Did someone say black, queer, magical girls? Did someone say Kickstarter exclusive prints of black, queer, magical girls?
The revolution will be magical. October 3rd.
magnifiqueNOIR Kickstarter Launch Page
Many thanks to MuseTap Studios for providing the chibi art for these exclusive prints :)
There’s a city. It’s like most other cities. Buildings. People. Monsters who can destroy sidewalks by vomiting acid onto the ground, and an elite group of black, queer, magical girls who work to put those monsters in their place.
See? Just like most other cities.
Bree Danvers would’ve compared it to a video game, maybe a cartoon or comic book, except black girls are rarely the heroines of the story. But there her heroine stood, plus sized and wonderful, rocking a dazzling amount of purple and defeating monsters with galactic sparkles. Galactic Purple, that was her name, and soon, Bree was joining her on a magical adventure full of transformations and after school battles to defend a city like most other cities.
And soon, others would join them, and each one would be magical in their own way… give or take a few bumps on the acid covered ground.
Welcome, everyone, to the world of magnifiqueNOIR, a young adult book series that delves into the lives of a group of extraordinary magical girls who defend the lives of the people around them. Along the way, they face new challenges that may undo everything that they’ve become, but even so, they always work to be the best women they can be.
MagnifiqueNOIR: Prism Pink
Briana Lawrence and Jessica Walsh write some amazing books! They are having a Kickstarter in October for their newest project and I am in love with the designs. So I had to draw at least one of them. This is Prism Pink.
Look at this amazing fanart of Prism Pink!!!
COMING SOON! The Kickstarter for my wifey’s new book series magnifiqueNOIR! Join the even to get all the updates on the Kickstarter until it starts on October 1st! Join us for their magical adventures!
Event Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/1183872984988905/
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BLACK QUEER MAGICAL GIRLS GET HYPED!!!
And Lonnie thought coming out had been difficult.
Though, to be fair, she hadn’t done that on her own terms. Having such a large family meant that it was damn near impossible to keep any secrets. One of her cousins had told another cousin who told the third one, who then proceeded to spread the word to the fourth one and the fourth one’s much chattier sister, who then blurted it out during one of Penny Knox’s patented Sunday dinners.
By then, the story had morphed into an otherworldly being where Lonnie had gone from holding a girl’s hand on the way to school to having a full-blown make-out session in the locker room of her eighth-grade gym class. A mortified Lonnie had no choice but to tell the true story and reveal her feelings for the cute girl in her class, and she swore that no junior high make-out session had happened. She should’ve ratted out her pimple-faced cousin, who she’d seen kissing a boy – tongue and all – but Lonnie had been too busy worrying about her Grand-Penny’s reaction to her liking girls that way. She’d expected some tears and some, “Where did I go wrong in raising you,” but, to her surprise, her grandmother told her cousin off for sticking her nose in other people’s business.
“And I know damn well yo’ fast ass be out there with them little boys,” which had proven that Penny Knox was, in fact, a mutant fresh out of Xavier’s School of the Gifted – a reference Lonnie held dear because her crush had a thing for Storm.
Sometimes we come out of the closet.
Sometimes, there was never a closet to begin with.
And other times… we get an unwanted push.
Don’t be like Lonnie’s cousins.
You can find more information about my book via the website or the Facebook page <3 Take care, magical ones!
This is part 1 of 4 in our POC photoshoot in cooperation with @haenuli . In one day we shot 16 looks with 4 models. It was crazy!
More photos from part 1, and all 4 sets, can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/LEMillerPhoto/
Why did we do it? This is what the models had to say:
@loliville : I felt frustrated at the lack of representation, but also that someone was telling these girls and guys that they couldn’t wear lolita because of something as petty as melanin distribution. Who does that?
@taratiki17 : I have been into lolita for a few years now and even though I really love it there was always that feeling that I could never really do it justice because of my skin tone or race. After a while, when I began to take more photos and share them with others, I started getting a lot of positive feedback from many people, but mainly African American women saying how inspired they were to see a representation of themselves in the lolita community. There’s something about seeing someone who has similar characteristics as yourself being featured in something you love that gives you a boost of confidence to say “I can do it too”! I’ve felt that feeling myself and will always try to give that same inspiration to others who really need it!Britney: This shoot was done in response to the lack of representation of darker skinned people within the lolita community. We would like to challenge the perception that Lolitas all fit one “mold” and hope to open the door for others in the community to come out and show our diversity.
@kawaiilifetv: All of these beautiful photos came as the result of hearing that women of color “can not wear lolita”. That women of color were too afraid to wear this obscure yet beautiful fashion because of the hate that they could possibly get from the color of their skin. Well here we are breaking the mold, and I hope we inspire everyone else who are second guessing themselves to break it too.
THIS IS THE BEST!!!!!!!!!!
<3 <3 <3
A rainbow love story <3 <3 <3
All costumes made by my wifey, SnowCosplays :)
Pictures by Elyse Lavonne.
(I just come to tumblr to share my cosplays anymore…. i ve lost as a tumblr queen)
anyway TEAM VALOR YASSSS!!!
RED RED RED BURRRRRN
no jk xD love all teams but spark is the most precious leader ever !
AS you can see I m cosplaying my teamleader candela ♡ (werd sie auf der gamescom tragen trifft man sich? :))I nearly finished candela and THEN my laat sewing machine needle broke… skkaksksw so i gotta wait till Monday to finish her Dx
and thrn i ll start with spark! a friend of mine (no i didnt FORCE him to cosplay with me what are you saying pfff )
however, here is a wip! are there any other candela cosplayers on here?
if you have a question ASK ME I LL HELP YOU OUT SOMEHOW (only if you r on team valor tho. JUST KIDDING XD ♡)
i also have question!
as you can see i m too pale (for life) for candela. i sometimes really feel weird to put on darker make up for darker skinned character but at the same timr i dont wanna “white-shame” a character
but Then cosplay is for everyone xD
I M A CONFUSED POTATO
(my question was: darker make up yes or no?)(if you are wondering what i still wanna add:
her weird… jacket bracelets… sleeve ends…. idk how her outfit works ok dun judge me.
i d want to add voltres to the back!
and i wanna detail the shoes a bit ♡)hope you like my wip ♡
NOW TAKE OVER THAT GYM !I’m sure others have sent you messages on this but please please don’t ever do dark makeup even for a cosplay. Blackface is serious business and you will be just as recognizable in your natural skin tone. @brichibi might be able to elaborate a little, if she has time.
Agreed. Do not darken your skin. At all. You will end up doing more harm than good that way. Just be your natural, wonderful self. You are showing love for the character, there’s no “shame” in it, but it definitely will become an issue if you paint your skin in any way.
I can go on and on about the reasons why not to do it, actually, I have. If you’re still not sure, please give it a read :)
The cosplay looks great the way it is.
Hey everyone! Instead of waiting until after the con, prints are available now! We have the magnifiqueNOIR print by MuseTap Studios, which features the main cast of my upcoming magical girl series, and we have the Amazonian Bri print by Berry Blitz Studio, which is me in my Wonder Woman ballgown :)
You can purchase a print by clicking on the links below, and I’ll sign them, personalize them, just let me know when you make your purchase if you want me to write a message to you or not ^__^
Thanks so much, everyone!
New print of the wifey in her Wonder Woman cosplay by @berryblitzstudio just in time for Anime Iowa! We will have the print for sale in Artist Alley! Plus if you can’t make it to Anime Iowa and want a print, just message me and I’ll get you all the details! #blackmagicgirls #brichibicosplay #brichibicosplays #wonderwoman #chibi #cute #cosplay #costume #artistalley #animeiowa #commission #fanart #print #forsale
I’m still screaming over this!!!
