Tickle Artists #123: Interview with Tickler-kun

1) Do you want to tell us something about yourself and your art?

Well, I’m Tickler-kun, just a random guy with a fetish of guess what! 😀 (Big Grin) Years ago I wanted to see much more interesting and intense tickle scenes, but couldn’t find enough; so I started to draw them myself, and publish online so everyone else could have it too, that’s it

2) What techniques do you use to draw? Do you have a favorite artist that inspires you?

Believe or not, I never had a specific painting program on my comp and always used online ones, mostly Pixlr; it’s no way a good one, but that’s an advantage for me: I can’t make a “perfect” pic anyways so can focus on what’s more important for me and draw much faster! You know, the first 90% of work takes 10% of time, and the last 90% of work takes the rest of it 😉 (Wink) I doubt that any other artist acts so crazily, so I mostly get inspiration from my own ideas and dreams.

3) How much was the passion for drawing born in you? And the one for the tickle?

Well, I draw just tickles or tickle-related stuff! I learned how to draw just to show the images from my head to others; maybe I could be a true artist, but I didn’t want that yet; being just a Tickler-kun is enough to satisfy my kinky desires.

4) What are the tickling scenarios that you prefer to draw?

Do “just girls tickled by random things” count? 😀 (Big Grin) Well, I like when the tickling has a backstory: a girl somehow stuck in a trap, or met something unusual, or got tickled in a fight… I especially enjoy the situations where the tickling is accidental, and sometimes experiment with far-from-tickles scenarios like when the girl wears armor that could protect her, but can’t or even makes things worse!

5) What are the aspects of tickling that you intend to represent with your art? Example: the laughing, the wriggling, the relationship between tickler and ticklee?

The laughter is essential; that’s why I prefer upperbody tickling: there’re not only a lot of different places for naughty touches but also the possibility to see the ticklee’s happy face ^w^ And of course a happy one; all girls on my pics enjoy the sensations even if are embarrassed or want to cover or move away! I also prefer to give them at least some freedom to wiggle; when they can’t defend, but can *try* to defend, that makes the tickling way more spicy! But of course the main idea is that tickling on my pics isn’t a true torture; even the hardest one is still pleasurable and joyful for a girl. As a Tickler-kun I’m a supervillain, but not a cruel one, hehe!

6) Online there are countless photos and videos of tickling sessions. In your opinion, what do illustrations offer more than images of real life?

Until scientists invent catgirls and foxgirls, and advanced tickler robots, slimes and magic monsters, illustrations will offer a lot more than real life 😀 (Big Grin) Simple tickles are nice too, and sometimes I draw them also, but after years of practice I want something more uncommon! Also girls IRL rarely can withstand even a few hours of tickling without losing interest in it (and a tickler don’t have infinite stamina too!), but the drawn ones can be as strong as needed for even the most intense scenarios.

7) In your opinion, what makes tickling so interesting for fans of this phenomenon?

Well, I can’t say for everyone, especially from the ticklee’s side; but personally I love that mix of joy, pleasure and torture that only tickling can bring. When the cute girl laughs, squirms and gets aroused under an assault of just light touches of your hands here and there… isn’t that the best?

8) What are your works of which you are most proud?

I have a special folder in my DA gallery for them! And there are lots of pics; I can’t choose “the best of the best” ones. And if even the most ordinary pic makes someone happy, that’s a reason to be proud of it too.

9) Do you have any particular artistic goals for the future?

I rarely make such plans, it’s mostly random bursts of motivation and imagination; but I have *dozens* of unfinished sketches (some of them were published already!) and hope to finish them somewhere in the future 🙂 (Smile)

10) Do you think AIs will end up enriching or impoverishing the art of tickling representations?

I experimented with AIs a few times, but even the best ones didn’t make anything interesting. They’re convenient for making reference poses and understanding how to draw specific details (when I’m too lazy to google endless numbers of already existing examples 🙂 (Smile)), but only a human mind can combine them into a nice pic. So I’m sure that AIs can enrich the art of tickling representations, but not in a “press a button to make a masterpiece” way; it’s up to physical beings who can truly understand the idea of tickling!

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