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Interview with hsiaoron cheng

September 10, 2015

 If you’re the type of outside diner to catch a quick bronze while waiting for your chicken parm, you’ll appreciate this new design by artist and illustrator, Hsiao-Ron Cheng. A specialist in combining hand drawn illustrations and digital finishes for portraits, Hsiao-Ron Cheng contributes to the Upper Playground archive with this first design. Here are few questions we asked Hsiao-Ron about her and her work:
UP: Tell us a  bit about your background as an artist.

HRC: Hi I’m a commercial artist based in Taipei, Taiwan. I studied Fine Art in Taiwan University of Art. I quit my day job in 2012 and then only concentrate on my own illustrations since then. I love walking, hiking, traveling, sleeping.

UP: There is a sense of serenity in your portraits. Can you explain the tone and mood of your subjects?

HRC: I’ve always love pastel colors. As for the mood, I think maybe is because I’m a calm person so it reflects on my works.

UP: What is the balance between digital and hand drawn aesthetic in your work?

HRC: I only do digital works, from drafts to final. But I do have experience of making oils, pencil drawing, water color etc. so I’m very aware and know how to make digital works with hand drawn texture.

UP: Where do you find inspiration?

HRC: Pinterest and life.

According to Gillham (2005), interviews are inherently flexible. The interview with the designer usually flexible which is depends on the interviewer to set the setting of the place that can be anywhere such as coffee shop, the artist’s studio, artist’s house, etc.  Usually, there is no dress code which is the designer can wear anything that comfortable compared to formal interviews. The designer can be responsive right away after the questions were asked. The answers can be simple yet satisfying or the designer can explain more about the topic were given.  The designer can describe or explain themselves according to the question or topic focus of the interview. This can be express through their arts and design or artwork that relates to the topic and question. In this case, the designer has the freedom to answers the question in any way possible.