I did not bring out the underlying energy in this exercise of sketching secondary dynamic effects, and thus most of them look lethargic.
2020-07-24
2020-07-23
Hand steadiness experiment
I drew two circles by my left and right hands with onion skinning over multiple frames, and observed the circular animation caused by unsteady hand motions.
2020-07-22
Lonely excavator claw
I saw this excavator claw sitting alone on the road side a few days ago, and walked back to sketch it.
The road is meandering and thus the car traffic can be a bit dangerous for pedestrians.
Fortunately, I can stand on the down-wind side of the claw, under the protection of its size and weight.
2020-07-20
Road roller
I saw this road roller parked at the corner of a nearby fire station, which has a nice low wide stone wall for me to sit comfortably while sketching.
The connectors between the wheel/drum axes and the body seemed obstructive while on site, so I skipped them but found them pivotal for the structure and composition after the first drawing.
I came back to add the connectors the next evening.
2020-07-19
Mamba graduation wine bottle
This is my first graphic design, to celebrate the graduation of my last HKU PhD student who derived her nickname from the black mamba.
(I managed to help her publishing top papers but not converting her from LAL to GSW.)
Inspiration:
https://www.instagram.com/p/CCvFXuEpjPD
Source graphics:
wine bottle
graduation hat
the black mamba
2020-07-18
Mailboxes
I was trying to draw a temple building but lacked enough time before the evening closure, so I switched to another nearby scene.
2020-07-17
How to choose faculty jobs for research universities
The first rule, which you will also hear from others, is to choose a place that can attract top graduate students whom you can work with, because that is the main attraction for being a professor in a research university.
After that, consider other factors, like funding and geography (and thus why I went to HKU as a professor).
2020-07-16
草草了事 undeleted from a restless afternoon
I was trying to sketch Dona Arguello‘s statue from a sliver of shaded area in a hot afternoon but could not gather enough interest within the allocated half hour, so I deleted the file, but restored it to continue from memory at home.