Confessions of a researchaholic

May 18, 2020

Self pencil portrait of a profile view after failed attempts to cut my own hair

Filed under: Real — liyiwei @ 9:58 pm
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Experimental results indicated that it is very tricky to cut my own hair for desirable outcomes, even though it is worth trying as I need to know for sure whether I could pull it off.

For the first time, I had this magic experience that a self-portrait is a dialog with oneself.

May 17, 2020

Adding body parts to a previous drawing

Filed under: Imaginary,Real — liyiwei @ 9:40 pm
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I added body parts from my previous drawings over the shovel-and-wheel-barrel scene I drew earlier.

Base drawing

Rodin’s hand

Caltrain passenger’s leg

May 16, 2020

Oil paint construction workers with a shovel and a wheel barrel

Filed under: Real — liyiwei @ 10:04 am
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This is a starting point for further variations to come.

May 10, 2020

Redirected drawing

Filed under: Real — liyiwei @ 8:51 pm
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I was planning to draw something else but somehow redirected my attention to these nearby construction signs.

May 8, 2020

Drawing a fox pack

Filed under: Imaginary,Real — liyiwei @ 10:04 pm
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A pack of foxes were videographed in my neighborhood a few days ago. The captue was quite blurry, so I decided to create a new composition.

May 4, 2020

Evening moon

Filed under: Real — liyiwei @ 7:55 pm
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During an evening walk, the moon caught my eye.
I came back to draw it, sitting at the front of my home.
The neighborhood black cat came rubbing.

May 3, 2020

Sketching the portrait relief on a one-dime coin

Filed under: Real — liyiwei @ 9:50 pm
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The physical coin is quite small and thus challenging to sight the very detailed relief pattern.

May 1, 2020

Morbius

Filed under: Imaginary,Real — liyiwei @ 5:14 pm
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Biochemist Michael Morbius tries to cure himself of a rare blood disease, but when his experiment goes wrong, he inadvertently infects himself with a form of vampirism instead.

April 27, 2020

Sketching the portrait relief on a 50-TWD coin

Filed under: Real — liyiwei @ 10:14 pm
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Coin reliefs are usually shallow and thus contain intricate shading variations.

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