Tow Tateoka：I think the lines. The way I paint changes, but with lineart I have an ideal in my mind. It's difficult to pass my own standards.。

Tow Tateoka：This is a very rough estimate, but I think about 4 hours on average for what I post on ART street.
There are some artwork that I decided not to post where I spent more time. "カーテシー" and "vmp" was a 30 minute speed paint.

Tow Tateoka：Drawing shadows and highlights usually goes smoothly.
I wouldn't say this is a tip, but I have a story about this.
When I was new to art, there was a time when I started drawing on a black canvas.
It wasn't a practice for me, I just thought it might be fun.
Usually I start with the light colors, but with the black canvas, I have to think about the light and contrast from the start.
So that might have been a good practice on shadows.
I think the way I draw clothing folds was built from that.

Tow Tateoka：Even if I am painting with a realism style, I try not to lose the Japanese manga like feeling.
I don't want to create realism, but I want the textures to have some amount of realism.

Tow Tateoka：I think the way the nose and mouth is simplified.
The mood changes a lot depending on how you paint it.
Of course if you paint in a flat style, it's less complicated.

Tow Tateoka：Usually I just add noises and highlights.
The brushes gives me a hint for that, and I mostly rely on them.
My past artwork such as "Diabolos" and "カケアミ（タイル）でお茶を点てる" was inspired by the brushes.
I guess being inspired by the brush is a bit odd.

Tow Tateoka：When Photoshop was my main tool, I used the "Find edges" filter.
With MediBang Paint, the edge pen will create similar results.
Also when I have the chance, I wish to use hatching (tile) brush.
With the patterns, I think using textures would make sense, but I want everything to be drawn by myself, even though it may compromise the quality.

Tow Tateoka：Including the designs, many took more than a week.
For artwork with no theme or fanart, it takes less than a day.

Tow Tateoka：I am still not very good at expressing the theme and ideas with the composition, and it is something I have to work on.
I can say the same with the pose.

Tow Tateoka：Thinking about what to draw. The first step is nothing but fun.