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Jinsung Kim / Independent AI Practice

DJ KIMCHI.

Cover art, material studies, and visual development. This archive brings together the work behind the selected projects on my portfolio.

Cover art & explorations Material studies PRESENT sequence

DJ KIMCHI / Selected music

The sound behind the artwork.

Four tracks from my independent creative practice. Choose a cover and listen.

PRESENT cover artwork — Selected track
PRESENT
Artwork: DJ KIMCHI × DJ ORCA

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01 / Cover art & explorations

Artwork archive.

Navy and gold engraved winged figure with many arms, a chest eclipse, flowers and circular symbolic chains. — PRESENT — engraved cover exploration
DJ KIMCHI × DJ ORCA
Artwork exploration
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A lone cloaked figure faces a monumental bronze spiral surrounding a black void. — PROTOCOL: NULL — bronze cover
DJ KIMCHI X DJ ORCA
Cover artwork
02

A lone figure faces a tall ivory skeletal tower under a black eclipse, with fine gold geometry and a red central axis. — GENESIS PROTOCOL
DJ KIMCHI X DJ ORCA
Cover artwork
03

An amber eclipse sends a thin light down into a dark intricate city of towers and a central canal. — PROTOCOL: BREATHLINE
DJ KIMCHI X DJ ORCA
Cover artwork
04

An engraved skeletal figure with a red halo stands beside an ivory human figure against black and red clouds. — PRESENT — red cover variant
DJ KIMCHI X DJ ORCA
Cover artwork
05

Gold circular geometry glows above robed figures and standing stones on a dark reflective landscape. — KAN HA DISKAN
DJ KIMCHI
Cover artwork
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BREATH CROWN / growth study

Three keyframes exploring how a form grows from a seed into an intricate crown.

A small illuminated ring emerges from a seed on a ruined street beneath an eclipse. — Breath Crown — Early
Growth study / development keyframe
Growth study
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Dark skeletal fibers form a growing ring above a seed in the ruined street. — Breath Crown — Intermediate
Growth study / development keyframe
Growth study
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A towering intricate Breath Crown of ivory branches expands across the ruined street beneath an eclipse. — Breath Crown — Expanded
Growth study / development keyframe
Growth study
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Versions & experiments

A cloaked figure faces a black circular portal surrounded by a crumbling face, clock and red digital fragments. — PROTOCOL: NULL — red cover variant
DJ KIMCHI · artwork variation
Alternate artwork
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PRESENT artwork on a subway poster mockup with streaming-service logos and DistroKid branding. — PRESENT — promotional mockup
DJ KIMCHI X DJ ORCA
Promotional mockup
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A glowing red skeleton and a dark metallic statue wrapped in flowing ridged black and gold forms, with PRESENT and DJ KIMCHI X DJ ORCA lettering. — PRESENT — signature concept
DJ KIMCHI X DJ ORCA
Visual concept
12

Cover art, alternate treatments, and a promotional mockup are shown as visual work. Credits follow the source images. Open any image to view it in full.

02 / Visual direction

A material language.

Dark metal, fine ridges, and glimpses of gold. A study across three forms from the visual direction draft.

A triptych of ridged dark metal: an abstract fold, a sculptural woman, and a ginkgo leaf, each with glimpses of gold. — Material language / three studies
Visual direction study
Visual concept
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03 / Visual development

PRESENT /
the sequence.

Ten development frames in source-file order. The last frame returns to the first. These stills show an exploration, not a completed video.

Golden winged figure with six arms and an eclipse chest, flanked by two crouching creatures above red flames. — Frame 01
PRESENT · visual development
Development frame
01

Winged golden figure lowers its head as red flames rise between two crouching creatures. — Frame 02
PRESENT · visual development
Development frame
02

A white feathered cocoon floats above the golden winged figure amid dark blue clouds and red flames. — Frame 03
PRESENT · visual development
Development frame
03

The central figure raises its wings beneath a white feathered cocoon, surrounded by navy clouds. — Frame 04
PRESENT · visual development
Development frame
04

A shaft of pale blue light connects the cocoon and winged figure as bright red energy spreads around its torso. — Frame 05
PRESENT · visual development
Development frame
05

Close portrait of a gold and blue figure with a flowering crown, glowing eyes and a black eclipse at its chest. — Frame 06
PRESENT · visual development
Development frame
06

Six-armed gold and blue winged figure balances on one leg above dark reflective water. — Frame 07
PRESENT · visual development
Development frame
07

Six-armed winged figure poses with crossed legs and lowered feathered wings above dark water. — Frame 08
PRESENT · visual development
Development frame
08

The winged figure and two crouching creatures recede into darkness; the eclipse chest remains faintly outlined. — Frame 09
PRESENT · visual development
Development frame
09

Golden winged figure with six arms and an eclipse chest, flanked by two crouching creatures above red flames. — Frame 10
PRESENT · visual development
Development frame
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