so this is an extremely cool resource
the JSTOR article by Catherine Halley
a list of series at Reveal Digital
please interact if: you are only eighteen, you have a ruptured spleen, you always carry a purse, you've got eyes like a bat, your feet are flat, your asthma's getting worse, you ain't no fool, you're a-goin' to school, you're working in a defense plant, you've got a dislocated disc and a wracked up back, you're allergic to flowers and bugs, if when the bombshell hits you get epileptic fits, if you're addicted to a thousand drugs, you've got the weakness woes, you can't touch your toes, you can hardly reach your knees, and if the enemy came close to you you'd probably start to sneeze
Spongebob frame
just painted an onion on a cutting board and i think it’s the peak of my artistic career
Great Bluespotted Mudskipper (Boleophthalmus pectinirostris)
So you might be saying: Lion why a guide on drawing black people? Well young blood it’s because a lot of people cant…seem…to draw…black people..Amazing I know.
Racist (caricatures) portrayals of black people have been around forever, and to this day people can’t seem to draw black people like they are human. If your artwork resembles any of the above even remotely your artwork is racist and offensive. If you try to excuse that as a stylistic choice you’re not only a terrible artist, but racist too!!! Congrats.
Whitewashing is also a problem. A lot of people refuse to draw black features on canonly black characters. While this example isn’t colored, lightening the skin-tone of a character is also considered whitewashing. So lets start with features!
Now all black people have different noses thats a no-brainer, but black noses tend to have flatter bridges, and wider nostrils. Please stay from triangular anime noses and small button noses. Your drawings should not depict black people with abnormally large noses. (Especially if you do not draw other characters this way)
If you feel like the way you draw lips on black characters is offensive or resembles a caricature,it probably does and you should change it. ABSOLUTELY AVOID PLACING LIPS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE FACE.
Hair is so diverse! Please get used to drawing braids, locs,kinks and coils! If you can learn to draw ringlets and long waves you can learn how to draw black hairstyles.
Add clips! Learn how to draw baby-hairs and never be afraid to add color Pinterest and Google are free my dudes! Also try using square brushes for blocking in coils.
OK THAT’S ALL YOU GUYS
Now that I have your attention:
……….go on