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Leon Kennedy in Resident Evil 2 Remake
It’s so true and annoying.
Wilbur Soot: Phil can you name something that teenage girls can be interested in without being made fun of?
as a black girl who loves a lot of different movies and shows, fanfic allows me to read stories that put me in the middle of my favorite things. however, fanfic often (unintentionally) excludes girls who look like me.
i am so sick and tired of reading a fanfiction and having to rewrite it in my brain because a character description immediately implies that the reader is white. if you don't know what i mean, here are some examples.
"your skin turned pink" or "you blushed": black girls and women with darker skin tones CANNOT blush. our skin does not just turn pink
"pulled your hair into a messy bun": my 4a hair cannot be pulled into a messy bun at random. i may be able to do a ponytail if i have braids in, and i might be able to tie it up if I have an old twist-out, but a "messy bun" is often not possible.
"he ran his hands through your hair": yeah...unless my hair is in a silk press (and an OLD silk press), that's not happening
there are a plethora of other examples that would make this post insanely long, so let me get to the point. there are very easy ways to make fanfic a bit more inclusive; all you have to do is tweak a few character descriptions. OR, put in your pairing or warnings that the reader is implied to be white.
and finally: please, please stop tagging your DARK fanfictions "xblack!reader." i am tired of searching for fluff under the black reader tag and finding non-con, dark themes, etc., ESPECIALLY when the fic ends up being for a white reader💀.
the goal of my page is to create a safe space for black girls who love reading fanfiction. i am only one person, so if you'd like to help, here are some ways to do that!
send me fics (preferably marvel and stranger things to start) that are with a black reader
comment some other things in fanfics that imply that the reader is white or that make the fic a little less accessible
REBLOG FICS BY BLACK WRITERS
Earthrealm's champions
Reptile: I was BANISHED from my home because of my ability to take this FREAKISH form *transforms into a hot guy*
I try to save resources when I come across them, just in case myself (or someone I know) ends up needing them, and this is one of those collections.
I have not tried all of these, so please let me know if there are any problems.
Digital Art Specific:
Krita: Open source free program
Light Brush: a web-based drawing program
Photoshop Alternative:
PhotoPea: online (no download) alternative to photoshop
GIMP: photoshop alternative program
Other:
Blender: pro-level 3D creation software
OpenToonz: animation
Inkscape: Free open-sourced program for Vector format files
Vectr: Create and export vector graphics as SVG or PNG files.
Polotno Studio: Free Canva alternative
👤 Humans:
Kibbitzer: Draws references poses and images
toshi: Draws references poses and images
Character Posers:
PoseMy.Art: a free character poser
Referenceangle.com: You can move a head in any angle
JustSketchMe: Character poser (Free limited version)
Poseit (app only)
Easy Pose (app only)
Other:
Wildlife Reference Photos
Floor Plan Creator: design a floor plan, then view it in 3D
x6ud.github.io: Skull poser
Character Design References: it has an overwhelming huge list of references for drawing
🎨 Palettes:
CoMiGo’s Palette Generator
Palentton
Colors.co
Colormind
ColourLovers
🎮 Video Games and Pixel Art:
Universal LPC Spritesheet Generator (free)
RPG Character Builder (Free)
RPG Map Editor 2
LDtk: Level Designer Toolkit
PixilArt: Create and share pixel art
LibreSprite: a free open-sourced program for animating pixel sprites
Games Fashion Archive: 3d Clothing Reference (Added by @horrorsprovider )
Sketchfab: 3d Models for reference or to buy (Added by @horrorsprovider)
💬 Fonts:
Calligraphr: Turns your handwriting into a useable font
FreeTypography: Free fonts for commercial use
Creative Fabrica: Free fonts for commercial use (sign-up required. Click “Menu,” then “Freebies.”)
Google Fonts
💡 Learning:
Line-Of-Action: This one could go in references, but I didn't put it there, because this website is specifically for practicing art
Quick Poses: Practice drawing poses
The Etherington Brothers: A free encyclopedia of drawing tutorials
📃 Other:
TinyWow : Collection of several free online tools
Pattern.Monster: Create patterns to be used for clothing or website background tiles
Designspiration: lets you search for graphic design inspiration and see what your competitors are doing
Hey, I’m Royal! I usually post art on here but I’m going to probably start posting OC stories. (For things like games and movies. Shows are too long for me.)
Btw like, 90% of the OC’s are going to be black because I’m black :)
also if anybody can find the link to the picrew I used for my pfp, please send it to me or just put it in the comments so I can give actual credit qwq
Dance! Dance! Dance until you die! ...Oh wait 👻🎶👻
Ghostly Ballroom, the 6th and final prompt for Drawtober! I'll reveal the full piece tomorrow on Halloween 🎃🧡
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