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Creator Interview
*Name: UGUME
*Experience: Three years

*Creator's Mypage: http://otakumode.com/ugume/posts

Q&A

Q1: What do you draw the most of?
A1: Touhou Project.

Q2: In a few words, what is TOM to you?
A2: I am very grateful for TOM. It has given me the chance to connect with
people abroad who also enjoy this genre; this is something which I have
always wanted to do. Thank you very much.

Q3: What started your desire to illustrate?
A3: My desire to illustrate first arose when I encountered Touhou. When I
first started, I was just killing time, but I've met many other artists
and now drawing has becoming something indispensable to me.

Q4: How do you draw?
A4: I mainly use a tablet and software with my PC for illustrating. I also
draw using more traditional methods, but they are not as good compared
to my digital work.

Q5: What was your most difficult work?
A5: (1/11)
This is a work from a year ago, and so far this work has taken the longest
to complete. Rather than just placing a lot of importance on the
character, I wanted to make the scenery really pop, so I drew various
scenes. It was a really good experience.

Q6: Which work are you most pleased with?
A6: (2/11)
I was able to submit this work to a certain illustration collection. I
was very particular about the character and the pocket watch. To me,
this is my best work to date.

Q7: What work were you the most particular on?
A7: (3/11)
With this work, I wanted to make an illustration inspired by the
character's theme song. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0zhhbEokO4).
I contemplated this piece a lot to feel out the musical image, and I
inserted my own interpretation into the illustration.

Q8: Which work’s background were you the most particular about?
A8: (4/11)
Compared to my other works this background is quite simple. However, I aimed to
create an “endless blue sky” to give the piece an open and refreshing
scene.

Q9: What is your most flashy work?
A9: (5/11)
The colors aren't that flashy, but the perspective and composition, along
with the radiance of the wings and background, make it a bold illustration.

Q10: What is your simplest work?
A10: (6/11)
I drew this illustration for a business card, so it didn't have much of a
background. However, I tried to make it stylized with the feeling that
what she is holding will pop out of the page.

Q11: Tell us about an illustration of a character you like.
A11: (7/11)
This is Murasa Minamitsu from Touhou Project. She died and became the
captain of a ghost ship.

Q12: Do you like drawing girls, boys, or animals the most?
A12: I like to draw girls; cute and cool characters are my style. I
also like to draw inorganic things like mecha.

Q13: What are your favorite colors?
A13: I like deep blue and green hues, similar to sea colors. Because I
have always loved the sea, many of my works use these colors.

Q14: How do you practice drawing?
A14: I don’t do much “practicing.” I just choose a theme, set a goal, and
enjoy the process. To me this is great! I think it’s better to think
“drawing is practice” than think “I have to practice to be able to draw”.

Q15: Could you show us some of your art tools?
A15: (8/11)
This isn't a photo of my art tools, but rather my work environment.

Q16: Could you show us a draft illustration?
Q16: (9/11)(10/11)
It may be difficult to understand, but here is a rough draft.

Q17: Could we see something you are currently working on?
A17: (11/11)
This piece is planned to be used in a CD booklet.