Confessions of a researchaholic

2020-06-07

End of consumer toilet paper shortage?

Filed under: Imaginary,Real — liyiwei @ 11:10 pm
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Just a few weeks ago the US was suffering from a shortage of consumer toilet papers, so I was a bit surprised to see a pack of unopened toilet papers marked as free on top of a garbage pile while walking in the neighborhood on Sunday evening.
I wonder if that is a sign that the toilet paper production has finally ramped up?

2020-06-05

Quick onsite sketch of a bench in a temple garden

Filed under: Real — liyiwei @ 6:08 pm
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The spot around this bench offers good views from several angles.

2020-05-27

Drawing a deck view in a heat wave

Filed under: Real — liyiwei @ 8:58 pm
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I took a reference photo of this view which caught my eye on Tue May 26 early morning at the start of a heat wave.

I came back for on-spot drawing at Wed May 27 evening when the weather cooled down a bit, and finished the drawing indoor with the reference photo after night fall.

2020-05-26

Sketching multiple variations of the head relief on a CAD quarter coin

Filed under: Real — liyiwei @ 9:58 pm
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Human perception is very sensitive to human faces, and thus small variations in a portrait sketch can cause large perceived differences.

2020-05-23

Add a groundhog to a previous drawing

Filed under: Imaginary,Real — liyiwei @ 10:05 pm
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I once saw a groundhog poking its head out of its mound in a nearby county park.
This one was drawn via a reference photo.

2020-05-22

Export control

Filed under: Imaginary,Real — liyiwei @ 10:04 pm
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This package of face masks took about 40 days to reach me from my parents in Taipei.

2020-05-20

Adding flora to a previous drawing

Filed under: Imaginary,Real — liyiwei @ 9:56 pm
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During an evening walk I noticed a lone red flower sitting in the middle of a grass land, which inspired me to draw this variation.

2020-05-18

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.

2020-05-17

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

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