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Creator: Yusuke Shiba
URL: http://polyzm.mods.jp
Theme: Fantasy, Cute Little Girls, Parody
Works: Illustration, CG
Exclusive Interview with Yusuke Shiba

[in JAPANESE]

As we introduced here, we have an exclusive interview with Yusuke Shiba. It is unbelievable that he is not a professional artist.

Q1:What kind of child were you when you were small?
A1: I was a quiet kid, and did not stand out.

Q2: What made you decide to pursue the current career?
A2: I am not yet a professional artist.
I wonder if I should be answering this interview as I am now.

Q3: What are the best characteristics of your drawing?
A3: People say my illustrations are colorful.

Q4: Which part of your image do you put the best thought into?
A4: I want my work to inspire viewer's imagination.
Also, image's whole balance is an important factor to me.

Q5: Among all of your works, which one do you like the best?
A5: I usually like the most recent work. I want to think that the latest work has an improvement compare to previous ones.

Q6: What program and software do you use to create your works?
A6: Photoshop. I bought Painter a while ago wishing to master it...but I rarely touch it.

Q7: What is the ultimate art for you?
A7: A simple work but touches person's soul.

Q8: Which part of the image do you start with? (Such as face line, background, etc)
A8: I draw the whole rough image, but I usually start from the face.

Q9: Do you have any creator or artist you admire?
A9: I like Yoshitoshi Abe, Yuuji Iwahara. And many more..

Q10: Where do you get your inspirations from? (Example: from books, TV, etc)
A10: I expand imagination from a word suddenly pops in my mind.

Q11: Do you have a goal in terms of creating works?
A11: None.

Q12: What animals do you like?
A12: Cat. But I can't afford to take care of one since I am occupied with taking care of myself.

Q13: What is your blood type?
A13: A

Q14: How do you spend your weekends?
A14: Stay at home and go shopping occasionally.

Q15: Do you have any sites you check everyday?
A15: Game information site and creator's site whom I like.

Q16: What is your hobby other than drawing?
A16: I play a lot of TV game. Other than that, I watch movie and listen to music.

Q17: Do you have any project you are currently working on?
A17: Not particularly.

Q18: Message to creators outside of Japan
A18: I will be happy if you can feel something from my work.

Q18: Would you accept work offer from outside of Japan?
A18: No.

Thank you Mr.Shiba for answering our interview!

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