art blog, main is @solreefs. mostly digital art, with occasional pencil drawings as well. firm believer in the importance of making bad art. I will succeed because I'm crazy š¦¾
request info in pinned if you want to help civilians affected by war and also get art from me!
super informal art commissions for civilians affected by war
hey all! want to request art from me and also help make the world less awful? hereās an easy way to do both.
below the cut, youāll find 32 organizations in 8 different countries currently involved in major wars. choose one (or multiple!) and donate whatever amount you can. minimum donations may vary based on the organization or website, but I personally am not setting a minimum amount to request art.
screenshot some sort of proof of your donation.
send me the screenshot in an ask or as a dm (asks will be answered privately). please remember redact any identifying information if needed though.
tell me what you want me to draw! generally speaking, the more money you donate, the more detailed/time-consuming your art will be. you can find examples of my art under the cut, as well as on my blog.
thatās it!
I will not draw full body nudity or exposed organs, mainly because I honestly donāt think I have a good enough grasp of anatomy for that right now. other than that, Iām willing to at least try pretty much anything. if any of this changes in the future, Iāll update this post to reflect that.
also please please let me know if any of these links are broken or incorrect.
Burkina Faso š§š«
Smiling World: supports education and business opportunities for women and girls in Burkina Faso
Konkourona Alliance Foundation: provides education and medical care to people in the Konkourona community in Burkina Faso
Friends of African Village Libraries: funds and manages community libraries in rural areas
UN Refugee Agency: provides humanitarian aid to refugees in the Sahel
Ethiopia šŖš¹
Mebriata Childrenās Foundation: supports children in Tigray affected by war
Abrahamās Oasis: education and resources for vulnerable women and children in Ethiopia
Drop of Water: provides clean water to rural Ethiopian communities
Meseret Humanitarian Organization: education, food, and healthcare
Mali š²š±
Arts to End Genocide: an organization using art to educate people about human rights, which runs multiple programs in a camp for internally displaced people in Mali, including skills training and nutrition assistance
Ouelessebougou Alliance: supports health and education programs in the Ouelessebougou region of Mali
GAIA Vaccine Foundation: leads vaccination campaigns, health education programs, and research projects in Mali
Kono Gnaga: works to preserve and support Maliās traditional dance and music through education and aid to vulnerable populations
Myanmar š²š²
International Rescue Committee: responds to crisis situations around the world with humanitarian aid, financial support, and education
Projekt Burma: a German NGO that provides humanitarian aid to displaced people in Myanmar
Tekkatho Foundation: supports education in Myanmar for refugees
MedAcross: provides emergency medical care in Myanmar, including via a mobile clinic
Niger š³šŖ
Remember Niger Coalition: works to expand and improve access to education for children in Niger
DIMA: trains people in Niger to become artisans in order to support themselves and their families
Wells Bring Hope: drills wells to provide access to sanitation and clean water
People who look at you always blink afterward. Perhaps the colour is that powerful. Perhaps they find themselves on the edge of a nap. They never remember there was anything odd about the sight.
a 1920s style viric frock for @neathyfashioncoalitionās Parabolan Elegance event!
My piece for @creatingblackcharactersās Black History Month challenge! This art was inspired by the Pleiades star cluster; the story of the seven sister stars and why only six are usually visible can be found on every continent in some form or another (except Antarctica), and so it may well be humanityās oldest surviving story.
This art not only has the seven blue Pleiades stars, but also the red star Aldebaran and the three blue stars that we know today as Orionās Belt. In Xhosa folklore, the seven stars are the daughters of the sky god, and Aldebaran is their husband. One night, their husband went hunting, but though he shot his arrows at three zebras (Orionās Belt), they all fell short, and he could not retrieve them because a lion (Betelgeuse) was also watching the zebras. He waits there still.
To my Black fellow artists (of any type or skill level): your stories are worth telling. Your creativity and passion deserve space to thrive, and the world is better with you and your stories in it. You deserve to be respected and celebrated, this month and always.
Also tagging @swan-scribbles, @tamsong, and @aurenflare if youād like to participate!
mutuals please tell me what your username means to you! after some reflection I realize I have no idea what most of your urls mean and Iām really interested to know!
I hate when I open a drawing app and try drawing something and then it looks bad. to solve this issue instead of opening my drawing app I simply lay down, do nothing, and feel a combination of guilt/shame. this is a skill I am much more practiced at
sketch video! I record myself drawing a lot but I usually delete the videos since I change angles/zoom in so often that the time lapse is kind of unwatchable. but hereās one for a drawing Iām working on right now!
if youāre wondering whatās in the corner, it is a tracing of a reference photo with wrinkles and shading marked out so I know where everything goes.
