Users Point Out Photoshop Errors in Ex-President Donald Trump's NFT Collection


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Former US President Donald Trump's recently published non-fungible token (NFT) collection has been highly attacked for its low quality and editing, as well as the usage of stock pictures, among other things.

There are two significant allegations claimed against Trump and the collection's team:

The photographs featured in the collection were sourced from the internet, were made by others, and are of poor quality.
 Photoshop is sloppy, or an AI image generator was utilized.
 For example, there is a photo of Trump dressed as a duck hunter (or something similar) in a costume that looks quite similar to a branded online apparel collection.

Aside from reportedly utilizing branded clothing in the collection, there have been allegations that Shutterstock photos were also exploited.


Users report that not just Shutterstock but also Adobe are affected. Some advise a quick withdrawal from the project.

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The Adobe watermark is also readily apparent on this card:

Source: Trump Digital Trading Cards / OpenSea

Meanwhile, The Washington Post reported:

"If the images on the website are representative of the digital images that will be transferred to anyone who pays the $99 fee, then the Trump cards will feature clumsy Photoshop pictures of the former president's face grafted onto reasonably fit male bodies, clad in various costumes of masculine bravadoes, such as sporting garb, a sheriff's duster, and lots of blue suits."

However, the piece also cautioned,

"The joke, in the end, will, sadly, be at the cost of individuals who pay $99 for his NFTs, which, despite what looks to be an early rush of enthusiasm, are likely to be exceedingly dangerous as a long-term investment. But it, too, is extremely Trump, a perfect distillation of his distinct view on

Laughs a-plenty

Last Thursday, Donald Trump unveiled the 'Trump Cards' collection of NFTs, which depicted him as a superhero, astronaut, and cowboy. There were 45,000 NFTs minted on Polygon and many regards the effort as yet another cash grab.

The collection quickly sold out, and the OpenSea marketplace now lists the lowest price as ETH 0.099 ($120) at 9 a.m. UTC on Monday morning. The most expensive card costs ETH 505 ($598,000)

The current total volume is ETH 6,369 ($7.55 million), with 15,621 owners and 35% unique owners.

Nonetheless, the collection and its publication were widely derided when they were announced, considering that Trump had promised "important" news that many assumed would be related to US politics.

Notably, the launch of his own NFT initiative contrasts sharply with Trump's attitude toward cryptocurrency throughout his presidency. Trump has already criticized Bitcoin and the cryptocurrency business in general, joining a long list of politicians who have condemned crypto goods for their environmental effects.

The former President was also chastised for publishing a collection at a time when the NFT industry is in upheaval owing to the current crypto slump and a slew of corporate failures and bankruptcies, including the major collapse of the FTX exchange.

According to CryptoSlam, NFT worldwide sales volume has fallen 87% since January of this year.

Source: cryptoslam.io

Donald is not the only Trump going to NFTs: less than a month after her spouse declared crypto "extremely hazardous," Melania Trump introduced her 'Melania's Vision' collection.

Unsurprisingly, both the ex-President and the collection were mocked on SNL.

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