Creatives pay tribute to Chadwick Boseman with stunning artwork
Artists are inspired to create.

Creatives have been sharing illustrated tributes to Chadwick Boseman on social media after he passed away last week, at the age of 43. Fans and those who worked with Boseman have shared artwork, which includes pieces created by hand and digital art.
Boseman is known for bringing King T'Challa to life in Marvel's groundbreaking Black Panther, and many of the pieces are accompanied with the tagline "Rest in Power, King". There's also a host of moving acknowledgements of how Boseman inspired artists professionally and personally. We've included our favourite tributes below. (If you're inspired to create your own, try these drawing apps for iPad.)
My coworker who has worked on Chadwick Boseman’s films (he illustrated Chadwick’s last released film, poster on the left) - posted this tribute on Instagram today and now I’m tearing up again pic.twitter.com/ZbJY5Dy0oeSeptember 1, 2020
Rest In Power, Me, Digital, 2020 from r/Art
A photo posted by @nikkolas_smith on Aug 29, 2020 at 4:59pm PDT
A photo posted by @captainjoser on Sep 1, 2020 at 3:38am PDT
From one Artist to another, Thank you @chadwickboseman 🖤 #RipChadwickBoseman pic.twitter.com/X3sQ8WxGodAugust 30, 2020
A photo posted by @sidomatic_ on Aug 29, 2020 at 4:40am PDT
A photo posted by @art_of_twinsvega on Aug 28, 2020 at 8:50pm PDT
A photo posted by @rahul_artist on Sep 1, 2020 at 3:44am PDT
A photo posted by @caryelwes on Aug 29, 2020 at 1:04pm PDT
A photo posted by @emon.araya on Sep 1, 2020 at 3:47am PDT
If you'd like to share your own work, or to explore more tributes from other creatives, use the hashtags #RIPChadwick, #ChadwickBoseman and #wakandaforever (among others). To remind yourself of the brilliant behind-the-scenes work on Black Panther, you can also explore the incredible VFX used in the film.
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