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Dan Woodward
Jan 12, 20191 min read
Illustration 1, Exercise 2.11 - Visual Metaphors
This exercise seemed a bit different, as there wasn't a final illustration to make. I have been doing sketchnotes and graphic...


Dan Woodward
Jan 12, 20193 min read
Illustration 1, Exercise 2.10 - Choosing content
This exercise was to read a passage from The Daffodil Affair and select information from the content to answer three questions from the...


Dan Woodward
Jan 12, 20192 min read
Illustration 1, Exercise 2.9 - Using Black & White
I had been dreading this exercise. On the OCA Illustration Discord, I had seen other student seek help, advice and feedback to complete...


Dan Woodward
Jan 12, 20193 min read
Illustration 1, Exercise 2.7 & 2.8 - Objective and Subjective drawing
The next two exercises were really interesting. I often approach things from an objective perspective, trying to create accurate and...


Dan Woodward
Jan 12, 20192 min read
Illustration 1, Exercise 2.6 - Exploring drawing and painting
Ok, this post is not going to have a lot of commentary, mostly because I had to make notes in my sketchbooks, and they detail my learning...


Dan Woodward
Jan 12, 20195 min read
Illustration1, Exercise 2.5: Using Reference
For this exercise, the task was to build up a reference set for the 1950's. I noticed something about how previous students had...


Dan Woodward
Jan 3, 20193 min read
Illustration 1, Exercises 2.3 & 2.4
For these two exercises there was a master list of words to use as topics. So it seemed sensible to write them both up together. They...


Dan Woodward
Nov 24, 20182 min read
Illustration 1, Exercise 2.2
For this exercise, I was tasked to practice using spider diagrams to explore and expand on words and concepts. I had to create 4 spider...


Dan Woodward
Nov 19, 20182 min read
Illustration 1, Exercise 2.1
I am often attracted to the illustrations of The New Yorker magazine. They are often captivating in their own right, but I appreciate...


Dan Woodward
Oct 24, 20183 min read
Illustration 1, Exercise 1.2: Getting the Gist
For this exercise the idea is to retrospectively come up with an illustration for an editorial article. My first hurdle was finding time...


Dan Woodward
Oct 20, 20187 min read
Illustration 1, Exercise 1.1: The History of Illustration
This first exercise was initially daunting. It's been some time since I interrogated things in an academic way and I really wasn't sure...
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