DAN WOODWARD

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...

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...

I started this research at an opportune time, having just listened to the latest podcast from Dan Berry. He was interviewing Joana Mori,...

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

I really enjoyed researching the list of artists provided in this exercise. I was really surprised by the variety of technique as well as...

The aim of this task was to introduce me to observing the figure. Rather than return to the route from my earlier exercises, I decided to...

I'm coming to this research task after undertaking some of the practical exercises. So I am less 'cold' in my experience (however brief!)...

For this exercise, I was to do the route again. This time I was to use a camera to capture aspects of the route. This is what I captured:...

I needed to post off a sketchbook as part of the Sketchbook Circle I am in, so I decided to use the walk between my house and the Post...

I'll be honest, I have really struggled with this section. I can't say that there has been one part that I have really enjoyed. My first...

I was lucky to have been on holiday during August, at the start of my studies for this module. I wanted to sketch while on holiday, so...

I think this might have been one of my most challenging assignments to date. It felt very awkward and frustrating. This whole section has...

I have come at this research exercise from the point of view of using objects as a way of narrowing and constraining my focus when...

This task was to explore the phenomenon of pareidolia - seeing faces in patterns and inanimate objects. I often see faces in quite...

This exercise has taken me a while - I have been out on many journeys, collected many bits and bobs and for one reason or another, all of...

For this exercise, I was tasked with experimenting with unusual tools for making marks. So, I had a walk around the house and chose the...

I remembered that I did some blind contour drawing as part of a course I did a few years ago at City Lit in London: Going back to that...

The last research exercise showed me how a medium can be used completely differently between two different artists. For this exercise, I...

This post will be a little lighter on text, as I decided to conduct my research in my sketchbook, so captured a lot of my thoughts there....

In learning how to use watercolour and ink, I am fascinated by images others produce that seem to make the most out of incomplete...