#also like i said this isnt a particular oc but im feeling the oc Yearn looking at her........ who is she. shes like giving such strong

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i exist with a drawing! not a particular OC this time, rather the combination of me finding a hairstyle and a lighting scenario on pinterest and wanting to put them together. made for @creatingblackcharacters' Black History Month challenge! CBC posts a lot about colour loving melanin and melanin loving colour and i wanted to use that philosophy/quote here. the scenario i think is going on here is that this gal is at a party just like havin a good time :)

tagging @planes-like-vultures for the "tag a friend to join in" bit 👋

assorted ramblings about context and intent continued under cut

The general idea in my mind for lighting was that the pink comes from the bottom right, the orange from the top right, the blue from like. forward right, and the purple from mostly the back left. i want to do a study of the lighting scenario photo reference i used after this i think cause i really like how it was photographed:

i really really like the way the colours play on her skin, which goes back to the "melanin loves colour" philosphy and using contrast and saturation to appreciate Black characters in art/photography :). i know Black people and characters are often spoken about like their skin colour inherently makes art (or photography) more difficult to accomplish, with people blaming their own racist bias and inexperience on Black people instead of simply taking the time to learn how to work with dark skin. I want Black people + especially dark skin to be portrayed as something beautiful and worth capturing within a variety of colours and contrasts.

also wanted to shoutout the two lessons i had open while working on this !!