Cristiano Ronaldo: El camino REAL

Aug 31

Experimental illustration of Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo based on the actual Madrid area map.

Ronaldo played for Real Madrid from 2009 to 2018. “El camino real” means “the royal road” in Spanish and puns on the club's name. The portrait is a map of Madrid.

Detail of a city map in brown and tan tones, with white streets and a river, shaping a darkened area like a face — *Deep inside the big city.Every block has its color.*

Detail of a city street map in warm tones and blue water, with a smiling man's face emerging from districts and roads — *In every neighborhood, there is a hero.*

Detail of a pale city map with roads and districts, showing a dark-haired head and an arm formed by orange neighborhoods — *Takes shape by the people.*

Detail of a city map in blue and brown tones where roads and districts form a man's face with dark hair — *Offers the gift of colors.*

Detail of a dense city street map in warm brown tones, with a man's face and white shirt shaped by the districts — *They were waiting for him.*

Detail of a city street map, its blue water and brown districts shaping a smiling man's face with a white shirt below — *In the city center. In the suburbs. In the heart of the people.*

Portrait of a man formed by a city map of roads and districts, with a white football shirt, titled El camino real — *He is ready. Para el camino REAL.*

Experimental illustration studying the relationship between the city and its heroes. Experimenting with maps and other geographical forms, as well as implementing Gestalt theory practices.
The real map of the Madrid metropolitan area has been used, along with photo references of Cristiano Ronaldo, the new hero of Real Madrid.

Made in Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator.
Please, don't use it for any commercial project.

The original illustration is 12402 x 11220 pixels (105 x 95 cm @300ppi or 41.34 x 37.4 in @300ppi)
You can see a scaled-down version (9000 x 8142 pixels) here:
http://http://www.flickr.com/photos/tsevis/3874627092/sizes/o/

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Cristiano Ronaldo: El camino REAL

Experimental illustration of Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo based on the actual Madrid area map.

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