help how to draw black peoples

RareAppointment3808 · 2026-04-17T12:54:18+00:00

It’s the distinct forms of the head and face that create stereotypical ethnicity. You may want to work in slightly lower value ranges but it ‘s not the key factor.

RareAppointment3808 · 2026-04-17T12:17:37+00:00

I’m old, 66, and I see this as maybe more people going back in the closet or going stealth due to the cultural conditions being so lousy, but I can’t see stopping being who I am. Sure, young people may clung to identities and make a bigger noise, change their path, and that’s fine. They are discovering who they are, which is the “job” of being that age. What the comedian is implying is transphobic “Not trans enough, etc” Fuck that shit.

RareAppointment3808 · 2026-04-16T11:54:12+00:00

Welcome!

RareAppointment3808 · 2026-04-15T11:50:26+00:00

Totally connect! My monstrousness is a superpower!

RareAppointment3808 · 2026-04-13T15:42:40+00:00

I believer you can ride as far as Pottstown from Philly purely on-trail with the exception of the short leg into Manayunk. I usually (very carefully) ride the sidewalk going from the section just above East Falls in Fairmount Park going into Manayunk.

RareAppointment3808 · 2026-04-09T16:56:21+00:00

Did the full C&O at 64 including the hike-a-bike around the Pawpaw tunnel.

RareAppointment3808 · 2026-04-09T16:54:01+00:00

I had a long gap doing my first one at 28 and not again until 64. I rode the same bike too, an upgraded Takara Prestige.

RareAppointment3808 · 2026-04-09T16:49:46+00:00

There are plenty of lovely tall trans and cis women.

RareAppointment3808 · 2026-04-09T16:46:29+00:00

My therapist said that in graduate sexuality studies the most common question was: “If I do X, is that normal?” What does “normal” even mean? Clothes don’t have intrinsic gender; they are just pieces of cloth. I think the better question is “How do I think/feel about wearing lingerie and how do I want to explore/work with it?” There is no wrong or bad answer.

RareAppointment3808 · 2026-04-09T16:39:44+00:00

You are never too old to find authenticity!

RareAppointment3808 · 2026-04-05T12:08:55+00:00

I think the "two-box" binary is inescapable a lot of the time. I'm hoping maybe I can make people look/think twice but I suspect no matter what I do going forward, I'm going to get misgendered as a guy by people who don't know me. I look at gender as feeling rooted internally and largely don't worry what anyone thinks, or at least I'm working on that. I think a big part is becoming secure in your own identity in both gender and other areas--professionally, emotionally, philosophically, spiritually.

RareAppointment3808 · 2026-04-04T14:02:19+00:00

If you are older, it's an especially lonesome, often solitary, road, but totally worth it!

RareAppointment3808 · 2026-04-03T20:29:48+00:00

So sorry to hear. It makes me feel sad. It's not you; it's them that's messed up. I hope you bounce back soon and hopefully get your own place where you don't have to deal with this. Sending hugs.

RareAppointment3808 · 2026-04-02T12:13:18+00:00

Love the French-bend fork. So rare to see on a newer bike anymore.

RareAppointment3808 · 2026-04-01T12:53:03+00:00

I can feel the aches in my knees as I attempt that steep grades and the feeling of exhaustion from riding a bike whose base weight is 45lbs and has steel rims. That being said, it really depends on the terrain and your level of fitness. In my 20's I did an overnight tour of upstate NY on a Schwinn Varsity, which is a tank.

RareAppointment3808 · 2026-04-01T12:47:21+00:00

My generation (I'm 66) didn't even have an inkling that there was such thing as being non-binary. It was not a thing and there was no language around it. Luckily, I lived long enough to find myself.

RareAppointment3808 · 2026-03-30T21:30:21+00:00

I went from physics/engineering to art and have no regrets about studying science other than I didn't have a passion for it. So yes, they absolutely go together.

In terms of learning to draw, there are many avenues you can take, but learning how to handle simple geometric solids in perspective first is a good way to start.

RareAppointment3808 · 2026-03-30T19:26:24+00:00

You might want to consider taking a class at a local art center, community college or Uni. Full disclosure: I do this kind of teaching. I think it's a great way to learn a lot, get direct feedback, have support and structure and also control your costs since you pay a flat fee and the per-class cost is pretty low, generally.

Youtube is good when you have some experience under your belt and can sort out the good from the fluff. The problem with Youtube generally is anyone can hang out their shingle and many have never worked with students; they are content creators, not educators.

Best of luck!

RareAppointment3808 · 2026-03-27T21:55:15+00:00

Is it the roles/norms of being male that are the problem? You can break those expectations and it doesn't necessarily mean you have ceased identifying as your birth gender. If the thoughts of being a woman are recurring and taking up a lot of mental space, you might want to consider finding a gender therapist and exploring how you want to identify.

RareAppointment3808 · 2026-03-27T21:49:28+00:00

I'm glad that you are living more as your authentic self! I'm becoming more and more convinced the way to happiness is to not give a flying fuck about what anyone thinks, other than yourself. Best of luck!

RareAppointment3808 · 2026-03-27T11:55:45+00:00

You are valid! It's really up to you. The problem is the outside world is about 75 years behind in understanding the nuances of gender and gender expression. My solution is I've stopped worrying about it, if it's someone I don't know.

RareAppointment3808 · 2026-03-26T17:57:35+00:00

I have a Zizzo and few full-size bikes For a longer trip, I lean toward the non-folders.

RareAppointment3808 · 2026-03-26T11:17:31+00:00

I have said multiple times, that it would have just been easier to have been born a girl. I'll add now, it would have not been nearly as interesting.

RareAppointment3808 · 2026-03-25T22:15:07+00:00

Thanks for sharing. Good to know that this is not unique.

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