MrDarwenstudies
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On the grind.
Main: @mrdarwenstreet.com
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Tried different techniques for these colour thumbnails the past couple of days.
January 28, 2026 at 12:22 PM
Tried different techniques for these colour thumbnails the past couple of days.
Planned to do another but that never came to fruition.
Learning and experimenting. I need to go look at other artists for some ideas of where to go next.
Learning and experimenting. I need to go look at other artists for some ideas of where to go next.
January 27, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Planned to do another but that never came to fruition.
Learning and experimenting. I need to go look at other artists for some ideas of where to go next.
Learning and experimenting. I need to go look at other artists for some ideas of where to go next.
When I first started these studies I absolutely hated environments, but I'm really coming round to them now I've settled into things.
Trying to slowly push out of my comfort zone by working in some work on structures and manmade scenery.
Trying to slowly push out of my comfort zone by working in some work on structures and manmade scenery.
January 26, 2026 at 2:57 PM
When I first started these studies I absolutely hated environments, but I'm really coming round to them now I've settled into things.
Trying to slowly push out of my comfort zone by working in some work on structures and manmade scenery.
Trying to slowly push out of my comfort zone by working in some work on structures and manmade scenery.
Drank too deep of the Deadlock sauce and fell behind a bit.
Spent the past couple of days trying to do some bone material studies. As ever, my scratchy pencil stuff is always better, but I'm glad to have tried painting it just for the extra knowledge.
I wouldn't of gotten the last one without it.
Spent the past couple of days trying to do some bone material studies. As ever, my scratchy pencil stuff is always better, but I'm glad to have tried painting it just for the extra knowledge.
I wouldn't of gotten the last one without it.
January 25, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Drank too deep of the Deadlock sauce and fell behind a bit.
Spent the past couple of days trying to do some bone material studies. As ever, my scratchy pencil stuff is always better, but I'm glad to have tried painting it just for the extra knowledge.
I wouldn't of gotten the last one without it.
Spent the past couple of days trying to do some bone material studies. As ever, my scratchy pencil stuff is always better, but I'm glad to have tried painting it just for the extra knowledge.
I wouldn't of gotten the last one without it.
And some quick legs working very vaguely from the Morphology book. I need to work on applying these forms to references, whilst still keeping what I want.
So far, very difficult, but thoroughly enjoyable for the challenge.
So far, very difficult, but thoroughly enjoyable for the challenge.
January 21, 2026 at 6:48 PM
And some quick legs working very vaguely from the Morphology book. I need to work on applying these forms to references, whilst still keeping what I want.
So far, very difficult, but thoroughly enjoyable for the challenge.
So far, very difficult, but thoroughly enjoyable for the challenge.
Working on and off from reference to get a feel for the shapes. I'm in the early days of wrapping my head around knuckles and fingers, but the palm continues to evade me.
January 21, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Working on and off from reference to get a feel for the shapes. I'm in the early days of wrapping my head around knuckles and fingers, but the palm continues to evade me.
I love drawing animals, all their whacky shapes are delightful.
Played around with yet another way to add colours to sketches. This one is by far the easiest, just refine the darkest parts of the linework with the colour I'd use to paint those same shadows. Job done.
Played around with yet another way to add colours to sketches. This one is by far the easiest, just refine the darkest parts of the linework with the colour I'd use to paint those same shadows. Job done.
January 21, 2026 at 5:23 PM
I love drawing animals, all their whacky shapes are delightful.
Played around with yet another way to add colours to sketches. This one is by far the easiest, just refine the darkest parts of the linework with the colour I'd use to paint those same shadows. Job done.
Played around with yet another way to add colours to sketches. This one is by far the easiest, just refine the darkest parts of the linework with the colour I'd use to paint those same shadows. Job done.
I absolutely was not feeling it today and I thin it shows. Did some pretty low effort gesture drawings, aimed for 20, did 16, so not nothing at least.
January 20, 2026 at 4:21 PM
I absolutely was not feeling it today and I thin it shows. Did some pretty low effort gesture drawings, aimed for 20, did 16, so not nothing at least.
If not many cube then some cube.
Getting back into work after a holiday so a bit less energy than prior to do loads. Still tho, gotta keep chipping away daily.
Getting back into work after a holiday so a bit less energy than prior to do loads. Still tho, gotta keep chipping away daily.
January 16, 2026 at 7:57 PM
If not many cube then some cube.
Getting back into work after a holiday so a bit less energy than prior to do loads. Still tho, gotta keep chipping away daily.
Getting back into work after a holiday so a bit less energy than prior to do loads. Still tho, gotta keep chipping away daily.
Today was supposed to be heads, faces, facial features - yadda yadda, but I was too knackered from work and I just sort of doodled for a bit.
Not everyday is gonna be peak productivity, but I'm gonna try and throw the pen around the page in any capacity.
Not everyday is gonna be peak productivity, but I'm gonna try and throw the pen around the page in any capacity.
January 15, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Today was supposed to be heads, faces, facial features - yadda yadda, but I was too knackered from work and I just sort of doodled for a bit.
Not everyday is gonna be peak productivity, but I'm gonna try and throw the pen around the page in any capacity.
Not everyday is gonna be peak productivity, but I'm gonna try and throw the pen around the page in any capacity.
I usually just sort of instinctively draw shapes for arms, but they tend to lack structure, so I'm trying to address that.
January 14, 2026 at 4:53 PM
I usually just sort of instinctively draw shapes for arms, but they tend to lack structure, so I'm trying to address that.
Bumbling through some torsos to start the days practice off.
January 14, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Bumbling through some torsos to start the days practice off.
Spent most of today just drawing on procreate with the perspective tool.
Too many knocks to the noggin over the years has made depth a difficult concept for me in general, so I'm just trying to get the muscle memory in.
Too many knocks to the noggin over the years has made depth a difficult concept for me in general, so I'm just trying to get the muscle memory in.
January 13, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Spent most of today just drawing on procreate with the perspective tool.
Too many knocks to the noggin over the years has made depth a difficult concept for me in general, so I'm just trying to get the muscle memory in.
Too many knocks to the noggin over the years has made depth a difficult concept for me in general, so I'm just trying to get the muscle memory in.
A concept for the project I'd like to develop, and is part of the reason why I'm trying to get my shit together all of a sudden.
I scrapped it originally when discovering it was very underdeveloped, but I'm being less precious about it now, so I threw some shades on it and I'm calling it 'done'.
I scrapped it originally when discovering it was very underdeveloped, but I'm being less precious about it now, so I threw some shades on it and I'm calling it 'done'.
January 12, 2026 at 8:06 PM
A concept for the project I'd like to develop, and is part of the reason why I'm trying to get my shit together all of a sudden.
I scrapped it originally when discovering it was very underdeveloped, but I'm being less precious about it now, so I threw some shades on it and I'm calling it 'done'.
I scrapped it originally when discovering it was very underdeveloped, but I'm being less precious about it now, so I threw some shades on it and I'm calling it 'done'.
I'm not setting out to be a brilliant draughtsman with these studies, for the present time at least.
Right now I just want to build up routine and confidence again.
Right now I just want to build up routine and confidence again.
January 12, 2026 at 1:27 PM
I'm not setting out to be a brilliant draughtsman with these studies, for the present time at least.
Right now I just want to build up routine and confidence again.
Right now I just want to build up routine and confidence again.
I've never really done gesture drawings before and it took some time to start getting into the understanding of how to quickly construct figures.
Working on these is helping me accept the flaws in my understanding however, which makes the climb a lot less daunting. Gotta be shit before I'm good.
Working on these is helping me accept the flaws in my understanding however, which makes the climb a lot less daunting. Gotta be shit before I'm good.
January 12, 2026 at 10:44 AM
I've never really done gesture drawings before and it took some time to start getting into the understanding of how to quickly construct figures.
Working on these is helping me accept the flaws in my understanding however, which makes the climb a lot less daunting. Gotta be shit before I'm good.
Working on these is helping me accept the flaws in my understanding however, which makes the climb a lot less daunting. Gotta be shit before I'm good.
Concentrating on colour and technique with these.
I really don't enjoy texture studies, but its probably because it puts my weaknesses on show. However, thats the point of all this nonsense so I bear it, accept it and work on it.
I really don't enjoy texture studies, but its probably because it puts my weaknesses on show. However, thats the point of all this nonsense so I bear it, accept it and work on it.
January 11, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Concentrating on colour and technique with these.
I really don't enjoy texture studies, but its probably because it puts my weaknesses on show. However, thats the point of all this nonsense so I bear it, accept it and work on it.
I really don't enjoy texture studies, but its probably because it puts my weaknesses on show. However, thats the point of all this nonsense so I bear it, accept it and work on it.
