While studying at TTC, he had his own way of learning: "I remember once there was an exhibition of Lan Yin-ting's work. Every day I skipped class to go see it and tried to mimic his style," says Dai, recalling his tremendous passion for absorbing all the aesthetic elements and techniques he could.
就讀師範學校期間，他以自己的方式用功，「記得一次藍蔭鼎先生畫展，我每天都溜課跑去看、臨摹，」戴武光回想起學生時代那種恨不得把所有美的元素、技法都吞入的熱情。