Exercises 4/7

Graphic Fiction - Exercise 2.4: Finding Reference

Dan Woodward

Feb 17, 20216 min read

Graphic Fiction - Exercise 2.4: Finding Reference

When I first read the brief for this exercise I got the strangest feeling of déjà vu: where had I seen this before? That's right - Key...

Graphic Fiction - Exercise 2.3: Character Sketches

Dan Woodward

Jan 31, 20215 min read

Graphic Fiction - Exercise 2.3: Character Sketches

Strap in, because this exercise is a big one! So, for this exercise, our job is to visualise a number of characters based on well-known...

Graphic Fiction - Exercise 2.1: Wordplay

Dan Woodward

Jan 24, 20217 min read

Graphic Fiction - Exercise 2.1: Wordplay

This exercise seemed like a really fun way to start section two and would allow me to start to explore some of the relationships between...

Graphic Fiction - Exercises 1.3 & 1.4: Filling a Page

Dan Woodward

Jan 2, 20212 min read

Graphic Fiction - Exercises 1.3 & 1.4: Filling a Page

For Exercise 1.3, I was tasked with splitting an A3 page into a grid with 8 panels. I found creating panels with a 1cm gap a little...

Graphic Fiction - Exercise 1.2: Action & Reaction

Dan Woodward

Dec 31, 20203 min read

Graphic Fiction - Exercise 1.2: Action & Reaction

Exercise For the first part of this exercise, I had to create a 2-panel strip from 2, 12cm squares. These squares were meant to depict an...

Graphic Fiction - Exercise 1.1: Drawing from History

Dan Woodward

Dec 29, 20204 min read

Graphic Fiction - Exercise 1.1: Drawing from History

For this exercise, I was tasked with choosing one of the artists that I had researched in the History of Comics task. I am approaching...

Graphic Fiction - Exercise 0.4: Managing your Time

Dan Woodward

Dec 3, 20205 min read

Graphic Fiction - Exercise 0.4: Managing your Time

There is a certain irony of spending a day writing a blog post about managing your time because you have had so much to do that day and...

Graphic Fiction - Exercise 0.3: Analysing and reflecting

Dan Woodward

Dec 3, 20202 min read

Graphic Fiction - Exercise 0.3: Analysing and reflecting

This is the first post of the Graphic Fiction module. In this brief exercise I get used to applying visual analysis to the comics I read.

Illustration Sketchbooks - Exercise 5.3: Constructing a Visual Journal

Dan Woodward

May 4, 20203 min read

Illustration Sketchbooks - Exercise 5.3: Constructing a Visual Journal

From the point of reading through what I had to do through section five, this exercise was definitely the one I had the most problems...

Illustration Sketchbooks - Exercise 5.2: Making connections

Dan Woodward

May 3, 20205 min read

Illustration Sketchbooks - Exercise 5.2: Making connections

For this exercise there are two parts: Use techniques like SCAMPER to composite images Create collections of the composites to create...

Illustration Sketchbooks - Exercise 5.1: Making an action plan, visually

Dan Woodward

May 1, 20202 min read

Illustration Sketchbooks - Exercise 5.1: Making an action plan, visually

I like to work visually, and a large part of my professional work involves helping people to visualise their work. For this exercise, I...

Illustration Sketchbooks - Exercise 5.0: Taking Stock

Dan Woodward

Apr 28, 20206 min read

Illustration Sketchbooks - Exercise 5.0: Taking Stock

The exercises for section five are actively reflective in nature. Going through the coursework it seems that they build on each other,...

Illustration Sketchbooks - Exercise 4.4: Using basic narrative structure

Dan Woodward

Mar 19, 20205 min read

Illustration Sketchbooks - Exercise 4.4: Using basic narrative structure

This exercise had three parts, each showing elements of transition and how they are used to tell stories. Each part is designed to help...

Illustration Sketchbooks - Exercise 4.3: Conversations with Pictures (Interpretation)

Dan Woodward

Mar 18, 20202 min read

Illustration Sketchbooks - Exercise 4.3: Conversations with Pictures (Interpretation)

Wow, so this exercise was a good deal of fun! To start with, I had to review my sketchbooks and add in dialogue to the characters. The...

Illustration Sketchbooks - Exercise 4.2: Storyboarding

Dan Woodward

Mar 15, 20202 min read

Illustration Sketchbooks - Exercise 4.2: Storyboarding

For Research 4.2 I looked into the work of Brandon J Wallace and the way he created storyboards from TV in order to understand framing,...

Illustration Sketchbooks - Exercise 4.1: Description and Depiction

Dan Woodward

Mar 15, 20202 min read

Illustration Sketchbooks - Exercise 4.1: Description and Depiction

I found the prospect for this exercise really intriguing. For this exercise, I had to go to an interesting location and then depict it in...

Illustration Sketchbooks - Exercise 4.0: Fill it up - FAST!

Dan Woodward

Feb 16, 20203 min read

Illustration Sketchbooks - Exercise 4.0: Fill it up - FAST!

For this exercise, I had to fill up an entire sketchbook in one sitting! To make it a little bit less daunting, my instructions told me...

Illustration Sketchbooks - Exercise 3.5: Free Association

Dan Woodward

Feb 2, 20201 min read

Illustration Sketchbooks - Exercise 3.5: Free Association

I have long been a fan of doodling, and it can be found in a lot of my workbooks amongst other scribbles and visualisations. I enjoyed...

Illustration Sketchbooks - Exercise 3.4: Interpretation and Communication

Dan Woodward

Feb 2, 20205 min read

Illustration Sketchbooks - Exercise 3.4: Interpretation and Communication

When I am working, I am well-known by my colleagues for re-iterating that I don't mind if I or others fail. I only mind if we fail to...

Illustration Sketchbooks - Exercise 3.3 Illustrative drawings

Dan Woodward

Jan 26, 20207 min read

Illustration Sketchbooks - Exercise 3.3 Illustrative drawings

This exercise was about combining sketches and aspects of photo reference into illustrative images that stand in their own context to...

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