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Suddenly famous Tom Brady courthouse sketch artist tries again

Jane Rosenberg became famous, or at least her artwork did. If having your work dissected and laughed at by instant social media art critics counts as being famous.

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Rosenberg was the Tom Brady courtroom sketch artist. You know the drawing. She drew it in a style that ended up making Brady look unlike the famous celebrity we're used to seeing. And, as folks on Twitter enjoy doing at times, people shamed her over it. Some turned it into a lighthearted thing, taking the sketch and photo-shopping it on famous images; others were downright mean. Rosenberg told the media to tell Tom Brady she was sorry, though that clearly was unnecessary. Gotta love America in 2015.

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Rosenberg was back in the courthouse with Brady on Monday morning, and her appearance led to an impromptu press conference outside. She said she has been under a lot of stress and has been practicing drawing Brady before she got another shot at it in court.

“There’s a lot of pressure on me. A lot of eyeballs on me. I just hope my hands can move, period. I know I’m not going to have any sleep tonight,” she told the New York Daily News. “I still might blow it; anything could happen.”

This seems entirely unnecessary, since Rosenberg is infinitely better at art than probably everyone who mocked her.

And even though Rosenberg had only about 10 minutes of time to capture Brady on Monday, it turned out well.

Her practice sketches were good, which isn't surprising considering she is an accomplished artist who has been doing courthouse sketches for a long time. 

Rosenberg told the Daily News it's hard to draw Brady, that "something subtle goes on with his eyes. He has a big chin with a cleft in it." 

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The deflate-gate court battle seems to be winding down, so Rosenberg should soon be able to go back to doing her job in relative anonymity.

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Frank Schwab is the editor of Shutdown Corner on Yahoo Sports. Have a tip? Email him at shutdown.corner@yahoo.com or follow him on Twitter!