raw portraits capture the range and beauty of trans masculinity - digital graphic tablet

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"Regardless of size, shape, race, surgery or hormones, these people are" trans "and should respect their identity.
"This is 23-year-
Old trans artist Maxwell Hunter posted a digital painting on Facebook depicting the bodies of 10 trans men.
The images were made on a computer with Cintiq 22HD Wacom graphic tablet and Photoshop, depicting a wide variety of undressed bodies and removing these
They capture a wide variety of bodies that exist between the "male" and the "female" binary categories, reject the rigid category, and comfortably and proudly exist in the space between the two.
In an email to Huffington Post, Hunter explained: "The popularity of transgender people has grown in the last year and people are starting to see the presence of transgender men . ".
"So far, the trans-gender men reported in the media are often very male, 'cis-
Men who are taking hormones and have undergone surgery.
I want to show that there are all kinds of shapes and sizes for trans men, and some people don't eat hormones or do surgery, it's okay.
"Hunter, based in Leeds, UK, usually makes fantasy artwork around video game images.
In the past few years, however, his work has tended more to realism, particularly in terms of depicting members of the cross-community.
To find his subject, Hunter contacted the individual via Facebook and was overwhelmed by the enthusiastic response he received.
"To be honest, I don't think people are that comfortable," he said . ".
"Thankfully, I didn't get any negative messages.
"Through this project, Hunter wishes to articulate a resounding fact that every person and every identity should be respected regardless of his or her or their body.
"I want other trans people to see that they are not alone and we are all trying our best to get to a place where we feel comfortable with ourselves and we don't need to look like a certain way," the artist said.
"I don't want to say that transgender people are just their bodies, but I know that body transformation is often a very important factor for most people.