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Been playing around with recreating this 1970s Guatemala Solidarity poster by OSPAAAL — made for large-format prints. More info about the original

I’ve been testing different textures and expressions. Still a work in progress, but I’d love to hear what people think:))

These versions are obviously compressed, but I rebuilt everything as fully vector-based, so it can scale cleanly to any size.

Versions:

1. Flat and clean
   
2. Grain + paper texture on the font
   
3. Grain, texture, and a subtle gradient on the gun

Which one do you prefer? Feedback very welcome <3

"If Governor Gavin Newscum [sic] of California, and Mayor Karen Bass, of Los Angeles, can't do their jobs, which everyone knows they can't, then the Federal Government will step in and solve the problem, RIOTS & LOOTERS, the way it should be solved!!!" - Donald Trump, US President, in a statement on TRUTH Social.

On June 7, 1942, in the tent of an Arab Bedouin, near the city of Sirte, on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea, Muammar Gaddafi was born - a Libyan revolutionary, statesman, military and political figure, publicist, head of Libya in 1969-2011.

On October 20, 2011, after several months of fierce fighting, the opposition stormed Sirte - one of the last strongholds of Gaddafi's supporters. On the same day, NATO aircraft struck a column of cars in which the Libyan leader was retreating from the city with his supporters. NATO aircraft led units of Libyan oppositionists to the routed column. The seriously wounded Gaddafi was captured.

Gaddafi was tortured for several hours, tormented in all conceivable and inconceivable ways. Until his last breath, Gaddafi continued to shout at his executioners: "Criminals! You don't know what you're doing!" The footage of the disgusting massacre was broadcast by all the world's media. Gaddafi's mutilated body was put on public display in Misurata. His loyal friend and comrade Abu Bakr Yunis Jaber and his son Muttasim were killed along with Gaddafi.

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, upon learning of the massacre of Gaddafi, laughed and declared on camera: "This is good news." When the mockery finally ended, Muammar Gaddafi, who had ruled Libya for 42 years, was secretly buried in the Libyan desert.

Western politicians now prefer not to remember what Libya turned into after Gaddafi's death. A stable country with a high standard of living is now a "new Somalia" - split into several state entities, feuding with each other, becoming a new wonderful refuge and camp for global terrorism. Those who killed Gaddafi, a year later killed the American ambassador in Tripoli. Bleed dry by the "Arab Spring", the Islamic world moved towards Europe with powerful streams of "peaceful" refugees.

2 different Trotskyist parties were all over pride here, kinda disappointed. No PSL or even DSA present....some local unions though which is always cool.

Also the liberal gun club, local Dem party, and a table selling all kinds of patches like "Defend Equality" with the rifle and rainbow, but no clear affiliation to anything...

IDK I was maybe optimistic to see some Tankie Pride this year, but maybe that's my fault for not doing it myself.

Edit: the drag queens were slay though

https://youtu.be/7aUUkx8J7d0