This painting of the character Eun-Kyung (은경), meaning grace and honor, is inspired by the actress Seo Ye-ji (서예지) who caught my attention in the Korean TV Series “It’s OK to Not Be OKAY” where she played the character Moon-young.

In this series, a beautiful story with sadness, humor and joy in abundance, of how three people heal each others emotional wounds and find themselves. I found it emotional to watch but was also inspired by the story.

If you want to make people around you happy, you have to find your own happiness first. Being selfish isn’t always a bad thing. Try to only think about your happiness when things are too stressful. It’s okay to do that.

– It’s OK to Not Be OKAY

Painting style

This painting is a mixed media composite with an acrylic background that gives a nice contrast to the smoother airbrushed face. Strong use of pencil hatching on the hair gives it life and a sense of movement, making it look more realistic. Air brushing and texture shading on the face allows for more detail, as well as letting pencil sketch elements bleed through to give added depth and definition.

Dimensions : 28.74" x 40.53", 73cm x 103.09cm (8622px x 12176px at 300px/Inch)

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