Messi v Ronaldo in the ultimate match-up! Artist who uses FOOTBALL as paintbrush shows off pictures of star rivals
Artists have been known to use any number of instruments to apply paint to a canvas.
The conventional paintbrush, a pallet knife, a sponge and even a finger have been used to create fine pieces of art.
But this football mad painter has used a different tool to pay tribute to two of the world's greatest players.
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Can you tell what it is yet? Andrew Lenard starts by kicking the ball onto the blank canvas
Down to business: He picks up the ball and sketches the outlines of Lionel Messi's face as the portrait takes shape
Just about: You can now clearly make out Messi's face as the artist continues to draw the outline using the ball
The finished article: The painting sits above the football, which was used as the paintbrush
Uncanny: The portrait strikes an amazing resemblance to the Barcelona and Argentina star
Polish artist Andrew Lenard posted two astounding videos on his YouTube channel of him dipping a football in a black solution before kicking it against a blank, wall-mounted canvas.
After making the initial marks on the board, Lenard picks the ball up to capture the finer details of his subjects.
Although it takes a while to make out what the talented artist is painting, he eventually sketches accurate images of Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo and his Barcelona counterpart Lionel Messi.
Lenard told the MailOnline: 'I do many different kinds of art and these movie projects are just my experiments.
Random? He starts with the same method for the portrait of Cristiano Ronaldo
Outline: You can't make out Ronaldo's face when the artist begins to add the finer details
Toothy grin: He achieves an incredible level of detail in the portraits
Picture perfect: The finished portrait of the Real Madrid superstar is as good as the portrayal of Messi
Uncanny: Ronaldo is Real Madrid's star striker
'I'm making them because it's fun, and I like to check out all new possibilities in art using new media.
'Sportsmen like Ronaldo and Messi are known worldwide modern heroes and role models, so it was an obvious pick for me.'
A similar portrayal of sports stars has been attempted before though.
Shanghai-based basketball fan Yi Hong painted NBA legend Yao Ming last year.
Similarly to these portraits, she used only red paint and a basketball to depict her favourite sportsman.
Inventive: Shanghai-based artist Yi Hong poses by her portrait of ex-NBA star Yao Ming, which she created using only a basketball and red paint
Superstar: Yao Ming retired from basketball in 2011 and is a hero in his native China
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