Frederick Douglass

Been wanting to do this one for a while! This one looks deceptively easy because we have a good photo of him, but this photo (although beautifully colorized by Marina Amaral of@marinaarts), is not a great quality. This rendition required a lot of photoshopping and replacing features with sections of other photographs to look more photorealistic. I did record and post the timelapse highlights of this on my YouTube channel for those interested in seeing some process - Check out “Royalty Now Studios” on YouTube for that one..Frederick Douglass was one of the most eminent human rights leaders of the 19th century. Born as a slave in Maryland with a slave mother and a white father, the mistress of the house he grew up in defied the law by teaching him to read. He eventually escaped slavery at the approximate age of 20. Douglass soon became renowned for his oratory skills, intelligence, and literary fervor. He was a living counter-example to slave-owner’s claims that slaves lacked the intelligence to function as citizens. Douglass wrote several autobiographies, notably describing his experiences as a slave in his Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, which became a bestseller. Frederick supported the equality of all people, including women, Native Americans, Chinese Immigrants, and white people. Douglass became the first black citizen to hold a high public office in the United States. His legacy continues through to this day, and he is one of the most important black figures in United States history.

Left Portrait base: Public Domain. Right Portrait base: iStock Photo & Pexels. Created using Photoshop.

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