I'm Tomo. Regular artist from Jos, Plateau State.
I'm mainly a character designer- well, I'm aspiring to be one ๐ let me take you through some of the things I do. I beg u in God's name, retweet ๐ญ๐ or suffer for 600 years.
1. Starting with my tradutoonal art. Bic pen on paper
Okay, so? So what if the CIA can "manipulate clouds"?
This is the exact kind of tomfoolery the original tweet was trying to criticise.
You people will draw nonexistent lines from Nigerian slums to Langley, based on nothing. And think you're smarter than everybody.
"listen to thier voices"...they can take their voices to hell.
They want to be treated with respect, but can't respect your art as it is.
Don't even apologize to them or explain, it'll only make them more audacious. You would be better off as an artist without "fans" like that.
Reality is if you're going to have black characters and black culture in your creation, you're going to attract black fans and you need to learn how to treat those fans and black people in general with respect and listen to their voices
I loved doodles as a teen so my art style then adopted some elements.
I joined one art trend on Facebook one time and got hounded by liberals telling me the way I drew lips was "racist" and I should change my artstyle. It was chaotic.
That experience shaped me. I'll never forget.