3D Collision Ball
3D Collision Ball

Integrated Media

3D Collision Ball

An animation video based on my own nightmares. The video was done using 3D modeling software called "Maya" and it shows an image of a giant collision ball smashing into the blocks of stone bricks on a dark night.

Advanced Animation Studio 2 Final Short Film
Advanced Animation Studio 2 Final Short Film

Animation

Advanced Animation Studio 2 Final Short Film

A short animation film based on Mulan and Hatsune Miku's adventure in Tokyo battling against Lady Eboshi and Shan Yu.

AGO Statue
AGO Statue

Painting

AGO Statue

A watercolor illustration of the Henry Moore Sculpture at the AGO Gallery.

Anthropomorphic Characters/ 擬人化的人物
Anthropomorphic Characters/ 擬人化的人物

Painting

Anthropomorphic Characters/ 擬人化的人物

Oil painting of my anthropomorphic characters

Art Logo 1
Art Logo 1

Digital Media

Art Logo 1

My first art logo design for Instagram

Capstone Pattern Studies
Capstone Pattern Studies

Other

Capstone Pattern Studies

A look at my pattern studies which I have made during my capstone course. Each of the patterns is base on the imperial Qing Dynasty clothing which I have made for my thesis project.

Car
Car

Digital Media

Car

A digital painting of a car

Chinatown
Chinatown

Painting

Chinatown

Oil painting of myself in Chinatown restaurant

Christmas Friends
Christmas Friends

Digital Media

Christmas Friends

Photoshop illustration which I did base on my online friends from Instagram

Couple Illustration
Couple Illustration

Digital Media

Couple Illustration

Photoshop illustration of a couple

Couple with Roses
Couple with Roses

Other

Couple with Roses

A Photoshop illustration of a couple on a romantic date

Diorama
Diorama

Crafts

Diorama

Oil Painting and Cardboard Paper illustration of my two figures causing environmental pollution

Diptych Painting Part 1
Diptych Painting Part 1

Painting

Diptych Painting Part 1

Oil Painting of my self-portrait that is part of the diptych painting series

Diptych Painting Part 2
Diptych Painting Part 2

Painting

Diptych Painting Part 2

Oil Painting of my self-portrait that is part of the diptych painting series

Fashion Revival
Fashion Revival

Painting

Fashion Revival

Fashion Revival is a series of hybrid paintings that incorporates Qing Dynasty textile patterns into urban clothing and settings. My goal is to showcase the symbolic and cultural meaning of these traditional attires and their relevancy in the 21st... More

Female Samurai Warrior
Female Samurai Warrior

Digital Media

Female Samurai Warrior

Photoshop Illustration of a female samurai warrior

Ghost
Ghost

Digital Media

Ghost

Animated gif video of a silly ghost

Girl with a Cat
Girl with a Cat

Mixed Media

Girl with a Cat

A young girl is obsessed with her beloved cat.

Glass Jar 2
Glass Jar 2

Painting

Glass Jar 2

watercolor illustration of my second glass cup

Glass Water
Glass Water

Painting

Glass Water

Watercolor painting of my glass jar

Goldfish
Goldfish

Painting

Goldfish

Watercolour painting of several goldfishes

Grandmother's House/ 阿嬤ㄉ家
Grandmother's House/ 阿嬤ㄉ家

Painting

Grandmother's House/ 阿嬤ㄉ家

watercolor illustration of my grandmother's house in China.

Hanbok
Hanbok

Digital Media

Hanbok

Photoshop illustration of a girl wearing a Korean Hanbok

Humble and I
Humble and I

Digital Media

Humble and I

My friend Humble and I

Hybrid Media Lab Final Assignment
Hybrid Media Lab Final Assignment

Mixed Media

Hybrid Media Lab Final Assignment

A mixed media illustration based on awareness about the earth's environment and animal's natural habitat destruction. Through my mixed-media illustrations, I wanted to discuss the negative impact of human activities on the decrease and death of... More

Karry Wang with Rose
Karry Wang with Rose

Digital Media

Karry Wang with Rose

Digital Painting of Karry Wang holding a red rose.

Knives Out
Knives Out

Digital Media

Knives Out

A character illustration of a female character base on the mobile shooting game entitled "Knives Out"

Korean Ice Cream
Korean Ice Cream

Digital Media

Korean Ice Cream

Digital Painting of a man holding a traditional Korean ice cream

Life Size Portrait
Life Size Portrait

Painting

Life Size Portrait

Oil painting of myself as a life-size model with little me standing beside me.

Linhui
Linhui

Digital Media

Linhui

A digital painting of my IG friend Linhui

Materials and the Anthropocene
Materials and the Anthropocene

Crafts

Materials and the Anthropocene

Cardboard material illustrations of extinct animals

Me and the Laughing Buddha
Me and the Laughing Buddha

Painting

Me and the Laughing Buddha

Oil Painting of myself standing beside the laughing buddha.

My friend Jaehan and I
My friend Jaehan and I

Digital Media

My friend Jaehan and I

Digital painting of my friend Jaehan and I at OCAD University.

Oriental Magnets
Oriental Magnets

Painting

Oriental Magnets

Refridgerator magnets which remind me of my Chinese heritage

Red Rose
Red Rose

Integrated Media

Red Rose

3D modelled a red rose using Cinema 4D

Retelling Story
Retelling Story

Painting

Retelling Story

Oil Painting of a contemporary issues assignment illustration

Robot
Robot

Illustration

Robot

Used AI to make my robot for Compositing & Digital Animation course at OCAD

Samurai Statue
Samurai Statue

Digital Media

Samurai Statue

A photoshop illustration of my samurai statue with a mobile phone from North Korea.

Snake
Snake

Digital Media

Snake

Digital Painting of my snake

Social Interaction Issues
Social Interaction Issues

Animation

Social Interaction Issues

Advanced compositing video of my social stigma and trauma I felt while I was studying at OCAD University

Spirited Away
Spirited Away

Digital Media

Spirited Away

Digital illustration of Spirited Away character

Standing in Shanghai
Standing in Shanghai

Drawing

Standing in Shanghai

Charcoal pencil drawing of me standing in front of Downtown Shanghai

Sugar Doll Painting
Sugar Doll Painting

Painting

Sugar Doll Painting

Painting of my sculptural work from watercolor painting course at OCAD.

Sugar Doll Performance
Sugar Doll Performance

Painting

Sugar Doll Performance

Cardboard and watercolor paper sculpture of several sugar dolls

The Two Mings
The Two Mings

Painting

The Two Mings

An oil painting based on my cultural identity issues growing up as a Chinese-Canadian in Toronto.

Three Cups
Three Cups

Painting

Three Cups

A watercolour study of the three cups sitting on top of a table from where I was always sitting during the summer school semesters of OCAD.

Toxic Love
Toxic Love

Illustration

Toxic Love

Adobe Illustrator painting of my social trauma.

Unicorn
Unicorn

Digital Media

Unicorn

Digital painting of my unicorn in the desert.

Watercolor Diaries/ 水彩日記
Watercolor Diaries/ 水彩日記

Painting

Watercolor Diaries/ 水彩日記

A series of small watercolor studies which I made base on everyday objects I used while I was studying at OCAD University during the spring and summer semester of 2019.

Watercolor Final Project
Watercolor Final Project

Painting

Watercolor Final Project

Cardboard paper sculptural work of different international metropolitan cities and pedestrians wearing traditional clothing. It is an idea similar to my capstone project's concept and wanted to raise social awareness about pedestrians bringing back... More

Work by

Yi Ming Li aka. 鳴鳴

Drawing & Painting in Expanded Animation

“I am a visual artist who loves to work with both Photoshop and Oil on Canvas paintings. My works are inspired by the themes of traditional Chinese culture, love, Buddhism, and portraiture. I address...” [More]