Rather than painting, I was interested in design itself from a young age. Actually, I didn't graduate from art or art university, and I wasn't even in the art club at school.…I was a member of the sports club in junior high and the brass band club in high school. However, since I was a child, I have liked seeing signs and advertisements. I used to draw and copy designs I found in the city. More than a picture“Drawing a design”That's the feeling I liked.

agreement15I worked in the apparel industry for a year, including stylist work for imported brands, as well as store layouts and promotional design. I suffered a serious illness and resigned to undergo treatment, but after losing my beloved fashion job, what remained with me was”picture”That was the case. After battling illness and undergoing rehabilitation, I became independent as an illustrator and designer, officially starting my career. Although I had experience in design from my previous job, I didn't attend a specialized school for painting. Speaking of self-study, I was self-taught, reading books relentlessly, visiting art teachers from my student days, and using the internet andSNSI looked it up…。 I put what I input into practice and gradually mastered the skills through that accumulation.

Before starting digital art, I mainly painted acrylic and pen drawings, but I wanted to leave behind my own work, not just client workSNSWhen I thought about the process of preserving works using digital technology, I felt that digital was a better fit. First, since I became independent as an illustrator, digital drawing skills were absolutely essential, so I learned them as needed and adapted them to my work.

Of course, there are challenges unique to digital, but there are also many unique beauty and ways of expression unique to digital technology.

Also, it's fun to try something analog even though it's digital. Regarding coloring, digital100%So I no longer start with acrylic paintings and then use digital ones, but the lines still start with analog now. When creating rough sketches, sometimes it's faster to draw them with a pen to match the actual size in your mind, then transfer them to digital work. If you try to draw digitally from the start, it can get stuck, but with paper, your hands move on their own and the composition can easily stick to your mind.

In fact, I was assuming overseas from the start. Japanese people are humble, so it's hard to say for themselves, "Japan is amazing." But when people from overseas say, 'Japan is amazing,' I feel proud. So first, we want people overseas to get enthusiastic and then bring that passion to Japan.”reverse import”I wanted to. In fact,NFTInspired by art, we were invited overseas and eventually exhibited in Milan and Barcelona. At that time, in Japan,NFTSince there was almost no foundation for art, I posted on overseas platforms, but when I found Japanese people doing interesting things there, they found me.
From the reactions we receive overseas, I am always amazed at how many people abroad understand Japanese culture even more deeply than Japanese people do. There are people who examine details like how to undo the kimono collar and the depiction of the sleeves at a level even Japanese people don't know. Sometimes I get comments like, "I'm glad you drew that part well."

I have always been active in music, and with the shakuhachi andDJand even then, the response from overseas was overwhelmingly strong. That's why I've always felt firsthand that Japanese culture has the potential to spread more if it is first delivered overseas.