I haven't yet decided what to call this series but here are a few things you should know about what I'm drawing these days.
My drawings combine natural hair, traditional hairstyles, traditional makeup, traditional scarifications and tattoos (a.k.a. "tribal marks") and traditional clothing and accessories with modern attitude.
These are the first few I've done since I'm still perfecting the style.
I did these ones yesterday:
I did this one today:
The scanner wasn't long enough to get all of this one though.
And I smudged my signature (the red ink) :(
I need to practice drawing nipples.
Note: These are just the base drawings I've been doing since yesterday and the day before.
None of them have been coloured and only a few have been shaded.
If they look weird, it's most likely because I haven't shaded.
All girls are Nigerian.
Note: These are just the base drawings I've been doing since yesterday and the day before.
None of them have been coloured and only a few have been shaded.
If they look weird, it's most likely because I haven't shaded.
All girls are Nigerian.
i like these drawings. especially their lips and noses. plus you pay attention to detail though i guess it will be difficult to pay any more attention. do you know Kayono? she's a smut manga artist and her drawings are unbelievable. she draws a lot of nipples. maybe you should check her out if you want to ^^
ReplyDeletewould so wear tees with these printed on them. how far with Dinka?
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Nice drawings esp the second one, don't know what's going on with the eyes though.
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Thanks,
Pablo from Argentina
Nice drawings.
ReplyDeleteI like that her features look so African
Full lips, broad nose... etc.
nice!
Nice!
ReplyDeleteDid u take an art class? I'm interested in learning how to draw from my imagination. I'm pretty good with drawing still life and cartoons, but i can't draw from my imagination to save my life and i want to learn how. Any tips would be appreciated.
ReplyDeleteI love ur drawings by the way. They are pretty good.
@Sting: I did not take an art class. Unfortunately, I don't have enough free electives to take one even though I would have loved to.
ReplyDeleteWell still lifes are easy, but imaginative compositions are a bit harder. It's best to ask yourself a couple of questions and then decide on what you want to draw.
Here are a few tips that work for me.
Think of something completely normal that you would draw, and then distort it or make it the opposite of what it would normally be, and so on.
E.g. for the series I'm drawing right now, all of them have the following characteristics:
Elongated necks (example of distortion)
Downward looking eyes
African features
Natural hair
Traditional Nigerian hairstyles
Western earrings
Traditional jewelry
Tribal marks
Traditional makeup
So for instance you could make a series of drawings that all have the same characteristics but are different somehow, or you could take something very familiar and replace it with something similar.
e.g. Instead of drawing a girl with and afro, draw the girl but replace her afro with a sheep.
The best way to come up with good imaginative drawings is to play "What If".
What if people had three eyes instead of two?
What if Nigerians in Japan wore kimonos made out of Nigerian fabrics?
What if since zebras are black and white they really bleed the rainbow?
You get the idea.
Alright, thanks. I'll get to it. My sketch book has been sitting idle for a couple of yrs now.
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