#DrawingWhileBlack is hands down one of the best trends the internet has ever seen. The hashtag trend, started by Ghanaian-American artist Annabelle, was created to appreciate and celebrate black artists worldwide. The trend did way more than that; it brought out hundreds of crazy talented artists we had absolutely no idea about. For us, the best part is that about 44% of #DrawingWhileBlack posts were from black people here in Africa! Even the tweet with the highest retweets/shares of all posts on the hashtag came from Ghanaian artist Benjamin Kwashie! *dances excitedly*
We took the time to sift through the beauty that is #DrawingWhileBlack and compiled some of our favourite posts by not-so-popular artists around the continent. If you love them (they’ll definitely give you goosebumps), do share, follow and support their talents.
Don’t forget to share this article too (please and thanks).
Enjoy!
For even more art goodness, check out KaDi‘s favourite #DrawingWhileBlack moments.
By Fafa Macauley.
![](https://scontent-atl3-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-15/e15/s640x640/106200800_2650608841874647_3505221706530677965_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent-atl3-1.cdninstagram.com&_nc_cat=107&_nc_ohc=w4iSZM-qJsoAX-AJQ1A&oh=6896376b7dcfff8f38192b97a6539ffa&oe=5F066536 "\\"I see that you value your job more than your life\\".
Animation by @therealbennydee
#squidmag #animation #africananimation #animationafrica #justart")
![](https://scontent-atl3-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-15/sh0.08/e35/s640x640/106466783_1122722428091723_1956522038239513312_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent-atl3-1.cdninstagram.com&_nc_cat=111&_nc_ohc=yKARJffYyJEAX-pwiBn&oh=28aaa655ccdfe6d0d3012889f3c1cfd2&oe=5F2C38E1 "\\"Cool Guy\\". Artwork by Amponsah Elvis Kwadwo @daa_kojo69
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#squidmag #blender #3dart #cg #cgi #africandigitalart #illustration #digitalillustration #weareafricancreatives #cgart")
![](https://scontent-iad3-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-15/e15/106200800_2650608841874647_3505221706530677965_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent-iad3-1.cdninstagram.com&_nc_cat=107&_nc_ohc=qbV1-d03YC8AX8wX4LP&oh=e83868fe0f3e4eca7be08c375f91c1dd&oe=5F068979 "\\"I see that you value your job more than your life\\".
Animation by @therealbennydee
#squidmag #animation #africananimation #animationafrica #justart")
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