food makes me happy, but chocolate is something else! ããĄãããĄãéŖãããåãĒãŽã§ããĒãã§ã大åĨŊãã§ããããã§ãŗãŦãŧãã¯åĨæ ŧã§ããīŧ12. Favourite book?I like reading horror stories. ããŠãŧãåĨŊãã§ãã13. Favourite genre of music?Pop/Classic/Lo-fi/folk14. What are your hobbies?Eating, cooking, and wandering around the city. éŖãšããã¨ãæįãæŖæŠã15. If you weren't an artist, what would you be?I would be a backpacker, and exploring all around the world! I think I still have a chance! ããã¯ãããĢãŧãĢãĒãŖãĻä¸įä¸ãæĸæ¤īŧãžã ããŖãŗãšã¯ããã¨æãŖãĻãžãīŧ![]() ![]() Comments are closed.
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