Drawing Kevin Hart – How Young Nigerian Pencil Artist Stole US Comedians Heart

The power of social media seems to be in force as American comedian, actor and producer Kevin Hart has reached out to a young Nigerian artist who posted a drawing of him on Twitter.

Concise News reports that the Kaduna-based artist Eli Waduba Yusuf had posted the drawing two days ago, February 25, 2019, and asked users to retweet till it gets to Hart and it did

 

Yusuf wrote that he is a hyperrealism pencil artist and will like to be like Arinze Egbengwu who is best known for creating hyperrealistic pencil drawings.

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Eli Waduba@EWaduba

My name is Eli Waduba Yusuf
Am a Nigerian, based in kaduna. Am a hyperrealism PENCIL Artist, I hope to become like @Harinzeyart. Please Retweet, let @KevinHart4real see it, thank you

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He writes on Twitter:

“My name is Eli Waduba Yusuf Am a Nigerian, based in Kaduna. Am a hyperrealism PENCIL Artist, I hope to become like @Harinzeyart. Please Retweet, let @KevinHart4real see it, thank you.”

Hart replied; saying he has seen it and will like to support Yusuf by paying him to do a pencil of three of his celebrity friends.

“I see it and I want to purchase it…I also want to support you and your amazing talent by giving you a fee to do a pencil drawing of 3 of my celebrity friends that I can gift it to. DM your info and let’s get to work!” the American tweeted.

Kevin Hart

@KevinHart4real

I see it and I want to purchase it…I also want to support you and your amazing talent by giving you a fee to do a pencil drawing of 3 of my celebrity friends that I can gift it to. DM your info and let’s get to work!

Eli Waduba@EWaduba

My name is Eli Waduba Yusuf
Am a Nigerian, based in kaduna. Am a hyperrealism PENCIL Artist, I hope to become like @Harinzeyart. Please Retweet, let @KevinHart4real see it, thank you

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Kevin Hart

@KevinHart4real

Can somebody please tag me with this kids info…

Felly Manza@felly_manza
Replying to @KevinHart4real

Check it out homie

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Kevin Hart

@KevinHart4real

Talent out of this world….Wooooooooow

Soham Bangawan@SBangawan
Replying to @KevinHart4real

I stole this on Facebook. That young man just penciled you well. I think you deserve to see this .

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In July 2018, then-11-year-old Nigerian artist Kareem Waris Olamilekan drew a stunning portrait of French president Emmanuel Macron in just two hours.

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The Lagos State Govt

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Gov. @AkinwunmiAmbode hosts 11-year-old hyper-realist artist, Kareem Waris Olamilekan who drew a stunning portrait of French President, Emmanuel Macron in two hours on the spot during the President’s visit to the new Afrika Shrine in Lagos.

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That defining moment enhanced the young boy’s recognition worldwide and changed his life for good.

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