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Interview with Sakura
From Spanking Art
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Rob: Well, Hello there Samantha, and good morning. Thank you so much for consenting to this Interview and I hope there'll be some interesting topics to cover. Firstly, I'd like to ask you about your art which is how you're known mainly to me. You're an artist and you've been drawing spanking pictures in an Anime style for a while and originally you posted scans of pencil art - is that how you first learnt to draw?
- Sakura: Yes, I've drawn in that style since I was a little kid. I still love drawing in pencil, but it just comes out so much cleaner from my tablet.
R: Do you prefer the style you get from this and does this allow you to get closer to your intention?
- S: Oh yes. I love my tablet and all the tools that come with drawing on the computer. It really makes it easier to get effects and details without having too much skill, or spending endless amounts of time on a tiny things. My shading and highlighting is still coming along on the computer, but in pencil I'm very poor at it.
R: So typically would you say what you imagine as a 'finished product' is easier for you to achieve with this tablet and a computer?
- S: Certainly. I have an piles of notebooks full of unfinished pencil sketches taking up space in my room, whereas, on the computer, I tend to get them done within a day or so of starting them.
R: After you've started a drawing - in any medium - do you find that your idea changes once you've put 'pen to paper' and do you ever end up with something different than intended?
- S: All the time! It usually changes a bit when I start drawing out their face/clothing/posture/etc... and it comes out differently, but better.... and my mind makes up a new story to go with it. No mistakes, just happy accidents, as Bob Ross would say. ^^
R: Do you have a prefered pairing (M/F, F/F - etc) when drawing or viewing spanking art and does this differ from your real life preferences?
- S: Actually, my favorite pairings are M/M, which is a bit funny, because in real life, I prefer the company of females. Isn't it strange? My girlfriend marvels over it so often, but we haven't really found the reason why m/m takes over my art most of the time... my close second of course being f/f, since you can seldom go wrong with yuri.
R: I should explain that Yuri is Japanese term for idealized girl/girl relationships before going to my next question, perhaps your art is drawn to M/M because your inspiration can think of more ideas for these?
- S: well, being that my inspiration is heavily weighed on what I'm watching at the moment, Id say that's true. The Yaoi bug bit me a few years back, and I've been infected since - Yaoi being the male/male equivalent to 'Yuri - being rabid a fangirl does drive off a few fans, but its well worth the pairings you open yourself up to. Not to mention the reference materials are alot of fun to review.
R: Do you drawings differ from real life then, you don't simply draw to illustate personal fantasies as some artists do?
- S: I draw a few personal Fantasies here and there, but for the most part, I'd say I'm a fanartist. Just taking famous characters and putting them in spanko situations is what I'm good at I suppose.
R: It might interest you to know, the artist Cc in her interview stated that she almost always drew her fantasies as this had great relevance to her. If this differes from you, would you care to theorize why you think this might be?
- S: Well, my guess would be that it's probably a kind of escape for her to put a visual behind her fantasies; and sharing them with people is also a nice way to feel not so strange, since you know they obviously like it too.
R: I understand that you've had quite a few interesting spanking experiances, might I ask you about your first spanking?
- S: Sure, I don't mind talking about it. Of course, my very first would be as a kid. nothing exiting about that. My first adult spanking, however, was by chance, and done rather foolishly, so any ladies out there, learn from my mistakes. I met someone online, and they did it.... after that, we only spoke a few times, and decided we weren't meant to be.
R: That is a shame, so, you'd suggest greater research before commiting to a rendez-vous with someone over the internet?
- S: Certainly. I was young and stupid - what am I saying? I'm still young! - and didn't consider everything that could have gone wrong at that point. Anyone can be a psycho.
R: How did this first spanking go, was it not as expected and desired?
- S: To say the least, it was awkward. He was inexperienced and a little over-enthusiastic, and I was far less tough than I thought I would be. It ended in me crying, him feeling badly about it, and a car ride home on an icepack. Start slow, that's my advice, and don't let someone talk you into something you aren't ready for.
R: Ah, I'm with you now. In your current relationship do you find it a lot less awkward with your girlfriend?
- S: My girlfriend. *insert the dreamy sigh here* She's the yin to my yang on the spanking spectrum. Everything I could want, really. As far as our everyday lives go, the fetish just sort of blends into the day seamlessly. She has her little quirks of course, as do I, but we work past them. At this point, I can say my lovelife has never been better.
R: This didn't deter you from continuing I'm glad to report, you in fact did a commercial spanking movie which for research purposes I *Cough* obtained even though its not on public release. Was there a big time gap between your first spanking and this?
- S: About three years actually. During that time, I met a few people in my area that helped me learn more about myself and my interest. One of those people being an ex-boyfriend of mine, who happened to be very fond of his camcorder. Needless to say, I've grown tougher since my first encounter, but not quite where I'd like to be. I guess some people are just more sensitive than others.
R: Sensitive to the pain or the emotions?
- S: Both. I think they're equally a part of a consensual spanking, and equally important. Being sensitive to pain is simple to deal with. You simply dial it down a bit, but emotions are where it gets complicated... Fortunately, my problem is more with pain.
R: So how many slightly-professional movies have you done?
- S: Well first off, let me clarify, when I first shot these I had no intention of them being seen. That being said, I think I've done around seven or eight, mostly set up and done for a laugh, a few we just happened to have the camera there, so... what the hey?
R: Ah, I see. Allow me to rephrase the line of questioning, some of these videos' have a plot of some sort, dialogue, lighting and interation between characters and were filmed with people that do make commercial videos. Were any of yours scripted before hand?
- S: Semi-scripted, yes. It was more of a vague storyline to keep, and adlibbing was almost worse than spouting lines, since you never know what your partner will say.
R: Did you find it hard to keep a straight face during the filming of these?
- S: YES! Sometimes I didn't know how I made it through some of the scenes without falling over laughing. As you've seen, some of those scenes are cheeeeesy, and of course, I'm no actress. A few times we had to cut and start from a certain point because none of us could keep a straight face when someone let out a strange noise or an especially cheesy line.
R: Have you any plans for where you'll be taking your fetish in the future?
- S: Wherever my muse takes me. I don't have any set plans, and I never have. Hopefully though, I'll try to keep learning about art and technique, and rival some of the artists Ive worshiped since I got started at all this. All I know is, I have a long way to go with whatever direction I take all this, so you're all stuck with me for a good long while.
R: I'm glad to hear that, thank you very much for your time for this Interview.
