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The index is excellent, but for people who are just getting into art they may find breaking down the shapes or "reinventing the wheel" intimidating at first. So maybe some artists/illustrators/sculpters can show shorthands for things like braids, fros, locs, etc

As for 3d renders, I'm aware of presets? I think they're called? For coily hair. That's been very difficult for people to make.

And of course traditional artists may need help finding the right implements or techniques. To create the right effects or shapes.

All that said, your work is immensely appreciated and deeply needed! This is the best thing to hit the art community since the apple pencil 😂

Wow being compared to the apple pencil is actually goated thank you sm! 🥰 And yes, I have plans for drawn/video tutorials, especially for breaking down shapes so that drawing a full head of braids/twists/etc doesn't seem so daunting. There's a page for Black hair resources I want to add to the Afro Index, for things like afrohairlibrary which is for 3d hair sculpts specifically!

Anyway, thank you for your wonderful work!! Afro Index is a great resource and it's amazing that something like it exists

I've shared the site with the rest of the games art students in my year and am hoping they find it as useful as I do ❤️

I want to draw some of the images that have a billion braids but I don't know how to draw so many of them. (I'm a teenage artist who struggles with drawing small stuff/details like that)

Thanks for reading!

Hi! Tutorials that break down the structure of certain hairstyles is definitely in the pipeline! I put a lil snapshot of the roadmap for the site in the About page, but the full document has suggestions from people who submitted a form too! When new features are added, I'll update here, on the website itself, and on the afro index instagram page! :) 💛

(Thank you for your work with the site by the way!)

Hi! Yes, drawn references and video tutorials are in the future pipeline!

That being said the usage of the word "boho/bohemian" is something that I noticed. The word originates as a slur used for Romani people in France. I am under the impression that "boho braids" are also referred to as "goddess braids" so when you have the time you could change the language you use.

Keep up the great work!

Hi! Thank you so much, I really appreciate this 💛 I wasn’t aware of that history, so I’m definitely going to look into it more.

Right now I’ve been using some of the more common/searchable names so people can actually find styles, but for this case, I'm certain I can find a name that is still descriptive but more respectful. At the very least, that term can be moved from "common name" to the "also known as" section with an asterisk to let people know about its history.

I also want to be careful not to mix it up with styles like “goddess braids,” since those are actually a bit different in structure; goddess is in the "alternate names" section because you can mix them with these types of braids, and they are often confused!

Thus far, I've been using your pieces as references (not copying and not profiting I promise!!). You're amazing and thank you.

Thank you! Yea I went to bed and apparently the site had to be upgraded again because of the high usage which is awesome haha, it’s back up now though! If anyone would like to help support with maintenance costs I have a ko-fi for the project here: https://ko-fi.com/afroinde

And reference it what is for, I’m happy you’re finding it useful! 🤗💛