Editing German Boy and Dutch Girl Kabedon

During the third edition of r/Place, the  communities of PlaceDE and PlaceNL had collaborated on several other pieces before these characters came about. See the [[German-Dutch Yin-yang]], the [[German-Dutch Bicycle]], the [[German-Dutch Poland Balls]], and the [[German-Dutch Picture Frame]] articles. This pixel art can be considered the culmination of that mutually beneficial partnership; only being completed shortly before the whiteout of 2023.

The boy was dressed in traditional lederhosen and wore a Tyrolean hat; this is a stereotypical Bavarian outfit, which may be associated with Germany. He held a frothy pint of beer, a reference to Oktoberfest<ref>[https://www.oktoberfesttours.travel/2014/10/19/oktoberfest-beer-consumption-2014/ Oktoberfest beer consumption 2014]. oktoberfesttours.travel</ref>.

The girl was not intended to depict Frau Antje, a mascot who advertises cheese of Dutch origin in Germany, but a link can be drawn between them<ref>[https://www.frauantje.de/ Frau Antje]. frauantje.de</ref>. She wore a Volendam dress and a Dutch bonnet. And she carried a wheel of cheese by means of a handbag.

==Development ==

[[File:wie-unsere-liebesgeschichte-entstand-v0-ciwhl8t5tceb1.png|alt=Development Images of the German Boy and Dutch Girl Kabedon|thumb|"How our love story came about!"<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/PlaceNL/comments/15adxwt/hoe_ons_liefdesverhaal_tot_stand_kwam/ Hoe ons liefdesverhaal tot stand kwam]. reddit.com/r/PlaceNL</ref>]]

Development of the pixel art started with the proposal of a PlaceNL member to collaborate with PlaceDE on a pixel art where both countries are represented by manga characters{{Citation needed}}. Different parts of the characters were then designed by, and reviewed by several members of both communities in a continuous back and forth.

 

During the development phase, a suggestion had been made to crop the image above the boy's crotch. The purpose of which was to mitigate the anticipated vandalism that would take the form of phallic shapes, which are not an uncommon sight on r/Place.