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Published: 2012-06-03 00:15:56 +0000 UTC; Views: 2579; Favourites: 37; Downloads: 51
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Well, been awhile since I've done one of these.Believe it or not, this is actually based on an actual news story that you can read here. [link]
The long and short of it is, when this statue was first unveiled, people thought it looked more like Benito Mussolini, who was the fascist leader of Italy during WWII, rather than Pope John Paul II.
Needless to say, the Vatican was embarrassed, and in my mind I think the Italy brothers would be too. If you're wondering why Poland is there, it's because John Paul II was originally from Poland.
I did some more experimentation with the background on this one, which I think turned out really nice. I used a photo I found on Google as a reference and used the torn paper brush and smudge tool to get the effects you see here.
Hopefully y'all don't find this too offensive. Thanks again for the support!
-VicodinFlavoredMints
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Comments: 17
It is, but art can be weird.
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Lol, he sure is! Thanks for faving and commenting!
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Lol, thank you! And thanks for faving!
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Yep it would, and it kinda did. Thanks for the comment! ^^
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Thanks! And thanks for the fave!
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You're welcome on both accounts.
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Pffff- Poland.
Anyways, about the background: I rather like it, It has a nice feel. Nice to see something based on real life too~
Yes, I can agree that the statue is rather controversial, but I don't think that's what the sculptor had in mind. Hopefully that gets fixed up.
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Yep. X3
Thank you! It was a lot of fun to experiment with different brushes for the background.
Personally I think it's a nice statue, but that it's not the most flattering one of John Paul II. I'm positive that the sculptor didn't have that in mind either.
Thanks again for your kind words. ^_^
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