It's So Real: Massive Reactions as Artist Spends 75 Hours Drawing Cute Portrait of Cristiano Ronaldo

It's So Real: Massive Reactions as Artist Spends 75 Hours Drawing Cute Portrait of Cristiano Ronaldo

  • Mayor Olajide has got many people appreciating his craft after drawing a portrait of his favourite footballer, Cristiano Ronaldo
  • The masterpiece was shared on Facebook and many people wished the football icon could see the portrait - and he may just after everyone's tagging Ronaldo's official account
  • Mayor invested 75 hours of his time drawing the portrait and when he was done, the masterpiece was worth the investment

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A visual artist identified as Mayor Olajide has people talking on social media after spending 75 hours creating a portrait of his favourite footballer, Cristiano Ronaldo.

Briefly News showcased Mayor's creativity on its Facebook page and many were wowed by the masterpiece.

Mayor Olajide spends 75 hours drawing Cristiano Ronaldo
Mayor Olajide's masterpiece got many people talking on social media. Photo credit: @mayor_artz
Source: UGC

The photo was captioned:

"Nigerian artist, Mayor Olajide spent 75 hours making a portrait of his favourite football icon, Cristiano Ronaldo. Very impressive artwork."

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The masterpiece shows Cristiano smiling. Mayor could be seen sitting close to the big portrait. Another photo shows the artist tending to the portrait.

Many love the tribute

Sarah Moshe said:

"Really this is so real, and the best I've ever seen so far and in future."

Chibueze Okoroji wrote:

"This is really beautiful. I hope Cristiano sees it."

Abdulrahman Abubakar Ahijo commented:

"I wish Ronaldo would see this. He will be very happy. Actually this is impressive."

Flourish Zimchikachim said:

"Everybody is shouting I wish CR7 will see this? You that have seen it before CR7, appreciate the boy in your own little way."

Fabian Chinedu wrote

"This is the best drawing I have ever seen in my entire life so far. So real. God bless you bro. Keep it up."

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In other news, a Cameroonian sand artist, Sir Kobe Williams, has paid tribute to late Prophet TB Joshua by drawing a portrait of the man of God with sand and ashes.

A Facebook user identified as Philip Ojealao shared photos of the portrait and the artist on the social media platform.

The beautiful portrait has the late prophet smiling and a note below the portrait wrote:

"Make Jesus the centre of your life."

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