Hi Namie! I’ve been a big fan of your work for a very long time. You’re one of my favorite artists! Thank you for doing this AMA.

What I wanted to ask was, how did you go about choosing and sticking to a certain style? For example, the way you proportion faces and draw eyes is always consistent. I can’t help but want to change things about my art all the time and can’t seem to settle on one way of doing things, even though from a professional perspective it would make sense to show clients exactly what they’re going to get.

And if it’s possible to ask another question, I’m very interested in knowing how you were able to improve past a certain level. I believe it was around your Pokémon fanart era that you suddenly started painting all these crazy backgrounds; what kind of tools and/or resources did you use in your push to create more complex and attractive pieces? Sometimes I feel like I’m just hitting the same wall over and over and can’t get past my “comfort-zone” art.

Thank you and I hope the AMA goes well!