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#DrawingWhileBlack is Trending on Twitter and We Can’t Get Enough
#DrawingWhileBlack Lekki-Ikoyi Bridge (By @Shutabug)
It’s hard to be a creative anywhere, with people dismissing your hard work, offering you crappy pay (that’s if they don’t offer to pay you with “exposure”), and your parents advising you to find a “real job.”
It’s especially hard when you’re a creative and you’re black – anywhere you are in the world.
It’s hard to get noticed, and getting noticed is one of the most important things as an artists.
To put themselves out there, on Twitter, artists began a hashtag #DrawingWhileBlack and it is the littest thing in a long time.
From paintings to illustrations to sketches to comic books, here are some of our favorite #DrawingWhileBlack posts:
Hellur, I'm Mayowa. A Nigerian based vector artist fighting his fear of colors one illustration at a time #drawingwhileblack pic.twitter.com/64uq9WLfbz
— Alabi Mayowa (@Shutabug) September 16, 2017
#drawingwhileblack Hey…I am an artist from Uganda. I use black ink to create my murals. pic.twitter.com/1tdp3U1Fdl
— Franco Mpagi (@FrancoMpagi) September 18, 2017
Hi, I'm Omoiroro from Nigeria, an amateur digital artist/ graphic designer. #drawingwhileblack pic.twitter.com/JiPM3tJTWA
— [ jack ] (@omo_hiro) September 18, 2017
My name is Alaba Onajin. I am a comic book artist and illustrator from Nigeria #drawingwhileblack pic.twitter.com/PEPyCzgX7y
— Alaba Onajin (@Alabaonajin) September 18, 2017
I am Akin from Nigeria and I love drawing African themed fantasy art #drawingwhileblack #artofakin pic.twitter.com/MELHc7dDTg
— Ayodeji Akinwande #artofakin (@friphlaim) September 18, 2017
Hi, my name is Welbeck, I'm from Ghana ?? I make art to interact with real life photos I take.
(IG: excusemyart) #drawingwhileblack pic.twitter.com/SnCAKVXays— ウエルビ (@Welbie_) September 17, 2017
#drawingwhileblack Hey everyone, I'm Ian, a freelance illustrator from #Nairobia #Kenya pic.twitter.com/oAeMYwJvLc
— Ian njuguna (@iannjuguna) September 18, 2017
Caleb here, I am a 3D artist from Ghana ??. I couldn't let this pass me by. #drawingwhileblack pic.twitter.com/HBc38e8isN
— Ganyobi Odartey (@OdarteyMango) September 17, 2017
I am Calester. Fashion Designer/illustrator from Ghana. Sometimes i do digital art too.??#drawingwhileblack pic.twitter.com/T2hI7EJDaX
— Calypso (@cali_barb) September 17, 2017
I am Benjie from South Africa, Graphic Artist. #drawingwhileblack pic.twitter.com/86Eq8gMP5P
— Benjie Makhubele (@benjiemakay) September 19, 2017
#drawingwhileblack My name is Masonwabe Ntloko from ??South Africa I am an low poly Illustrator pic.twitter.com/CJYy9HUXEI
— 21stCenturyBlackMan (@masonwabentloko) September 16, 2017
Worth sharing…here is my bro's @HeroGiven ballpoint work, all the way from #Tanzania. Show your love to him. #drawingwhileblack pic.twitter.com/8IZx6aBdUF
— +255 Gerrie™? (@HarounGerrie) September 19, 2017
Hi! I'm Ifèdé from Benin ?? and I'm #DrawingWhileBlack. pic.twitter.com/jXH2ADeREA
— IFΞDΞ BΛBΛ™ (@iamifede) September 19, 2017
I'm JNK from Uganda, digital artist and loving it #drawingwhileblack pic.twitter.com/dQo8t938md
— JNK? (@Mr_JNK) September 19, 2017
I am Solomon W. Jagwe a Ugandan Artist, I love modeling, painting, Illustration and animating Children's stories #Uganda #drawingwhileblack pic.twitter.com/6OJLPEMdb0
— Solomon W. Jagwe (@soreel) September 19, 2017
My name is Seyi Alabi, from Nigeria. I capture daily chores/actions/interactions of African children & mothers #drawingwhileblack pic.twitter.com/EoWJ4S5i1C
— Sheyi Alabi (@Sheyi_pencilz) September 19, 2017
Photo Credit: Shutabug
