i-m-a-weird-person:

blackjosuke:

black panther was released in theaters less than half a week ago (2/19) and i’ve already seen the main characters with white features and people making the characters too light and you absolute buffoons have let these posts blow up so im here’s a post on how to avoid bleaching black characters

skin color reference
lip reference
lip/nose/hair reference

if you want to take a skin color reference do not play by eye use this bitch right here

i wish this was obvious but if the source is an edited picture say like this

don’t use that source. it’s best to use a source where there is more natural light or you can look up the actor/actress and get a solid picture of them. also take note of what kind of facial features these characters have (nose, lips, etc) by looking at stills or posters of them. not all of these characters have slim noses or smaller lips. 

i know this is going to be a new experience for people drawing black characters so if you make a mistake, learn from it especially if it’s from a black person. get the okay from black people before posting. you’ll get better with time and practice. this isn’t a “let people draw them the way they want” thing because this movie respects african and black cultures like how they put so much effort into the costumes and i really would not hurt to respect black people

feel free to post more sources

Adding some links :

•  how to NOT whitewash the undead (always a handy ressource)
• seriously stop whitewashing the undead
  
• how to color pick (with another shitton of links I’ll add here as well)
  
• how to draw lips
• a helpful thread of do and don’t regarding racial stereotypes

Thank you so much for you all taking the time to educate us.