ManicWorld Magazine

– How do you decide the way that each piece should look at the end?

Yes! never fully know. There’s no set plan. Sometimes I see something on the street a pose, a colour, a weird expression and it sticks. But honestly, social media is a huge source of inspiration too. I scroll, I screenshot, I collect bits and pieces that spark something. It’s like visual research, but impulsive. I don’t listen to music when I work—it distracts me. I usually build the drawing around one element I love, then let the rest grow around it. The final result often surprises me too.

– Why do you mainly illustrate female characters?

Because women are layered. There’s a whole spectrum of emotion, softness, sharpness, contradiction that I can pour into them. I also just find them easier to draw maybe because I understand their body language better, or maybe because I see fragments of myself in them. They’re a mirror, but also a playground. And I think there’s endless storytelling potential in a single glance or gesture.

– How did you discover that you could illustrate in a duotone kind of way?

I think it came from my love for traditional drawing especially linocut and printmaking aesthetics. I like to simplify my work as much as possible. Fewer layers, cleaner forms, and easier to edit later. It’s practical but also visually strong. Duotone just clicked for me. It gives structure without sacrificing emotion, and it makes my pieces feel both modern and timeless.