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A master post of Thomas Romain’s art tutorials.

There’s not enough space to post all of them, SO here’s links to everything he has posted (on twitter) so far : 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12. 

Now that new semesters have started, I thought people might need these. Enjoy your lessons!

How to draw Afro textured 4c hair - an explanation/Tutorial

For those of you that don’t know what 4c hair is, 4c hair is a hair texture type that contains coils to small and tight that the hair appears to be more puffy rather than curly ( like to photo below ) this is in NO WAY to be confused with curly hair. there is a drastic difference.

As a black artist that primarily draws characters with 4c hair, I’ve been asked many times to do a tutorial on 4c hair so here we go~

before we get into 4c hair, lets take a moment to fully understand it by talking about hair texture in a general sense first

let’s take a look at this example of straight hair vs curly hair ( 1 type straight hair vs 3 type curly hair )

If you take a moment to compare the two you’ll notice straight hair is flat, it has no texture. Straight hair perfectly hangs down similar to liquid-like silk. It’s lack of curl pattern is the reason as to why it hangs perfectly flat.

curly hair on the other hand doesn’t lie down flat and silky like straight hair, It’s more thick. Curly hair in it’s raw and unstyled state has a trapezoid like shape this is because the sides of the hair spread more outward.

So why is this? Why is straight hair flat and curly hair thick?

the answer to that question is a thing called piling up. When it comes to hair texture, the shape of the hair strands aren’t the only thing that matters, its how the strands coexist with each other, Curly hair strands coexist by piling up on top each other.

moisture also effects hair texture too, different hair types absorbs moisture differently, thus the thickness of each hair type is different. 

…..soooo, how does this all relate to how to draw 4c hair?? 

Well let’s take a look at the drawing below. Notice how the arrows go outward more as the hair texture gets curlier. As we’ve already discussed, this is because hair piles up, The curlier the hair texture, the more it piles up on each other, the bigger it gets, the more outward the arrows go.

Out of any hair texture, 4C hair has the most curls. Because of this, the hair piles up on each other so much that it doesn’t lie down flat like straight hair, nor does it make a trapezoid like shape like curly hair, it instead becomes more cloud like.❤️

This is what you need to take into account when it comes to drawing 4C hair.

Think of it as piling up a bunch of cotton balls on each other. The most cotton on top of top to lead to a bigger patch of  cotton. this is 4c hair.

How to not draw 4c hair:

Garnet fanart. Let’s talk about Garnet Fanart. I notice a trend that when artists draw Garnet from Steven universe, her hair texture is usually changed to 3 type curly like texture. This subtle form of White washing has confused me because this is inaccurate. 

Garnet’s hair is in the shape of a cube. Though 3 type hair piles up on each other, it isn’t curly nor thick enough for their hair to stay in the shape of a cube. Curly hair lies down more than 4c hair. So garnet’s hair being in the shape of a cube is a dead giveaway that it is 4C. Why do you think hairstyles like flat tops are usually seen on black men with 4c hair? It’s because, the 4c hair texture is thick and strong enough to stay in whatever shape you put it in.

please, if you’re drawing a character with 4c hair, avoid drawing it like curly 3 type hair, this is very anti-black and texturist.

So, how do you draw 4c hair?

honestly, its the most easy thing in the world

i wanna clarify that blobby looking 4c drawings ( like the one on the top left ) can work depending on how cartoony your art style is.

Another thing that I want to greatly clarify when it comes to drawing 4C hair is, YOU. DONT. NEED. TO. DRAW. EVERY. HAIR. STRAND!…..like, seriously. I’ve gotten many messages about how 4C hair is hard to draw, and it’s always left me confused; but then I find out that the same people that have trouble drawing 4C hair, attempt to draw every single strand of hair. This is unnecessarily time consuming because it’s merely impossible to get every single detail down, especially when you have a simple cartoon style. 4C hair does not require much effort, all you’re doing is drawing lumps. It’s that simple, nothing more nor nothing less.

The reason why I greatly advise all of you to avoid drawing every single hair strand is because in real life, when you look at a 4C textured Afro, your eyes don’t pick up on each individual hair strand like straight or curly hair. 4C hair, appears to be more undefined and cloud like, so attempting to draw each and every individual strand is unnecessary and will most likely end up looking inaccurate.

Anyways! that’s it for now! there will be a part 2 to this tutorial that will come out next week! i hope you guys have learned from this and apply it to your black character in your art!~

In which Palpatine gets a taste of what Rex and Cody’s lives have been like for years

In episode one, Crowley and Aziraphale ride the bus together, avoiding looking at each other, not sitting near to each other.

In episode six, despite the bus being nearly empty, they sit together, and look directly to each other as they do so.

I know it seems like such a small thing, but this little detail means so much to me. It’s emblematic of the paradigm shift, in the world, in Crowley and Aziraphale’s relationships with their respective “Sides”, and in their relationship with each other.

And the mundanity makes it even more beautiful. Because what is sitting together on a bus, really, in the grand scheme of things? It doesn’t change anything, it doesn’t radically improve anything, it’s no grand moment or sweeping gesture. It’s nothing more than sitting next to each other on a bus.

And yet, that means everything. Everything has changed, and it, in itself,  is important. It represents that they don’t have to hide any more, from Heaven, or from Hell, or from each other, or from themselves.

And it means that they can sit together on the bus. I don’t know, maybe I’m just a clingy person, but… To me, that means a lot, in a way that’s hard to put into words. 

Crowley and Aziraphale, and Angel and a Demon, sitting side by side on the bus home, is possibly one of the most heart-warming, comfortable, lovely things in this entire (beautiful) show. I love it so much.

Sounds like someone has a crush

Holonet’s Hero With No Fear

‘He has not just power, not just skill, but dash : that rare, invaluable combination of boldness and grace.’

some anatomy tips for drawing cat legs - works for big cats too

Henry started his trip with 12 gallons of gas. After 4 hours, he had 6 gallons left in the tank. How much gas would Henry have left if ten ink creatures and himself were sitting in the car, driving to Henry's house, for 7 goddamn hours, and a certain Prophet kept trying to eat the gas, and also a round Searcher named Jack kept stealing gas and using it to refuel the car but can only steal 3 gallons at a time?

I know that’s you Grant Cohen

battle themes. deep analysis

lysandre: noble evil gay. that instrument that’s associated with royalty, evil is the whole motif and the choirs are pretty good tbh tho not sure what would be the meaning

ghetsis: “you will DIE” thats actually exactly what happens in it

colress: math????

cyrus: tbh i can’t stop imagining cossacks folk dances but idk compared to ghetsis’s drums which are chaotic his are more firm and stable

maxarch: i do not treat trumpets seriously but its like you fight your boisterous/nerd friend who is slightly evil, its fun and its like slightly evil

giovanni: idk his theme in origins was way cooler and more ominious, the game is like hidden evil??

Matt Shirley