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Alexander Stanton @thewormling.bsky.social · 13h

This month’s downloadable artbook is now available from Patreon, Ko-Fi + Gumroad (links in bio) Features over 200 pages of original artwork made by my own hand. No AI, just pen, ink, heart and soul (and a little watercolour). Would love you to check it out!

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Alexander Stanton @thewormling.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

A few more recent paintings/ink washes:

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Alexander Stanton @thewormling.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

New blog post: www.patreon.com/wouwouandthe...

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Alexander Stanton @thewormling.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

When you’re cooking dinner and your brain starts to ramble:

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Alexander Stanton @thewormling.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

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Alexander Stanton @thewormling.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

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Alexander Stanton @thewormling.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

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Alexander Stanton @thewormling.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

This month’s art book is now available to download from my Patreon, Ko-Fi + Gumroad (link in bio). Featuring over 200 pages of original handmade artwork. No Gen AI, just pen, ink, heart and soul.

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Alexander Stanton @thewormling.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

This week’s update: www.patreon.com/wouwouandthe...

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Alexander Stanton @thewormling.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

New blog post about why I’m taking a break from social media: www.patreon.com/wouwouandthe...

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Alexander Stanton @thewormling.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

And I wonder why no one wants to commission me for anything anymore. Ah well, more shit goblins for me I guess.

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Alexander Stanton @thewormling.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

A few pages of this weeks no reference figure drawing practice. Will be attempting to do some pages of couples and unusual angles next week. Not expecting them to be pretty, but will hopefully lead to getting better at all this. And clothing. Clothing both simplifies and complicates things.

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Alexander Stanton @thewormling.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Scene studies from Lost In Translation. I wouldn’t say that I had an all out favourite film, but this would likely make the list. Despite only watching it a year or so ago, I’ve been besotted with it ever since. I often feel like there’s a chunk of me missing. A hollow, kind of sadness. Somehow

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Alexander Stanton @thewormling.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

New blog post: www.patreon.com/wouwouandthe...

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Alexander Stanton @thewormling.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

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.

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Alexander Stanton @thewormling.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

First 10 no reference figure warm-ups of the month:

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Alexander Stanton @thewormling.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

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Alexander Stanton @thewormling.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

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):

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Alexander Stanton @thewormling.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

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.

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Alexander Stanton @thewormling.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

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.

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Alexander Stanton @thewormling.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

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:

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Alexander Stanton @thewormling.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

A few more recent self-portraits / experiments with loose colour and mark making:

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Alexander Stanton @thewormling.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

New blog post: www.patreon.com/wouwouandthe...

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Alexander Stanton @thewormling.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Some of today’s no reference figures:

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Alexander Stanton @thewormling.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

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.

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Alexander Stanton @thewormling.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

This week’s blog post: www.patreon.com/posts/164237...

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Alexander Stanton @thewormling.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Some of today’s no reference figure drawings:

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Alexander Stanton @thewormling.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Hands and feet studies (from reference):

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Alexander Stanton @thewormling.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

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).

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Alexander Stanton @thewormling.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

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.

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Alexander Stanton @thewormling.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Self-portraits / this week’s blog post: www.patreon.com/wouwouandthe...

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Alexander Stanton @thewormling.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

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.

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