I watched Apollo 10½ thinking it was a science fiction only to find out the story is even more interesting.
The animated actions looked lively, which turns out to be based on a type of rotoscoping-over-live-action that the director also employed with his prior works such as A Scanner Darkly.
May 22, 2022
Apollo 10½
December 21, 2021
Video texture
I captured this raw video of spatial-temporal light patterns and stabilized it via Ae.
January 16, 2021
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— Li-Yi Wei (@liyiwei) January 17, 2021
December 23, 2020
Unnatural selection
One day, we will be able to program genomes for purposes good or bad.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11063952/
December 15, 2020
Self reflection
I spotted this intriguing reflection off a large glass wall and took a photo for potential drawing reference, but have yet to figure out what to do.
July 27, 2019
Digital graffiti experiment
I like this wall painting at the north-west corner of the 8th and Hope street intersection, and decided to try a digital Banksy.
The wings are too low for their size and span, so anatomically the carrier needs to be very stout. (The original reference is a much taller and thinner person.)
December 11, 2018
Brightburn
If there were a superman/superwoman I would expect him/her as benign to us as we to other life forms on earth or even towards one another historically.
Regarding good versus bad aliens, one of my most favorite movies is The Thing (1982), which I found to be much more convincing than E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial released in the same year.
November 11, 2018
Quick sketches during a concert performance
Drawing can still divert my attention away from the music, so I should focus on the concert next time.
Dvorak never bores.
September 20, 2018
Brimstone
While trying to draw a child, I realized that it would require shape and shading, which I have yet to master, in addition to contours, which I have been focusing on so far.
So I switched to a movie still that I liked a lot and is easier to draw from – a half covered face with plenty contours.