hanako

hanako

I am studying Western and Japanese painting at a minor College of Arts near Lake Biwa. The reason I shifted from Western painting to Japanese painting was because I get sick with the smell of oil and become nauseous. However, even though I draw digitally now, I still occasionally become nauseous, so it’s possible I just can’t concentrate for long periods of time. After graduation, I became employed as a sign maker. I acquired a foundation of the digital-like craft, and I became a master at mizubari sheets. After I left my job, I was a little unsure. Now, I am a self-proclaimed manga artist, small-time illustrator, and photographer.
Since 2006, my fantasy manga has been available on the site Little Wing. I’m still steadily updating it.

In recent years, I have been struggling between analog and digital, but I have now finally come to the point where I consider myself as digital. Even in regard to manga work, I generally understand the know-how of digital. I thought I would be able to increase my production speed...but that didn’t seem to be the case. However, I think that the amount I am able to do has widened. There are too many thing I want to do and I want to patiently sit at my desk.