I spotted this little guy on a warm Sunday afternoon, sketched it, and cleaned it up.
https://youtu.be/J8IVcw8chNE
April 24, 2022
April 23, 2022
Bathtub spider
I salvaged this spider submerged at the bottom of a bathtub thinking it was dead, but it managed a last jump before its final breath.
https://youtu.be/DUelHrlEgJo
April 18, 2022
Unholy weekend
Saw this news photo which made an excellent source for gesture drawing.
April 17, 2022
Yellow rose with red tints
We know how to represent light and sound but not smell, taste, and touch, probably because the former two involve a small number of physical sensors while the latter a large number of chemical/biological compounds/processes.
https://youtu.be/Q_lJv0dL3CI
April 15, 2022
Drawing a crumpled paper bag
A crumpled paper bag caught my attention, which later I found out to be a good drawing exercise.
April 10, 2022
Drawing a sitting dog
After several drawings the dog sleeping, I took on a new challenge of drawing it while it was awake (and thus constantly moving).
I made the eyes too human-like.
https://youtu.be/7kclP9aAo-w
April 8, 2022
Quick sketch of a sleeping dog
The pug (sitting for a friend) appears to be sleeping all the time; I don’t know how that is biologically possible but it did make a good deadline companion.
https://youtu.be/KkhpLUvTDVQ
https://youtu.be/WtihI1bHBf4
April 7, 2022
Everybody brings their pitchforks
The reason for my NVIDIA-bye subject line is that my then manager John Danskin once sent out an email with subject everybody brings their pitchforks and content about a team member who broke the code check-in protocol of a chip we were working on, so I thought I should reciprocate with another quote.
John is also a former student of Pat Hanrahan, and one of the smartest people I have worked with.
It appears that he designed not only GPUs but also his own car and home.
April 4, 2022
Mask-lamp motion graphics
An acquaintance who has known me for a very long time told me that this photo reminded him of me, which inspired me to create a simple motion graphics.