How to Draw Black People (2019)

How to Draw Black people is an interactive learning tool for artists looking to improve their understanding of Black culture and design methods for Black characters.

Learn how to take a cultural approach to character design and navigate the mores of Black culture. Build Black characters from the ground up, while avoiding tired and hurtful cliches. How to Draw Black People shows artists new techniques for rendering dark skin, drawing Afrocentric faces, and breaking through gender norms. With a digital component that includes brushes made specifically for African hair types and a library of sample files to practice on, How to Draw Black People is an essential resource for improving Black character designs in all media formats. Step by step tutorials and challenging activities centered on Black hair, skin tone, facial anatomy and so much more.

How to Draw Black People fills a void that is missing in art instruction by realigning character design with culture, instead of tropes.

by Malik Shabazz

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Avant-Guardians The Series - YouTube

“A woke, dramedy webseries about the Guardian Angel to the 12 year old future 3rd black President, Razz, who is mandated to go to therapy with an ArchAngel, Dr. Hanniel. 

The series is 7, 1-5min therapy sessions. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, and you’ll cock your head to the side like “what are they doing?“ 

Watch and be delighted. This series is for HUMANS. Regardless of race, religion, sexuality, and pizza preference, Avant-Guardians is for you.”

The Yellow Mind series by N Kayurova

hello i am here today to not lose track of the art cheats i have discovered over the years. what i call art cheat is actually a cool filter/coloring style/way to shade/etc. that singlehandedly makes art like 20 times better

80’s anime style

glitch effect

glow effects

adding colors to grayscale paintings

foreshortening ( coil )

foreshortening ( perspective )

clipping group (lines)

clipping group (colors)

dramatic lighting ( GOOD )

shading metal

lighting faces

RIP John Daniel Singleton (January 1968 – April 2019)

“It’s cool for me because I’m a director, but I’m also a teacher. I’m a lover of cinema, and I love working with people who are hungry and have the energy to really do better work.”