A stylized editorial sports caricature illustration of [PLAY

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A stylized editorial sports caricature illustration of [PLAYER NAME] wearing the [TEAM] national football jersey, drawn in a loose hand-sketched ink and watercolor style. The character is rendered from the chest up, centered, facing the viewer with a deadpan, confident expression — small narrow eyes, heavy expressive eyebrows, subtle smirk or neutral mouth.
Linework: bold, confident black ink outlines with organic varying line weight — thick contour lines around the head, jaw and shoulders, thinner scratchy lines for interior details. Leave visible loose stray sketch strokes and overlapping construction lines, especially on the jersey folds and sleeves, giving it a raw, unpolished artist-sketchbook energy. Lines are hand-drawn and slightly wobbly, never vector-clean.
Proportions: playful caricature exaggeration — oversized head relative to the shoulders, large protruding ears, exaggerated signature features of the player (hair, beard, jawline, neck length) pushed to a charming cartoonish degree while keeping the likeness instantly recognizable.
Coloring: loose digital gouache and watercolor washes that slightly bleed past the ink outlines. Soft airbrushed rosy blush on the cheeks, nose tip and ears. Skin painted in flat warm tones with minimal shading. The jersey is filled with visible dry-brush strokes and uneven paint coverage, letting white paper texture peek through — the team crest and shirt number are painted loosely by hand, slightly imperfect, like quick brush lettering.
Background: completely flat, solid [COLOR] background with zero gradients, textures, shadows or details. The background color complements the jersey.
Overall mood: charming, bold, editorial — like a premium sports magazine spot illustration or a Scandinavian children’s book character design. Matte finish, no 3D rendering, no realistic shading, no photo elements. 3:4 dimension.