專業的「角色設計」該怎麼思考？繪師・Syugao訪談 - pixivision

此外，「Artist 15.6 Pro」還擁有NTSC88％（sRGB120％）的優秀色彩精度與178度寬視角的鮮艷畫面，可以應對創作者細微的表現，圓形轉盤與8個自定義快捷鍵 ... pixivisionhasupdatedthePrivacyPolicyasfromJuly7,2022.詳細OKTopInterviewInterviewwithIllustratorShugao-WhatisProfessionalCharacterDesignInterviewbyYouheiOgawaPhotosbyKazuyaCombininguniqueformsandrefineddesigns,Shugaocreatesstylishcharactersinherworkasanillustrator. Thescopeofherworkisincrediblybroad.She'sprovidedillustrationsforworkslike"Yowai5000-nennoSoushokuDragon,IwareNakiJaryuuNintei"(WrittenbyEnomotoKaisei/Publishedby KadokawaSneakerBunko)and"DanjonNouka!"(WrittenbyGuutara/PublishedbyEarthStarNovel).She'salsoacharacterdesigner,andherworkincludesVTubersTanakaHimeandSuzukiHinaaswellasthemembersofLitaandLizfromVirtualGirlsUnit"KMNZ(Kemonozu)".Shelivesherlifevigorously,pouringherselfintoherillustrationworkandthedrawingshedoesinhersparetime.Howdoesshecreatesuchwell-belovedcharacters?Andwheredoesshefindthemotivationtokeepdrawing?Weaskedherthesecretsofhercreativity.Achievinghergoalofillustratingbooks──You'veworkedinalotofdifferentgenres.Whatkindofworkareyoufocusingonnow?I'vegotalotofdifferentprojectsrightnowsoit'shardtopointtojustonething.Ispendthemosttimeonillustrationsfornovels,though.Witheverythingfromthecharacters'designs,thecover,thetitlepageillustrationandotherimagesthatappearthroughoutthebook,there'salottomake.Theillustrationshavetoembodythecontentofthebook,soit'saverytime-consumingprocess.But,illustratingnovelswasalwaysoneofmygoalsasanillustrator,soIhaveplentyofmotivationtoworkhardandI'mreallyhappytobeabletoworkonthoseprojects.──What'sthehardestthingaboutcreatingillustrationsforbooks?It'sgottobethecharacterdesign.Thattakesupthemosttime.Theauthor,theeditorandIallhaveourownimageofhowtheyshouldlook,andIhavetoreconcileallthoseideas.Someauthorsonlyhaveverylooseideasaboutwhattheywant,whileothersmightbringinatonofveryspecificreferenceimages.Itrymybesttoprovidesomethingalongthelinesoftheirvision.──Doyougettoincludeyourideasaswell?Justalittle...(laugh).Itakespecialcarenottodeviatetoofarfromthebook'ssetting,butotherthanthatIincorporatesomeofmyownideas.Thedesignwillgetrefinedthroughouttheprocess,soIstartbyjustthrowingideasatthewallandseeingwhatsticks.IgetworkedupwonderingwhatkindofresponseI'llgeteverytimeIsubmitmydesignideas.──Speakingofcharacterdesign,you'vealsohadexperiencedesigningVTubers.Whataspectsdoyoufocusonwhendesigninganewcharacter?Forthedesign,youdon'twanttooverloadtheviewerwithinformation.Trytomakeyourdesignassimpleasyoucan.Always focusonthingslikecreatingasilhouettethatdescribesthecharacter'spersonalityandonmakingasimpleyetindividualdesign.バーチャルガールズユニット・KMNZbyしゅがお5ShugaodesignedthecharactersLitaandLizfromVirtualGirlsUnit"KMNZ(Kemonozu)".──Isthereareasonthatyouaresopartialtosimplerdesigns?AsIwasworkingonthingslikebookillustrationsorVTubercharacterdesigns,Ikeptthinkingnon-stop,"Whatischaracterdesign?"Ijustnaturallystartedtogetthisfeelinglike,"Oh,yeah,simplerisbetter."Butofcourse,sometimesyouwanttomakeaflashiercharacter,likethoseyouseeinmobilegames,soitsreallycasebycase.But,Itendtolikethesimpler,moreuniquestyleofcharacter.──WhencreatingVTubercharacterdesigns,youknewthosecharacterswouldeventuallybemadeinto3Dcharacters.Didthatmakeitmoredifficulttodesignthem?Theshapeanddesignwasonething,butIalsohadtothinkabouthowthehairandclotheswouldmove.3Dmodelsareespeciallydifficultbecauseyoualsoneedtoconsiderthecharacter'smovement.Forexample,ifthecharactersways,alongpieceoftheirdesignmightclipthroughtheirbodies.Ihadtodecideonthedesignbytestingalotofdifferentlengthstoseewhatwouldbealright.Comparedtoacharacterthatonlyexistsonpaper,yourchoicesareverylimited,andyouhavetonavigatethatwhilestillpreservingthesimpleyetmemorablevisionyouhaveforyourcharacter.Thatwaswaymoredifficultthanbookillustrations.HMHN・KMNZまとめbyしゅがお10ThevirtualYouTuberunit"Himehina",composedofTanakaHimeandSuzukiNina,wasdesignedbyShugao.──WhatwasitliketoseetheVTubersyouhaddesignedmovingforthefirsttime?Whenyou'reinthedesigningphase,it'salljustyourimagination,ofcourse.SomeofthegirlsweretotallydifferentfromwhatIhadimagined(laugh).GirlsIthoughtwereniceandsweetturnedouttobetotalmaniacs...Ithoughtthatthatwasreallyfunny.Youcanreallyfeeltheiruniquepersonalityandthatthey'renotjustimitatingsomeoneelse.Iwassohappytoseethefansacceptingtheiruniquepersonalitiesandcheeringthemon.What'sitliketodrawforaliving?Shugaolovestoventureintonewgenres,andneversettlesforanythinglessthanherbest.Shecarefullyconsiderswhatelementsherworkneedstostandoutandfacesthosechallengeshead-on.Youcanfeelherearnestdedicationtoherworkinherwords.She'sanartistwithboundlesscreativeenergy,butwherewasherstartingpoint?──Whendidyoustartmakingillustrations?MiddleschoolwaswhenIstarteddrawingactualcharacterdesigns.AroundthattimeIwantedtotrydigitalartandboughtatablet.ThereasonIwantedtodrawwasbecauseIwasobsessedwiththeanimeairingonTVatthattime...That'saprettytypicalreason(laugh). Also,anotherprettybigreasonwasthatmydadwatchedanimeandwasbigintovideogames,soIwasaroundthatkindofstuffsinceIwaslittle.雪みっくみくbyしゅがおOneoftheworksshe'suploadedtopixiv.From2013.──Whydidyoudecidetoturnyourhobbyintoajob?ImovedtoTokyotoattendavocationalschool,butatthattimeIjusthadthisvaguefeelinglike,"It'dbecoolifIcouldworkasanillustrator."OnceIstartedvocationalschoolIstartedthinking"Iseriouslywanttolearnhowtodraw,Iwanttodothisforaliving,"andIgotmorepassionateaboutit.IgotaninternshipatthecompanyIworkfornow,andthatwasbigdealforme.Iwasabletoexperiencewhatitwasreallyliketodrawforaliving,whatitwasliketobeapro,andthatwasthefirsttimeIactuallybegantounderstandthosethings.Itheightenedmyinterestindrawingandevenmoreeagertodothisforaliving.Andallthepeoplearoundmewereincrediblytalented.Iwasplungedintotheprofessionalworldandsawwhatitwasreallyliketoworkasanartist,butinsteadofgettingdiscouragedisawakenedthisstrongfeelingof"Yes,let'sdothis!"insideme.──Tellusalittlemoreaboutbeingaprofessionalartist.Wheredidyoufeelthatdifferencespecifically?Therewerealotofdifferentthings,butthemostshockingthingwastheroughsketches.Theprecisionoftheirroughsketcheswasonawholedifferentlevel.Ihadalwaysthoughtofroughsketchesasquickanddirty,butmycoworkersatmyinternshipmaderoughsketchesthatwereattheleveloffinishedlineart.Theywerethatprecise.Icomparedthemtomysketchesandwasshockedbythedifference.Ifeltlikemysketcheswerewaytoomessy...andthatgotmealittlediscouraged(bitterlaugh). Amessyroughsketchburiestheactuallines.Intheend,whenyougotomakethecleanerversion,youendupspendingalotoftimefixingallthemistakesyoumadeintheroughsketch.Inordertoavoidallthatpainwhenyoumakethecleaned-upversion,Ilearnedhowimportantitwastodrawyourfirstsketchneatly.Asajob,guaranteeingthequalityofyourworkisagiven.Whenyou'reworkingasaprofessional,you'realsoexpectedtobeefficientandfast.Byincreasingyourefficiencyanddrawingatagoodpace,youfreeupmoretimetoimprovethequalityofyourillustrationandaddyourownpersonalcreativetouch.Shugaosaysthat"becauseI'mstilllearning,Iwanttokeepgettingmoreandmoreefficient."Whatisherworkspacelike?【10周年】コラボストアinアトレ秋葉原byしゅがおAnillustrationfromaturningpointinShugao'scareer,the"HatsuneMiku10thAnniversaryCollabStore."──Tellmeaboutyourworkenvironment.IboughtanLCDdrawingtabletjustalittlewhileago.UpuntilthenI'dbeenusingaregulartablet,justyourtypicalflatboard,butcomparedtothatmydrawingspeedhasgoneupconsiderably.Itfeelsalotlikedrawingonpapersoyoudon'tneedtogetusedtodrawingonaslab.BeingabletodrawonatabletthesamewayIdrawonpaper,Iguessyoucouldsayit'seasierbutit'scertainlymorefun. ThereasonIendedupgettinganLCDdrawingtabletwasthatmycompanywasgoingoutofitsmindtryingtogetmetodrawfaster,andintheend,Ididn'thaveanychoice(bitterlaugh).ToavoidanycarnageItookachanceontheLCDtabletandit'sbeenatotalsuccess.Whetheryou'llhavechemistrywithanLCDtabletornotdependsontheperson,butforpeoplewhoareusedtotraditionalart,it'smucheasiertouseanLCDtabletthattheoldslabtype.Thistabletissoeasytouse!Shugaousuallyusesaprofessional,large-sizedLCDtablet.Eventhoughthelargescreenhasincreasedherspeed,shehasafewcomplaints,includingtheunwieldysizethatmakesithardtopositioninherworkspace.So,weaskedhertotrytheArtist13.3Proforoneweek.ThisLCDtabletisamorereasonablesizeandcanbemovedandfitintoanyworkspaceeasily.Inthepicture,an"Artist15.6Pro".WehadShugaodrawacharacterwithit.──WhatwereyourimpressionsoftheArtist13.3Pro?Iwasreallyimpressed.Thistabletissoeasytouse!ThefirstthingthatimpressedmewastheprotectivefilmovertheLCDscreen.I'mterribleatputtingthoseon,andIwassohappythatithadbeendoneforme.Idon'tknowwhetherit'sduetothatfilmornot,butitfeelsgreatandiseasytodrawon.Thependoesn'tgetstuckonthescreenorfeelbumpy,anditfeelsreallybalancedasyou'reusingit.There'snodelayasyoudrawandthecolorsarefantastic.Idon'thaveanycomplaints.Thispriceforthisquality;allIcansayis,that'samazing.──It'ssmallerthanthetabletyou'reusedtousing.Whatwasitliketousethissmallertablet?Withabiggertablet,youhavenochoicebuttoprop[thetablet]up.Withthissizeyoucanlayitdowneasilyandmakeitfeelevenmorelikeyou'redrawingonpaper.Forbeginners,drawinglikethatwouldbemucheasier.Also,beingabletocarryitaroundandthefactthatitdoesn'toverheataresomeofthebenefitsofhavingasmallertablet.Ifyouconnectedittoalaptop,Ithinkyoucouldevendrawinyourbed(laugh).Also,IthoughtitwasgreatthatallofthesettingsfortheXP-PENwerealltiedtogetherinoneapplication.Youcanadjustthepencalibrationandpressure,thefunctionkeysettings,andalltheotherimportanttabletoptionsinoneplace.Onothertablets,youneedspecialapplicationsjusttochangethecolorsettings,butthefactthatyoucandoallofthatinoneapplicationisoneoftheXP-PEN'sbestfeatures.──Iscalibrationdifficult?Thecolorsyouseewillalwaysbealittledifferentfromwhatthepublicsees,butyouwanttotryyourbesttogetthatdifferenceassmallaspossible.So,attheleast,youneedtomakesurethecoloronyourmonitorandthecoloronyourtabletmatch.Ifthecolorsareoffandyouonlynoticeafterthefact,itcanbeahugeproblemlater.TheArtist13.3Prohasamazingcolors,soafterjustalittleadjustingIwasabletogetthemmatchingperfectly.Iwassogratefultobeabletodothatsosimply,andthat'soneofthegreatpartsofthistablet.──DoyouwishyouhadanArtist13.3Prowhenyoustarteddrawing?Itotallythoughtthat!Myfirsttabletwastinyanddidn'thaveascreen.Iboughtitinmiddleschool,buttobehonestI'vekeptusingituntilrecently(laugh).SwitchingtoanLCDdrawingtablet,justbyaddingonemorescreenyourproductivityincreasesdramatically.Inordertodrawalot,youneedtobeefficient.So,I'mjealousofpeoplewhocanstartoffdrawingwithanLCDtablet.Andthefactthatyoucangetsomethingthisniceatthispriceisincredible.I'malittlescaredofhowmanypeoplearegoingtogetgoodatdrawingreallyquicklywiththis(laugh).I'mgoingtohavetoworkharder.Shugaowantstocontinueimprovinghercraftandtryingnewthings.Shewantstostepoutofhercomfortzoneincharacterdesignandventureoutintoproductdesign,creatingclothingandaccessories.Evenwhentalkingwistfullyaboutherdreams,youcanstillfeelhercorestrengthofwillandpassion.Whenasked"Whatadvicewouldyougiveyourfuturecompetitorsintheartworld?"shehadsomeinterestingwordsofwisdom.Whateveryoudraw,putyourstamponit.Ifyoulikedoingitandyouputyourpersonalityintoit,Ithinkanyonecanlearntodraw.Everyonehassomethingtheylovetodomorethananything.Ithinkthefocusofthatloveandpassionneedstobeyourindividuality. [SpecialPresent!]ThisisthetabletShugaoused"Artist15.6Pro"MeetthehighlypopularLCDmonitordrawingtabletfromXP-PEN,theArtist15.6Pro.Youwon'tfeelanyfrictionbetweenyourpenandthefullylaminate15.6-inch(1920x1080)screen.With8192levelsofpenpressureandtheabilitytotiltupto60degrees,thistabletprovidesanaturaldrawingexperience.Moreover,thegorgeousscreenfeaturesa 88％NTSC（120％sRGB）ratioand178-degreeviewangle.TheArtist15.6Proisheretosuityourworkflowandprovides8customizableshortcutstocreateadrawingenvironmentthatsupportsyourcreativity.Thisisatabletthatallowsyoutofocusonwhatmatters:yourart.Youcanalsoenhanceyourdrawingexperiencewithawidevarietyofaccessories,fromapenholdertoeightsparenibstoaglobestand.TheHolidayGiftPackageisnowonsaleataspecialprice.>>Clickheretolearnmore!<>Clickheretolearnmore!<>AmazonCYBERMONDAY<>XP-PENRakutenStore<<>>XP-PENOfficialStore<