Nigerian Artist Shares Video of Himself Drawing a Man in Taxi, Gifts Him With Portrait

Nigerian Artist Shares Video of Himself Drawing a Man in Taxi, Gifts Him With Portrait

  • A video of a Nigerian artist who drew a man who was in the same taxi with him has gained attention on TikTok
  • The young man had entered the bus not expecting that he would be drawn by an artist
  • When the artist was done with the drawing, he gave it to the man, who appeared very excited and happy with the outcome

A Nigerian artist captured the hearts of many TikTok users when he shared a video of himself drawing a portrait of a man who was travelling with him in a taxi.

The man had boarded the taxi without knowing that an artist was going to sketch him.

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The man was happy. Photo credit: @enilart/TikTok
Source: TikTok

However, the artist appeared to have been inspired by the man’s features and decided to create a realistic drawing of him on his sketchpad.

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He then handed the portrait to the man, who was amazed and delighted by the gesture. The video shows the genuine joy and gratitude of the man.

Many TikTok users praised the artist for his talent and kindness, as shared by @enilart, and some even requested him to draw them as well.

Zainab Yinusa, a Nigerian female resin artist, advised young aspiring artists:

“I’d just say start, do your research, get trained, and keep learning, unlearning and relearning because learning never stops, new trends keep popping up day in and day out, do not underestimate your imagination or ideas, bring them to life.”

Watch the video below:

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Meanwhile, Legit.ng earlier reported that a TikTok user known as @davehero5 has shared an impressive video of a speed artist identified as Mr Ahmed, who drew a lady in less than five minutes.

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In the video which quickly went viral, the lady sat inside a car with the door open as the artist drew her.

According to Dave, the speed artist doesn’t have a phone and he pleaded with anyone in need of his services to reach out to him.

Police man rejoice as street artist draws him

In another related story, Legit.ng reported that a policeman reacted with joy when a street artist captured him with a pencil and paper.

The law enforcement officer, who is a traffic controller, was overcome with joy when he collected the artwork and saw his face.

The artist, Bamishaye Sunday David, always goes into the streets to draw random people and put smiles on their faces.

Source: Legit.ng

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Basit Jamiu (Editor) Basit Jamiu is a journalist with more than five years of experience. He is a current affairs and politics editor at Legit.ng. He holds a bachelor's degree from Ekiti State University (2018). Basit previously worked as a staff writer at Ikeja Bird (2022), Associate Editor at Prime Progress (2022), and Staff Writer at The Movee (2018). He is a 2024 Open Climate Fellow (West Africa), 2023 MTN Media Fellow, OCRP Fellow at ICIR, and Accountability Fellow at CJID. Email: basit.jamiu@corp.legit.ng.