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yes i will be suing nick kroll and the creators of human resources. on what grounds you ask? well for showing me this

and then this three episodes later

unacceptable.

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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!~

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In many cultures, ethnic groups, and nations around the world, hair is considered a source of power and prestige. African people brought these traditions and beliefs to the Americas and passed them down through the generations.

In my mother’s family (Black Americans from rural South Carolina) the women don’t cut their hair off unless absolutely necessary (i.e damage or routine trimming). Long hair is considered a symbol of beauty and power; my mother often told me that our hair holds our strength and power. Though my mother’s family has been American born for several generations, it is fascinating to see the beliefs and traditions of our African ancestors passed down. We are emotionally and spiritually attached to our hair, cutting it only with the knowledge that we are starting completely clean and removing stagnant energy.

Couple this with the forced removal and covering of our hair from the times of slavery and onward, and you can see why so many Black women and men alike take such pride and care in their natural hair and love to adorn our heads with wigs, weaves, braids, twists, accessories, and sharp designs.

Hair is not just hair in African diaspora cultures, and this is why the appropriation and stigma surrounding our hair is so harmful.

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Everything that exists is real, but so are my fears and nightmares. Artist Alicia Nathai-Achong.

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oh so people have been making their nails look like pretty and polished stones, why am I only finding this out now!!!

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Euphoria season 2 ep 5

Girl first of all, fuck jules cause shes a fucking hypocrite. idc i feel like that "intervention" was executed very poorly and i think rue didnt say a damn thing wrong when she chewed jules out she selfish as fuck and doesnt think. but more importantly fuck Elliot because he the one who knows rue is in deep trouble with those drugs being destroyed cause of that scary monotone lady and he let jules do that wreckless snitching anyways i get rue needed to be stopped but thats not how you do that. And then for her to sit in rue face saying i love you after she literally cheated with and lets be real will continue to fuck w the same person who was just enabling her i-

And CASSIE girl fuck you talm bout some " just take it one day at a time :) "

Rue:

Not a minute later "so yall gon believe the crackhead?" CASSSSIE

I am honestly impressed w how controlled maddy was i was expecting her to be silent snd slap the shit out of her so cant wait to see how maddy dishes out revenge.

Rue burning every single bridge she got. The scene with her and fez really devasted me he doesnt deserve this shit 😞 my poor sweet bb angle is going thru so much

It was so nice to not see nate tho that was so refreshing but the chaos of it all 😮

That lady stabbing her arm up like that felt very intentional idk about intravenous drug use but ion think you supposed to fuck around like that

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"Drink Before the War" by Sinead O' Connor exists:

Cal:

Cassie:

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Nate better get to having his own break down pronto

Cassie and Cal are the king and queen of spiralling out of control. The only perk of that is that Nate got to witness both in one night and knew he was the reason behind both break downs lmfao.

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I just 😂😂 i love chaos so honestly im not even mad but i do hope they get it together soon

Us: Fexi scenes?

Sam: how about a Cal Jacobs redemption arc?

Us: but Lexi and fez?

Sam: maybe make Jules and Elliot a thing even though Jules was mad at Rue for liking Elliot?

Us: um okay but Fexi?

Sam: hmm might make Cal pee around the house and let his dick hang out

Us: fe-

Sam: haha what if Cassie pukes in a pool?

Us: wha

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