Alexander Stanton
@thewormling.bsky.social
Freelance artist available for commission. https://linktr.ee/wouwouandthewormling
Cyberpunk(ish) scene. As mentioned before, I’ll be focusing way more on trying to create scenes and settings from imagination from now on. And I don’t have a plan or idea for these, they just kinda appear out of thin air, so they’re never quite right, but I’m all for those happy accidents.
First 10 no reference figure warm-ups of the month:
No reference figure sketches. Really tried to get a handle on understanding the figure and drawing it more naturally without a reference this month. Lots of examples in July’s download artbook (hint hint):
This month’s artbook is now available to download from my Patreon, Ko-Fi and Gumroad (links in bio). It’s over 110 pages of handmade art, from my recent anatomy and storyboard studies, to my no reference figure, monsters and everything else in between.
Right, I have a new artbook out tomorrow, and want to put a photo in there of myself. Trouble is, I loathe taking photos of myself. I’ve pinned it down to these three. They all feel a bit silly to me, but would appreciate a preference (if you have one). And I know, I should learn to smile.
For the past few weeks I’ve been prioritising freehand scene and storytelling practice over my usual figure study. So far I’ve only used Jurassic Park as a reference, but plan to swap the movie out quite regularly once I’m in the swing of things:
A few more recent self-portraits / experiments with loose colour and mark making:
Getting fed up of recording my usual no ref portraits, so I’m going to try and do more scenes/storytelling pages to break things up.
RIP Sam Neill I don’t remember looking up to many actors as a kid, but Sam Neill was definitely an outlier. Even as an adult it was a joy to see him (usually) grump his was through his roles in Hunt For The Widerpeople, Rams and Event Horizon (among others).
I read through these this week: The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran and Ghost World by Daniel Clowe, also Moan by Junji Ito the week before. Reading has never been my strong suit, but I’m actually starting to enjoy it.
Today is my birthday. I don’t really like birthdays. The attention and baggage they can carry. But I think it’s important to acknowledge them regardless, because it’s an opportunity to appreciate life itself. To mull over everything I’m grateful for.
New downloadable artbook now available from my Patreon, Ko-Fi and Gumroad (links in bio):
