A young student enters the Academy, where master painter Kim Hong Do takes him under his wing.
EPISODE 1
Episode 1
Yoon Bok and Hyo Won enter a painting contest at Dohwaseo and wage psychological warfare; Shin Yoon Bok secretly paints a woman near the stone wall of a lord's home, which Queen Jung Soon discovers as she comes outside.
EPISODE 2
Episode 2
The painters at the student hall recognize Hong Do and greet him; Yoon Bok looks surprised; Hong Do asks the students to define painting; Hyo Won says it is to display the authority of the royal family, but Yoon Bok answers that painting is longing.
EPISODE 3
Episode 3
The Minister of Culture and Education threatens Hong Do if he doesn't reveal which student painted a particular painting; Yoon Bok steps forward, saying he painted the painting.
EPISODE 4
Episode 4
Hong Do assists Yoon Bok in her recovery after she attempts to smash her hand.
EPISODE 5
Episode 5
Yoon Bok asks Jeong Hyang to pose naked for her drawing; passing by, Jo Nyeon sees Jeong Hyang; Yoon Bok passes by a well and someone pushes her in; the painting is stolen.
EPISODE 6
Episode 6
Hong Do watches the incense clock anxiously; the moment the ashes fall, Yoon Bok finishes the painting; Jang Byeok Su and the Minister of Culture harshly criticize Yoon Bok's painting before the elder painters.
Moon Geun-young
Park Shin-yang
Ryu Seung-ryong
Bae Soo-bin
Moon Chae-won
Park Jin-woo
Im Ji-eun
Ahn Seok-hwan
Park Hyuk-kwon
Jin Hyuk
Jang Tae-yoo
