Drawing is the best way for me to get my favourite music, the people I admire and
particular moods down on paper. Faces and small details fascinate me most — whether
that’s subtle emotion in the eyes, the aerodynamics of an F1 car or experimental
colour combinations. The patience that precise shading and form demand helps me
enormously with my digital work as well.
Created
Since 2024
Scope
Ten selected sketches and colour studies
Materials
Pencils (HB–6B), coloured pencils and sketch paper
References
Photo references, album aesthetics and my own ideas
The work
Jin biased — I wanted to draw someone who is completely Jin-biased, inspired by the albums “Happy” and “Super Tuna”. I love how you can often tell who someone’s bias is just from their aesthetic and style.
Vincent van Gogh — Here I really experimented with colour, trying to capture his distinctive look through intense coloured-pencil tones and contrast.
Jellyfish — With this one I wanted a dreamy, almost magical underwater mood. The soft blues and purples combined with the small stars give it a real lightness.
Expressions — Practice at bringing out emotion and intensity through the eyes. It is the small details — lashes, highlights — that make the difference.
Formula 1 — Beyond portraits I wanted to try something completely different: an F1 car from above, where symmetry and aerodynamic form matter enormously.
Chinese dragon — I love mythological creatures and wanted to practise the flowing, serpentine movement of a dragon. The scales and curved details took a great deal of patience.
Kento Yamazaki — A portrait attempt of the Japanese actor in a blazer. I wanted his relaxed head position and slightly longer hair to come across as naturally as possible.
Rosé — Inspired by the “APT.” cover by Rosé and Bruno Mars. I love the song and above all the brilliant colour combination on the cover, so I had to draw that mood.
McLaren Senna — A challenge in perspective and technique: capturing the aggressive lines and low stance of this supercar precisely in pencil.
Jin from BTS — Here I concentrated entirely on working out his soft features, his gaze and the texture of his hair with as much sensitivity as I could.
What has changed
When I compare my newer drawings with my first attempts, I see far more detail and
nuance now. Faces used to come out rather flat; today I know exactly how to work with
shadow and proportion to bring real emotion through. My confidence in my own line has
grown too — I take on difficult perspectives like cars or complex poses far more
often.
