BRAIDS (Patreon)

5/6 ! I know I said the beads were my favourite but this really is one of my favourites. The colours went through so many changes and the hair was such a pain in the ass but honestly I'm so proud of it :")

My Patrons have received:

PROCESS - step by step via gif showing each stage of development in the piece.

PSD & SAI - the original file, with layer names compatible with sai & photoshop.

SPEEDPAINT - speedpaint including sketch and other parts taken out of the public video

"Originally this was a college project. We were to choose a current or past event / article and create a narrative piece from it. I chose the "Natural Hair Ban of Pretoria High" that unfolded back in 2016. I created a set of 6 paintings that depict black cultural and natural hairstyles worn by black people all over the world. The black women here are seen rejoicing in their hair, through expressions of pride, joy and love. Its a direct juxtaposed response to the ban on hair and made to encourage black people all over the world who are discriminated against because of their hair"