Iâm not sure where to begin with this as I normally donât post anything other than my art here, but I have seen enough from your side to prompt me into making this post, so I suppose we should start with the obvious:
1) Swearing, editing my works, and worse of all, throwing heavy accusations around like thereâs no consequences and being proud of it. I might not know who you are but I can tell youâre rude and ignorant based on first impression. You have already lost quite a bit of my default respect that I have for anyone before we even begin.
2) I read that youâre a PoC and most likely belong in the group of minorities from where youâre from. Now thatâs something you and I have in common, but our biggest difference is, I donât throw accusations lightly like you did me.Â
3) Now letâs talk about art. I have seen people trying to explain to you how color, light, tonal values work, but you seem convinced that as long as itâs not a direct eye-dropped tone, itâs considered whitewashing. Thereâs a difference between giving a dark-skinned character a lighter shade due to lighting/mood and downright turning them white. And just for clarification, I generally favor pastel-like tones with saturated values at times, which usually resulting in a softer and brighter shade in the things I colored.
Letâs have a look at the official art:
We know that the creator is trying to convey an atmosphere. Marina is being colored close to a beige tone here, but we can tell she is still shades darker than Pearl, and naturally so. Everything here is meant to look soft and light to convey a sense of relax.Â
Hereâs another example of light and mood:
Notice the differences in how the creator colored in these two pieces. One is not more ârightâ than the other. Theyâre just being depicted in different mood and settings, often times exaggerated to display a more dramatic effect.
 4) Iâm not sure if youâre still with me, but I shall continue on. Your heart is at the right place and your cause is noble. Racism is a very bad thing and I should know, but I think youâre picking the wrong battle. Youâre accusing people of something that isnât intended, creating more enemies than allies, making the environment hostile for the wrong reasons. Your lack of understanding and proper knowledge in certain field has, frankly, caused more harm than help towards your goal and, indirectly, hurting the art community. I donât bear any ill will towards you and Iâm definitely not expecting an immediate change, but all I ask for is that you take a step back and think things through before you decide to throw down the gauntlet again.
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