Shota KotakeInterview
Artist, art gallery technician
Adapted from Shota Kotake's interview on Uses This, published 31 January 2021. The kit is drawn from their answers and each reason is an excerpt, lightly edited. Shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the full interview ↗
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Multi-Tool - Leatherman Super Tool 300.
Konica C35 EF/EFD - I used the EFD for a decade, and after it was stolen I got the EF instead.
Nikon N65 - my second 35mm and first SLR for when more precision is needed.
Yashica Mat-124 G - My first 120mm medium format camera.
Lomo Lubitel 166 (USSR Olympic limited edition) - My second 120mm, I got it in Kyiv, Ukraine.
Canon EOS Kiss x2/450D - My only digital SLR.
Copic Multiliner - For pen drawing it's my main man.
Copic Ciao - For color illustrations/portraits.
Epson Perfection V33 - My main scanner, as old as my laptop.
Productivity
OpenOffice - Just couldn't be arsed getting MS Office, but I only make documents, tables, slides, and invoices so this is fine.
Coding & Development
Tombow MONO rubber eraser - Japanese erasers are a must have for illustrators.
Media
GIMP - For editing photos or scans.