hi my name is Annabelle✨I’m a first generation Ghanaian American animator and illustrator! I’m also the organizer of #drawingwhileblack pic.twitter.com/mBVqbVPh8C

— Abelle✨@ SPX A7 (@sparklyfawn) September 15, 2017

Artist Annabelle H (username @sparklyfawn) started up the hashtag #DrawingWhileBlack to celebrate and appreciate black artists, including illustrators, painters, and graphic designers. The results have been spectacular, and I’ve been ooh-ing and aah-ing at my Twitter feed all day.

Below are just a few of the creators who posted in the tag so far, and the campaign will be going all weekend, so I encourage you to follow the tag and bring some beautiful art or new webcomics into your life – or, if you’ve got hiring power in a creative industry, hire some of these amazing artists.

Hey! My name’s Kam and I’m a Comic Artist/Illustrator currently studying in MN and I really love bright colors!#drawingwhileblack pic.twitter.com/zee4Pdf21A

— THATboy@DONE✨ (@spacejam_kam) September 15, 2017

Hi, I’m Alleanna Harris! I’m a kid lit illustrator and artist from NJ #drawingwhileblack pic.twitter.com/MUjQLLs6NN

— Alleanna H. (@alleannaharris) September 16, 2017

hiya! i’m hanna, a mixed black illustrator from sweden! i love plants, detail work and pastel colors! #drawingwhileblack pic.twitter.com/ltsOSLxB9d

— babel (@babelstrudel) September 16, 2017

Hi! I’m Linnea, a self-taught digital illustrator and I love this hashtag!! #drawingwhileblack pic.twitter.com/0sqGfp3jwO

— linnea (@linneadoodles) September 16, 2017

✨ EY I’m Mildred! QWoC illustrator + lover of saturated colors #drawingwhileblack https://t.co/HFp0TWmoRo | https://t.co/9Vr2Xj5CJt ✨ pic.twitter.com/tBsLnIpqGs

— ✨ Mildred ✨ (@Froregade) September 16, 2017

Hi, I’m Myisha, and I’m a games artist by day and a webcomic creator by night! https://t.co/jtWNnhMt5I #drawingwhileblack pic.twitter.com/onAqsOpGXx

— Myisha Haynes (@palaceofposey) September 16, 2017

Hey guys!
My name is Saina and I am a French BG artist and illustrator 🙂 #drawingwhileblack pic.twitter.com/fcorj106o3

— SaïnaSix (@sainasix) September 16, 2017

Hi! I’m Jessica, I’m a self-taught digital illustrator that works mainly in children’s literature! #drawingwhileblack pic.twitter.com/y9VAlHa86i

— Jessie (@Jessiedrawz) September 15, 2017

My name is Vashti Harrison. Im from Virginia but now I live in BK where I write & illustrate books for kids. This is me #drawingwhileblack pic.twitter.com/shJmlgV2U5

— Vashti Harrison (@VashtiHarrison) September 15, 2017

I really should be #drawingwhileblack more often; it’s been too long… pic.twitter.com/urULaUxJc9

— Jaymee (@jmeemarie) September 15, 2017

My name is Mike Tré. I’m from Detroit and I draw things, design things and write stories about… things. Das me. #drawingwhileblack pic.twitter.com/tIZRrXDyRE

— Mike Tré (@TheMikeTre) September 15, 2017

• Venture Brothers is coming back to Adult Swim…in approximately 422 days? So that sounds like some time in 2018? They continue to toy with us. (via Nerdist)
• Darren Aranofsky’s Mother! reportedly received a hard-to-earn “F” from CinemaScore, the polling service which surveys opening-day audiences in randomly selected cities. (via The AV Club)
• Well-loved character actor Harry Dean Stanton passed away at the age of 91 yesterday. io9’s Julie Muncy paid a really lovely tribute to the way that he injected life and personality into the portrayal of “average Joe” characters over his 50+-year career. Rest in peace, Harry.
• Why hello there, Channing Tatum and your matching belt buckle and flask. 20th Century Fox released a clip of Tatum’s character confronting the Kingsmen from Kingsman: The Golden Circle (via io9)

(Featured image via Annabelle H., the creator of the hashtag)

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