SJW Art and Extremes

[Ghost Boy]

The color worked on the original shoto because it showed the contrast between his pale skin and the scar his hysterical mother gave him. But with him as dark as he is, the color just isnt right.

 

[Lapis Lazuli]

Are there any super dark-skinned cartoon characters as an example of it "done right"? The only character coming to my mind is that gollywog genie from Dragonball and he's literally black as ink.
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Any entity that's supposed to be some kind of shadow person can fit the bill, I suppose. Like the Endermen, and even then they're just tall, purple-eyed humanoids that teleport randomly at times.

 

[Jolyne THICCujoh]

Any entity that's supposed to be some kind of shadow person can fit the bill, I suppose. Like the Endermen, and even then they're just tall, purple-eyed humanoids that teleport randomly at times.

I mean...Pucci is probably the first character to come to mind for me, but I'm guessing he wouldn't count as a TRUE AND HONEST black person because he's Italian and doesn't have his African features exaggerated 200%.

 

[Valstrax]

I mean...Pucci is probably the first character to come to mind for me, but I'm guessing he wouldn't count as a TRUE AND HONEST black person because he's Italian and doesn't have his African features exaggerated 200%.

Now, now, my friend! Pucci doesn't count because being black doesn't make up 99% of his character! Unless he's gay, then ~how progressive!~

 

[Sí.]

First thing that comes to mind is Urbance, though that is a western adult cartoon and it got cancelled past the pilot. I'm not well versed in western cartoons, so I'm sure someone else can name more series.
For a few examples in anime, there's Afro Samurai, Black Lagoon has Dutch, and there's Canary from Hunter x Hunter, and several of the cast of Michiko to Hatchin, to name a few. Well, they're no Nyakim Gatwech though, so they're not exactly an example of skin so dark you need the highlights to see the lineart.

 

[Mao Hao Hao]

Superalloy from One Punch Man is pretty dark at times, the manga regularly needs to have shine outlines so you can see the difference between where his arms and chest are. But he doesnt really count as he is actually a normal Japanese man who just worked out so much to the point where his skin darkened from tanning/bodybuilding

Spoiler: Superalloy

 

[Doctor Placebo]

Are there any super dark-skinned cartoon characters as an example of it "done right"? The only character coming to my mind is that gollywog genie from Dragonball and he's literally black as ink.
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Superalloy from One Punch Man is pretty dark at times, the manga regularly needs to have shine outlines so you can see the difference between where his arms and chest are. But he doesnt really count as he is actually a normal Japanese man who just worked out so much to the point where his skin darkened from tanning/bodybuilding

Spoiler: Superalloy

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I would still say Superalloy is a very good example of how this skin tone should be done.

For characters who are canonically black or part black in anime, the darkest I could find is Atsuko Jackson from Finding Paradiso, but she's not a great example of highlights on really dark skin.

This is about as dark as you can go without adding a lot of highlights, and even then, they cheated a little by giving her light makeup and blonde hair to make her facial features stand out.

Here's some fanart of her that makes more effective use of skin highlights:

A big problem I think with anime and really dark skinned characters is that adding all the highlighting and contrast to get it to look right takes more work than the flat colors you can get away with on lighter skin, which makes it more time consuming, and therefore more expensive.

 

[Ghost Boy]

You guys forget the og.

Yuruichi and her twink ass brother.

 

[Jolyne THICCujoh]

You guys forget the og.

Yuruichi and her twink ass brother.

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That is the twinkiest twink who ever twinked.

I approve.

 

[ice tray]

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Off topic but I love how the artist colored the palm here, it looks natural and doesn’t stand out to the point that it seems like a caricature. That’s why I feel like making the palms lighter doesn’t work for flat coloring styles, it doesn’t blend to look like a natural part of the hand and I wish artists would realize that.

 

[WXY]

Off topic but I love how the artist colored the palm here, it looks natural and doesn’t stand out to the point that it seems like a caricature. That’s why I feel like making the palms lighter doesn’t work for flat coloring styles, it doesn’t blend to look like a natural part of the hand and I wish artists would realize that.

i think the reason this drawing works so well is because it's not just blocked in there. you can see where it's blended as the color goes towards the wrist. its also not such a different color that it looks like a minstrel cartoon. wish more tumblrite artists would realise this.

 

[SweetDollsEyes]

They're ✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:*blasian *:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧

Spoiler: blasian uwu

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"My name is Bakugō Katsuki. And I am...a ginger blasian."

"A ginger blasian? They make those?"

She looks ok but my boys what the fuck did they do to my boys?!
Look at how they massacred Bakugo
Blaisan people aren't even that dark when you look them up

 

[Someone's Account]

I'm not sure when the reboot'll release, but the Clone High bandwagon has gotten bigger:

Spoiler: fanarts

Also bonus:

 

[Homemade Car Milk]

You guys forget the og.

Yuruichi and her twink ass brother.

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For some reason these images restore my faith in humanity

I'm not sure when the reboot'll release, but the Clone High bandwagon has gotten bigger:

Spoiler: fanarts

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Also bonus:
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Holy fucknuts this is the retard that made tranny furry Thomas Jefferson!

 

[Pops Maellard]

I'm not sure when the reboot'll release, but the Clone High bandwagon has gotten bigger:

Spoiler: fanarts

I hate the way they draw faces in the first three, the eyelids make it look like they have a black eye

the other three is meh, just bad anatomy

 

[Someone's Account]

the other three is meh, just bad anatomy

I'm guessing that the OP who drew the last three drawings is at least part of the South Park fandom (or is into retrocore—if that is a thing..?)

 

[Homemade Car Milk]

I'm guessing that the OP who drew the last three drawings is at least part of the South Park fandom (or is into retrocore—if that is a thing..?)

There's so many 'cores' nowadays.

 

[Ärsyyntynyt Suomalainen]

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I honestly think that there should be this Thomas Jefferson in the reboot only to be make fun of.

 

[Madako-Tako]

There's so many 'cores' nowadays.

I've been doing the -Core buisness for years before it was even cool, ask me anything

 

[FluffyTehFennekin]

I never got these guys thing for overalls.