17-Year-Old Black Sketch Artist Creates Viral #StyleChallenge on Instagram

By now, you’ve probably noticed a ton of these #stylechallenge photos being shared across various social media platforms. The concept behind #stylechallenge is to recreate a self portrait or various image in several different types of cartoon styles including the artist’s own.

The tag was started a week ago by 17-year-old artist, Autumn @beautifulness87 on instagram with the following image.

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Shortly thereafter, the tag erupted with many artists of color displaying their skills.

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The great thing about the #stylechallenge is not only does it allow many young artists of color to share their talent but it also allows for diversity in some cartoon settings which never have characters of color.