#DrawingWhileBlack Is an Online Celebration of Gifted Black Artists

Black Twitter is the unspoken champion of social media. We can almost always count on the virtual community  to produce movements, threads and hashtags that keep us scrolling down our Twitter feeds for hours, often times in laughter and awe.

This weekend, that hashtag was #DrawingWhileBlack, which saw gifted black artists from various backgrounds getting their names out there and blessing our feeds with incredible paintings, drawings and other forms of visual art for the free—what more could we really ask for from social media?

The hashtag was created by Twitter user, Annabelle H, who mapped out the rules for #DrawingWhileBlack on her page last Wednesday.

Starting a hashtag event to celebrate and appreciate black artists this weekend !🙌🏿✊🏾👌🏽💫 RTs are greatly appreciated! #drawingwhileblackpic.twitter.com/SFptXsuuMk

— Abelle✨🦌@ SPX A7 (@sparklyfawn) September 13, 2017

The hashtag is a celebration of black artists, and their talent is seriously out of this world. Check out some of our favorites below.

I'm EZI from Uganda 🇺🇬 , a vector artist and I'm loving it 😁#drawingwhileblackpic.twitter.com/n2Uh60b2OX

— eziwear (@eziwear) September 18, 2017

Finally something I can join.

My name is Denzel, a digital artist and fashion illustrator from Ghana#DrawingWhileBlackpic.twitter.com/xkZAE2INO4

— Denzel (@StunninDenzel) September 17, 2017

#drawingwhileblack two of my followers suggested I join, so here is my entry😁😁, a female Nigerian illustrator pic.twitter.com/DbIqDNW50l

— princess kay (@princess_kay__) September 16, 2017

Ight Boom. I'm James/Elom, Digital artist from Ghana. I can draw eyes uno, but I think they're cooler without em 😁 #DrawingWhileBlackpic.twitter.com/Wqd3ZHxqiM

— jay macauley (@JicAuley) September 17, 2017

Hi, I'm Simon, a digital artist, from Malawi. I love everything weird. 😁#drawingwhileblackpic.twitter.com/rMLukZAIOL

— Rorschach (@KillSimao) September 16, 2017

I'm Xane Asiamah, illustrator and charcoal artist from Ghana🇬🇭 . Thought I'd just drop these🙏🏾⚡️ #drawingwhileblackpic.twitter.com/0ukMfL47L0

— • DIMIOURGUS • (@xaneasiamah) September 17, 2017

Hi! I'm a MD based black artist. I use digital mediums and sketch a lot as well. #drawingwhileblackpic.twitter.com/PVEsu1sOFs

— Njeri MK (@monkeystripes) September 15, 2017

My name is Ricardo Edwards, Jamaican visual artist. Create or DIE #drawingwhileblackpic.twitter.com/up4lsULto9

— Ricardo Edwards (@RicardoMEdwards) September 16, 2017

Hey I'm Awo Tsegah. Digital artist from Ghana 🇬🇭 Create or die. #drawingwhileblackpic.twitter.com/PWUjmSEv6f

— Awo Tsegah (@AwoTsegah) September 17, 2017

✌🏽✌🏽🤘🏾🤘🏾🙏🏽East African gangsta who arts on the side #drawingwhileblackpic.twitter.com/zgLcfPhOMm

— sharp teeth gangsta (@ugh_bucky) September 17, 2017

Name's Benjamin Kwashie from Ghana. I draw with ballpoint pen. #drawingwhileblackpic.twitter.com/RkPgFKErlG

— Ben (@benkwash) September 17, 2017

🇺🇸🇭🇹 Hello, CT here. I really like drawing my OCs :D Former TMNT (2012) revisionist; current Spiderman storyboard artist! #drawingwhileblackpic.twitter.com/jOCFdFFIgT

— CT (@ctchrysler_) September 16, 2017

Hi I'm Yesenia!

Toy designer/Illustrator/Random Skill Enthusiast/Afro Latina 🇩🇴/Bad at Twitter/#drawingwhileblackpic.twitter.com/aBHabgOMYk

— Yes. 💜@AnimeNYC (@elixiadraws) September 16, 2017

Hi, my name is Nnadi ikechukwu from Nigeria🇳🇬. I make realistic and idealistic paintings. #drawingwhileblackpic.twitter.com/eTM0DY7gbQ

— Nnadi Ikechukwu 🇳🇬 (@NnadiArts1) September 17, 2017

Hey! My name is Sabii✨ and I'm a Haitian American Illustrator from NYC who loves bright colors and creating characters!✨✨#drawingwhileblackpic.twitter.com/N8LWs9CObF

— Sabii's tears (@SabiiBorno) September 16, 2017

hi i'm greg. i love action, critters n flowers. the plastic ends of your shoelaces are called aglets #drawingwhileblackpic.twitter.com/MQjarrskES

— greg (@jetgreguar) September 16, 2017

Hey Guys, I'm Saint Rose, a South African based illustrator and designer. ❤️ #drawingwhileblackpic.twitter.com/4F1qsAhZJP

— Kgabo (@iamsaintrose) September 17, 2017

hi my name is Annabelle✨I'm a first generation Ghanaian American animator and illustrator! I'm also the organizer of #drawingwhileblack 💫💪🏿 pic.twitter.com/mBVqbVPh8C

— Abelle✨🦌@ SPX A7 (@sparklyfawn) September 15, 2017

#drawingwhileblack take a shot every time someone mistakes me for an art major pic.twitter.com/ENxK9lFx7e

— ary / DEFEND DACA (@rosesaagar) September 15, 2017

Hey I'm Mitch.

A blogger and Occasional Artist from Ghana 🇬🇭

Retweet if you like this! #drawingwhileblackpic.twitter.com/bKORZUpoxM

— MITCH (@GodwinMitchual) September 17, 2017

My name is Cayisoh from Botswana. 

I've been so blessed on this painting journey & hope I can continue to inspire.#drawingwhileblackpic.twitter.com/E8dHAnypEt

— #HeadWrapArtChalleng (@Cayisoh) September 18, 2017

There's a #drawingwhileblack hashtag🌚 My name is Nezi, I started drawing because I wanted to be just like my big brother. pic.twitter.com/S5uvwtIOto

— Nezi Momodu (@Nezifah) September 18, 2017

I am Calester. Fashion Designer/illustrator from Ghana. Sometimes i do digital art too.💀🌹#drawingwhileblackpic.twitter.com/T2hI7EJDaX

— . (@cali_barb) September 17, 2017

My name is Guy KOUEKAM, an Art Director and illustrator from Cameroon #DrawingWhileBlackpic.twitter.com/M6mmRYjM9l

— Guy KOUEKAM (@Guy_kouekam) September 18, 2017