APPEAL 

This piece represents one of the twelve principals of animation: Appeal. Appeal is a crucial aspect of all artwork whether it be animation, an illustration, or even a dance.

The figure depicted in the center is Felix from the South Korean music group Stray Kids. I realized who better to represent appeal than the most popular K-pop idol? He is painted in his outfit from Stray Kid’s 2024’s Lalapalooza concert. The flowers draped around him represent beauty flourishing and sprouting while the angel represents grace and that some things are just meant to be appealing.

I’ve chosen to include the original thumbnail sketch of this piece to show the attention to detail I used for rendering the entire painting. As revealed here the piece went through remarkably few changes during creation.

HIDDEN

PIERCED

SHIKIGAMI PARADE