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A special piece I illustrated as fanart for ATEEZ member, Yunho. ATEEZ was a pivotal point in my artistic journey where they reminded me what was important to me - and how my dreams mattered.
This drawing started as a sketch with one eye drawn, scanned - then digitally finished in clip studio paint. I referenced scenes from Hayao Miyazaki's films for the painting style. I studied the location on google maps for more accuracy. The background framework was completed through rotoscoping a photograph Yunho had taken of Toji Beach, in Japan from his instagram page. Each detail was carefully painted and intentionally applied. This was my very first completed digital painting, in well over a decade.