DAN WOODWARD

Introduction Another assignment, and overdue again! I am getting tired of things tripping up my planning and putting my schedule back....

For this exercise I didn't find any suitable plants in the house, and cuttings I took from plants outside proved difficult to draw. So I...

In this exercise, I explored aspects of architectural illustration. The task specifically asked me to create an illustration that "shows...

Introduction This research task asked me to discover and select a range of images where illustrators have created a sense of 'them and...

For this exercise I was tasked with documenting a journey, focusing on the beginning, middle and return. I had been wondering how to do...

Introduction When I first went to university as a teenager I went to study medicine. We had the chance to study holistic elective topics...

For this exercise I needed to look at a range of different architectural illustrators, select examples and outline my observations on...

The 'Golden Age' of fashion illustration where it peaked in its breadth of use in modern media was the first quarter of the 20th century...

For this exercise I was tasked to draw a range of people in different clothes, varying my attention to sometimes draw the whole outfit...

It's wonderful to write a reflection post feeling the warm glow of inspiration and motivation again. I think I needed to have the...

While I was due to go to a concert in the end, I decided not to use that event for this exercise. I wanted to be fully present for my...

When I started this unit I saw it as a welcome opportunity to get back to using my sketchbooks to draw from life. During and after the...

For this exercise, I was tasked to look into the quick-paced reportage of courtroom sketch artists, specifically Franklin McMahon. His...

Introduction Finishing this assignment took me much longer than I had anticipated. I think all-in-all I have put about 50-60 hours into...

In this research task, I needed to find examples of illustrators who have made designs for flat surfaces and explore how they play with...

I've had to tackle perspective a number of times over the course of my studies, and it is something I enjoy yet am slightly obsessive...

For this exercise, I needed to explore colour palettes. Specifically the challenge of using a limited palette. As I was writing out...

This was another fun exercise that I was pleased to complete at the start of this module, it really managed to get me back in the swing...

I was looking forward to this exercise. When I read the brief it seemed like a really good way for me to let go of some of my...

Throughout my degree, I have collected visual references and imagery. I have never really been one to keep visual diaries or grab files,...