I almost stepped on this duck while walking on a trail, and saw it close by after hearing its quack sound.
https://youtu.be/7zoo43MwN88
June 20, 2023
June 16, 2023
Closed hookah lounge
Passing through this hookah lounge on a Thursday late afternoon and found it permanently closed, so I reanimated its prior activities via motion graphics over the doorframe paintings.
June 12, 2023
Tire marks
I saw some tire marks over a newly sealed road surface, and tried to draw them via custom brush (multi-color eye-drop) in Adobe Fresco.
June 4, 2023
Quick sketching while waiting
My dad did a lot of quick pencil drawings on papers while waiting, and I did the same with fingers on a mobile phone (moto-x4 with Autodesk Sketchbook installed).
June 1, 2023
Caltrain rides
I have been taking Caltrain recently for commute while my car is in the body shop, and thus could resume a favorite activity of mine – quick portrait sketches of fellow passengers during the rides.
These are obviously not the best sketches in terms of absolute quality, but I like them given how much I can achieve in such a short amount of time (at most a few minutes and sometimes only a few seconds).
The train schedule has become sparser (and less convenient for passengers) since the pandemic, likely for cost saving due to reduced ridership, which in turn could cause further ridership reduction in a negative feedback loop.
I hope both the ridership and schedule will pick up again soon.
May 28, 2023
Layered motion path experiment
Since each motion path is on a single layer, I created two separate paths, one in front and another behind the character, to approximate each circular path.
May 25, 2023
When a programmer needs an extra break
// when a programmer needs an extra break
// inspired by real code I saw
switch(day)
{
case "Mon":
doWorkA();
break;
case "Tue":
doWorkB();
break;
case "Wed":
doWorkC();
break;
case "Thu":
doWorkD();
break;
case "Fri":
doWorkE();
break;
break;
}
It took me a few days later to realize how to achieve this effect via motion graphics.
May 20, 2023
Headbutt
This work is inspired by this funny scene from the replay of a recent NBA playoff game.
Given that a headbutt would expose both parties to a very vulnerable physical configuration, I guess evolution-wise it signals pure posturing without the intention of getting into a real fight (yet).