Karasuba Rindo： My favorite is coloring! Adding details after I decide the colors!
It feels as though the more I paint, the more it becomes closer to what I think is "beautiful". It's difficult to stop once I start painting lol.

Karasuba Rindo： I am very happy that you noticed the shadows.. thank you.
I have always loved expressing lights. After I discovered digital painting, I found out I could add sparkle effects using layers. I think that's when it started.

Karasuba Rindo：I make the shadows vibrant because I like lights, so that developed over time.
But there has been some influences.
You know those MikuMikuDance videos? Many of them have eyes that shine, and I wanted to capture that with my illustration.
I think that was a big influence.

I started limiting the colors I use, because I just can't use many different colors at the same time! Or my skills weren't good enough to pull that off. I wanted to draw better, and gradually I came to the conclusion to do that.
I also just like illustrations that has a sense of uniformity lol

Karasuba Rindo：I forget time when I am painting.
But I don't think I draw for a very long time. Probably 8 to 10 hours max.
I want to spend more time, but I like reading too.
I also spend so much time looking at pixiv.

Karasuba Rindo：Hmm.. I start with deciding how to place the character.
My process would be like... I come up with the theme that I want to draw, and after I decide the overall mood, I choose the character which would be the main subject along with other props.
For example, I could decide the main subject is a character with a kimono from the Heian period. Let's say I chose that because I thought the cloth that drapes on the back is beautiful.

I make a decision to make the cloth flow in a vertical direction, or a horizontal direction. That would lead me to choose the canvas aspect ratio, to make it wide or tall.

After the canvas is finalized, I decide where to place the character. At the same time I decide the areas that will be almost empty.
For example, if I place the character on the bottom right, the empty area would be on the top left.
Then I start placing objects, but I try not to put any in the empty area. I tell myself, I will never put anything in that space! lol.
That creates a good balance.
After I place everything, my composition is decided.
The pose and how I place things is based on the illustrations, photos, and videos I have seen throughout my life, so it's almost done subconsciously.
It's like I have a list of things I want to draw, and I choose from there.
So I can't really explain that. But basically that's how I make the decisions!

These days, most of it is done subconsciously.
It's like I draw the scenery that came up in my mind.

Karasuba Rindo：I try not to use too many colors.

If I use too much colors, it looses the feeling of uniformity. I try to color as many objects as I can with as few colors as I can.
Although because I like colors so much, I can't help adding them in lol.