Smiley picture of Kim Jong Un sparks essential Photoshop battle
This one got creative.
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Obviously the North Korean officials aren't familiar with the fine art of the Photoshop battle.
They can't be. If they were, they'd know only too well that releasing a new picture of Kim Jong Un -- and specifying that it's an untouched photo -- could only lead to one thing.
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Here's the original, in all its cheerful glory.
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It wasn't long before the image ended up in r/photoshopbattles, where it quickly drummed up thousands of comments.
The photoshops started simple enough.
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There were plenty of subtle (but disturbing) facial alterations.
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Things escalated quickly.
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This one may well be our favourite.
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Outstanding work, everyone.
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