Also known as zero-velocity path, this is a feature in Adobe Fresco that allows the creation of a path as a single point, so that the corresponding graphical sprite is not moving but can vary in other ways such as size and orientation.
2023-09-10
Dress profile
When I first saw this dress image in a thumbnail I thought it is a profile drawing only to find out it is actually not upon enlarging, but the idea of how much a profile view can convey the style of a dress (or many other things) stuck in my mind and I drew it here.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/2doll4uM1h0
The scythe of time
After hiking in a nearby county park my heart seemed to have decided that it did not need to pump for more than 36 beats per minute while I was serenely reading Poe’s “the scythe of time” only to be interrupted by a buzz warning from my fitness tracker.
https://www.behance.net/gallery/179685483/ScytheTime
2023-09-09
Vivarium
Spoiler alert!
Among all these recent movies that are mostly derivative it is a pleasure to finally find one that is original and thought provoking.
Vivarium is about a young couple who were trapped in a suburban neighborhood and forced to raise a child that seems like a human but is actually a creature from a specie with advanced technology but parasitic morale.
The plot by itself is an interesting sci-fi psychological horror story, but also reflects on the current state of our society, such as housing, parenting, inequality, and resource extraction.
2023-09-06
Visual field test
After conducting some research in visual perception I went to an eye institute for potential bugs in my visual system.
2023-09-05
Caltrain passengers
I took a slower train to work this morning, which moved more stably and thus allowed me to draw more stably as well.
Recently I felt more spontaneity with these impromptu mobile phone drawings while stuck with attempts for more ambitious drawings on a tablet.
Maybe I just need to lower my expectation and go with the flow.
2023-08-28
Sunset
I saw some beautiful sunsets recently but could not manage to paint them to my satisfaction so I took a photo instead and drew over it.
I enlarged the moon for emphasis, but had some difficulty drawing the craters and eventually I switched to an old face reflecting a second meaning of sunset.
2023-08-27
Atlas Shrugged
I finished watching all 3 episodes of the movie version of Atlas Shrugged just to see what the fuss is about without having to spend days reading the book.
A bunch of industrialists and intellectuals were fed up with the socialist government, and decided to go on strike to form their own community in the mountains, while the economy and society crumbled.
It is basically a libertarian (and a bit technology) fantasy from an author who grew up in the Soviet Union, offering some reflections for the current government policies leaning towards state intervention.
