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hubag bohol · « **on:** January 12, 2013, 08:28:53 PM »

By ANNA EDWARDS
PUBLISHED: 12:11 GMT, 12 January 2013 | UPDATED: 12:15 GMT, 12 January 2013
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It's received a slew of withering criticism - with critics branding it 'rotten' and 'ordinary'.

And now some aspiring artists have lent a hand - and some Photoshop skills - to try and improve Kate Middleton's first official portrait - all with hilarious results.
While the Duchess of Cambridge is 'thrilled' with the results of her oil painting, praising it as 'amazing', some have been less than generous with their views.

The newly-commissioned portrait of Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, by artist Paul Emsley, has come under some fierce criticism

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hubag bohol · « **Reply #1 on:** January 12, 2013, 08:30:16 PM »

Kate has been given a makeover with the handiwork of the Spanish grandmother who decided to 'restore' a 19th century fresco of Jesus

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hubag bohol · « **Reply #2 on:** January 12, 2013, 08:31:01 PM »

That put a smile on her face! Mr Bean has been morphed on to the Duchess' portrait - and appears to be sporting a lovely shade of eyeshadow

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hubag bohol · « **Reply #3 on:** January 12, 2013, 08:32:59 PM »

Some say the painting makes the pregnant 31-year-old look older than she is, while others claim she looks more like she's grimacing than smiling.

'Ghastly ... rotten ... an out and out disaster,' was the view of the editor of the British Art Journal, Robin Simon.

'Itâ€™s only saving grace is that itâ€™s not by Rolf Harris,' was the best that David Lee, now editor of The Jackdaw and a former editor of Art Review, could manage.

Kate, on her first official outing for almost a month, was far more polite.

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hubag bohol · « **Reply #4 on:** January 12, 2013, 08:33:43 PM »

Eating for ten, rather than two! The slender Duchess has been given the Fatbooth app treatment, complete with double chin and wobbly jowls

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hubag bohol · « **Reply #5 on:** January 12, 2013, 08:34:31 PM »

Pranksters took advantage of the 'eerie' atmosphere of the portrait to impose Ghostbuster villain Vigo on the Duchess' head

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hubag bohol · « **Reply #6 on:** January 12, 2013, 08:35:33 PM »

'Itâ€™s just amazing. Absolutely brilliant,' she told the artist, Paul Emsley, when she met him at the National Portrait Gallery in central London, where the picture will hang.

But some artistic members of the public have rushed to 'improve' the oil painting, which shows the Duchess of Cambridge in a dark blue pussybow blouse.

The wife of Prince William has been given a variety of hysterical looks - which have all gone viral.

In one portrait, the picture has been given a makeover with Celia Gimenez work.

Kate's face has been replaced with the 80-year-old grandmother's painting of Jesus - which many said resembled a 'monkey face'.

The well-meaning Spaniard ruined a 19th century fresco of Jesus in her botched attempt at restoring it with some handiwork of her own.

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hubag bohol · « **Reply #7 on:** January 12, 2013, 08:36:18 PM »

Surprise! After being criticised for making Kate look older than her years, Photoshop has certainly turned back the clock on this spoof portrait

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hubag bohol · « **Reply #8 on:** January 12, 2013, 08:37:14 PM »

Sadly, the Twilight films have come to a close - but Kate's addition to the vampire story would certainly pull in fans

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hubag bohol · « **Reply #9 on:** January 12, 2013, 08:37:48 PM »

Kate has been subjected to the smartphone FatBooth app in one picture.

The usually slender Royal is given a pair of huge cheeks, a massive double chin and looks like she's been eating for ten, rather than two.

The dark background, muted colours and the contrast of her pale skin against an atmospheric background has led some to compare her portrait to a Twilight poster.

Some pranksters decided that the 'eerie' nature of the portrait was too creepy for the refined and cheerful mother-to-be, and replaced Kate's face with a picture of Ghostbuster villain Vigo the Carpathian.

Another trickster decided to re-interpret the 'lifelike' nature of the portrait, and stuck a photo of the Duchess as a youngster, pulling a startled face on the picture.

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hubag bohol · « **Reply #10 on:** January 12, 2013, 08:38:33 PM »

One person decides to create their own version of the much-criticised painting - with hardly better results

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hubag bohol · « **Reply #11 on:** January 12, 2013, 08:39:19 PM »

One woman decided to offer her version of the official portrait with this crudely drawn stick figure

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hubag bohol · « **Reply #12 on:** January 12, 2013, 08:40:44 PM »

Never one to shy away from a Twitter conversation, former MP Louise Mensch also couldn't help herself getting in on the joke - she re-Tweeted a crudely-drawn stick figure which joked that it was a version of the official portrait.

And Rowan Atkinson's character Mr Bean was also included in the viral sweeping the internet.

Photoshoppers morphed the slapstick character's gurning expression onto the long curled locks of the Duchess.
While someone else just decided that they could do better than the official, presenting a portrait that would make a seven-year-old proud - but at least they kept within the lines.

Emsley - known for his lifelike drawings - was commissioned by the National Portrait Gallery and was chosen by its director Sandy Nairne following a selection process which involved Kate.

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hubag bohol · « **Reply #13 on:** January 13, 2013, 09:03:53 PM »

Royal Kate portrait splits opinion
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The first official portrait of Britain's Catherine Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge, also known by her former name Kate, was unveiled in London on Jan. 11, and opinion was sharply divided over an image many deemed unflattering.

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hubag bohol · « **Reply #14 on:** January 13, 2013, 09:04:32 PM »

Glasgow-born artist Paul Emsley poses next to hisoil painting of Britain's Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, the first commisioned portrait of her, at the National Portrait Gallery in central London, January 11, 2013. REUTERS/Andrew Winning

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hubag bohol · « **Reply #15 on:** January 13, 2013, 09:05:59 PM »

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hubag bohol · « **Reply #16 on:** January 13, 2013, 09:06:46 PM »

Glasgow-born artist Paul Emsley (L) greets Britain's Prince William (R) during a private viewing of his new official commissioned painting of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge (C) at the National Portrait Gallery in London January 11, 2013. REUTERS/John Stillwell/POOL (BRITAIN - Tags: ROYALS ENTERTAINMENT)

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hubag bohol · « **Reply #17 on:** January 13, 2013, 09:08:27 PM »

Britain's Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge attends a private viewing of her new official commissioned painting by Glasgow-born artist Paul Emsley (L) at the National Portrait Gallery in London January 11, 2013. REUTERS/John Stillwell/POOL (BRITAIN - Tags: ROYALS ENTERTAINMENT)

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hubag bohol · « **Reply #18 on:** January 13, 2013, 09:37:23 PM »

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge meet artist Paul Emsley after viewing the newly-commissioned portrait of The Duchess of Cambridge at the National Portrait Gallery in central London, Friday Jan. 11, 2013. (AP Photo/PA, John Stillwell)

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hubag bohol · « **Reply #19 on:** January 13, 2013, 09:38:58 PM »

Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge leaves the National Portrait Gallery with her husband, Britain's Prince William (L), after viewing a newly-commissioned official painting of her in London January 11, 2013. The oil on canvas by Glasgow-born artist Paul Emsley was done in two sittings. REUTERS/Andrew Winning

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hubag bohol · « **Reply #20 on:** January 13, 2013, 10:06:13 PM »

Britain's Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge is seen in a combination of 31 file photographs taken since her wedding to Prince William (centre image) in London on April 29, 2011. Catherine, formerly Catherine Middleton, celebrates her thirty-first birthday on January 9, 2013. REUTERS/Toby Melville (centre)/files

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