#african patterns

[miamaimania]

NES-talgic Dreams ⏰: A vibrant mashup of retro tech and African patterns ♀️. 'Play Station 1' by Ndidi Emefiele.

[anerdwithapen-blog]

( Credit - me at my local Hair store )

This isn't fanart I can just see The Electric Mayhem wearing these patterns

🦷🎹🎺🎷🎸🥁🎸🎤

Definitely Janice and Dr. Teeth with his Scarfs and Waistbands he is wearing

[ablacktv]

Easter 2024

Mudcloth

[timelessfineries]

Boucles d'oreilles ethniques Massai ::: Timeless Fineries

[several-idiots-in-a-trench-coat]

Currently trying to figure out what African clothing patterns mean but I'm not getting straight answers.

Any time I try to Google a specific tribe (khoe in this case) I'm met with articles I need to sign in to (hell no) and no straight answers in Google images Because it's all generic African patterns.

Help?

[nemfrog]

Medieval Textiles From The Tellum Caves In Central Mali West Africa. 1980-81. Cover detail.

Internet Archive

[fyanimaldiversity]

African wild dog (Lycaon pictus) with reduced pattern

[aworldofpattern]

Floral-patterned Grand Super-Wax fabric by Vlisco

'A more exclusive version of Super-Wax, rich in colours and bubbling, and printed with a gloss finish. The most defining (and beloved) feature of a Super-Wax is its duo-colour “bubbling” print effect...

...Grand Super-Wax is a luxurious twist on the original, using Vlisco cotton satin. Grand Super-Wax is made using a highly-unique wax printing technique unlike any other in the world: every piece is created with an unequalled and extraordinary level of care and precision.

First, a design in liquid wax is printed on cotton satin. A base dye such as indigo soaks into the cloth around the wax, leaving behind a deep, intense colour. The magic of the ‘wax-breaking’ during the printing process results in a large, irregular pattern of vein-like bubbles throughout the design.

One single piece of Grand Super-Wax goes through an average of 27 total step before it receives a final gloss finish, and a select number of Grand Super-Wax fabrics are covered from edge-to-edge in transparent glitter.'

[sunnys-side-upside-down]

T-TIME T-TIME T-TIME

[fyblackwomenart]

"Still here " by Mary

[image-junkie]

Aesthetics of Funk - Crocheted mandalas by Xenobia Bailey

Xenobia Bailey is a trash alchemist, a single stitch, urban crochet aficionado, designer, artist and community activist, whose practice industrializes the visual aesthetic of “Cosmic-Funk,” practiced by African-American homemakers since Emancipation, into utilitarian “Funktional” design. Media exposure ranges from an Absolut advertisement to a design consultancy with Disney World, and a subway mosaic commission from the MTA in New York. She has shown internationally, with such institutions as Creative Time, the Sharjah Art Foundation, and numerous U.S. Embassies. Her work is held by numerous museums, as well as in academic, corporate, public and private collections.

[mevvsan]

Of all the parrots I made only these three are left. I know plum-headed parakeets are not that common but I'm sure there is someone out there who'd love to have these. Same goes for the Timneh African grey. Uncommon parrot owners unite!

[cupofmeat]

[timelessfineries]

Collier africain tubulaire à motifs traditionnels Massaï ::: Timeless Fineries

[captain-price-unofficially]

Indian Pattern Carrier Mk II "Dhar IV" in the Western Desert, 1942

[mellosdrawings]

I keep lurking in your blog but I just want to say I love how you do thorough research with your pieces, from the Wing au pieces (With what bird you’ve associated with the boys) and to your future N2 squad outfits! It’s just so nice to see how you put so much love and care in your craft! that’s all 🥺🫶 Looking forward to your future ocs series too, I can’t wait to see what else you come up with.

(Also I was the same anon that asked about the lineart processes, I really appreciate it and have been trying your tips! They’ve been helpful 🫶)

Hi! Thank you so much for the kind comment! 🥰🥰

I dont know if my research are very thorough (me thinks I could do better haha), but mostly I'm just endlessly curious about everything and love to look stuff up. One thing that I like when I draw is the diversity, be it in clothes or hairstyles or, you know, wing shapes. It quickly gets boring for me when it's always the same kind of western style and clothing for example. I might not always be the best at putting that diversity in practice but I thrive to do better!

But yes, I put a lot of time and care into my art because, well, it's my whole life. Dunno what I'd be doing without it, and I have a lot of fun doing it too!

I'm glad my few tips could be helpful to you.

I hope you'll like my future projects! Love you! Bye o/

(Dont mind the absurd ramble in tags lol)