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What do artists Robert DeJesus and Lance Phan have in common? They both turn strangers into awesome characters. However, while DeJesus does anime caricatures , Phan creates portraits that are much more Pixar-like.
From a girl enjoying the beach with her doggo to a guy strumming his guitar, these images look so awesome, you could easily mistaken them for stills of a feature-length animation movie. Scroll down to see the stunning transformations for yourselves and vote for your favorite ones.
P.S. Lance does commissions, so contact him via Instagram or Facebook and who knows, maybe you'll get Pixar-ed too!
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Mark mckenzie 8 years ago
The real life model is beautiful but the CG image does not capture that, she looks like a different person of a different race even.
Casey Dunn 8 years ago
Seriously...WTF is wrong with you IDIOTS who are literally pointing out every little detail that is off, including the MORONS who are pulling the "race" card?!?!? Don't worry, I'll wait.... I'm certain that the artist who created these was NOT in any way trying to offend anyone. But there is always that one idiot, and in this case many idiots, who try and throw race in the mix. Your stupidity is exhausting.
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Joanne Waite 8 years ago
I'm just wondering how I'd go about getting a couple of these done?!? They're amazing. XxX
The Cube Cat 8 years ago
I was just about to say that. I think it's his build, his position, and the camera angle combining to make it look that way
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Michael Naegele 8 years ago
Also very good. Like the mouth and the expression of her face.. WoW
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Pelleh Din 8 years ago
Eliminating that plowed-field worth of furrows from the forehead works wonders.
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Rue Granger 8 years ago
This should be higher up the list! I can just imagine her in a Pixar movie
Linda Gulley 8 years ago
That pinkish color around her eyes makes her look unhealthy. And in reality she does not have Sanpaku eyes.
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Andrew Keane 8 years ago
There's something lost in the detail of her mouth, which would add more to her character
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Lisa Lane 8 years ago
it looks just like a real person? I've been staring at this picture for a couple minutes now and i still cant tell its not real.
Lisa Lane 8 years ago
actually looking at it closer this one doesn't feel like its like the others. the others have a similar look to each other like in the way the eyes are, but this one just looks like it just had some colors changed and put on a new background >< still pretty but not made Pixar.
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Jennifer Jiang 8 years ago
This reminds me of a scene from Final Fantasy. She could totally be one of the main characters!
Cris Uzo 8 years ago
They're all animated, just say the animation is very good.
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Andrew Keane 8 years ago
Those inner corners of the eye look too much I would shown a bit more white of the eye.
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Captain Planet 8 years ago
The guys in this one is done REALLY well except the nose is too wide.
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Emma Perkins 8 years ago
Everyone keeps pointing out that people with Asian features look less Asian. You guys know that one of the staples of Pixar animation is the big eyes, right....?
Ana T. 8 years ago
why change the roundness of cheeks and nose to more slimier face??? makes no sense is like feeding the ridiculousness of white beauty slimmer pointy nose and flat cheeks .
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RainbowPencil 7 years ago
I can imagine this in a pixar movie, i can name it! Lights and Style.
Erika Glam 8 years ago
I've seen ads that have this picture on the front for extreme plastic surgery
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Melissa Nunya 8 years ago
Where's all the people complaining they made the white guys eyes rounder? ;)
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Samantha Beckett 8 years ago
The character looks like it's looking up at the creepy eyes popping out of its head.
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Full Name 8 years ago
Me thinks there was a wee bit of digital liposuction involved here. I wonder if the subject wanted a more 'Hollywood' look vs her photo.
Tennille Johnston 8 years ago
You do realize Pixar characters tend to have big heads and slim bodies right?
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Marion Desart 8 years ago
I m totaly in love!!! i'm sure the subject was in love too, i dream to be recreated by you to be a "pixar" hero. Thanks very much for your beautiful work and your talent
KT Trondsen 8 years ago
This one is a big fail. Lips needs to be much bigger, eyebrow higher, body type completely wrong
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James Bright 8 years ago
These are all very well done. Give it time however and with more powerful computers and ipad pros...there will be an app for this...pretty cool
AmberWolf 8 years ago
You guys do realize the Pixar style has big eyes? Though, they should've made the skin a bit darker, I agree. But the eyes are fine.
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Phemonoe 153 8 years ago
Hmm, this is the only one that misses the natural beauty of the subject. The other ones enhance the beauty.
James Pointer 8 years ago
Its the hair not having extra colour layers and flatter. And the face expression is different, shes looking into the camera normally smiling however in the edit shes looking into the distance with a fake disappearing smile, makes her seem worried/upset giving her less glow about her. The artist doesn't seem to like copying eye placement, most likely thinks it gives them more character or its more natural to not look at the camera or something but when the picture is already taken with the person looking into the camera you can't change that unless you change their whole posture, as it makes it look like they don't want to be photographed. People don't need "character enhancement" they already have character and do what they do because that's who they are, changing that kills the image.
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Michael Thurman 8 years ago
I didn't see any older people, wrinkles too hard to do; or are older people not cool?
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Joseph Su 8 years ago
model it in 3d in maya/zbrush/blender, texture, render
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asf 8 years ago
The effect is called "uncanny valley". It happens when something looks very very similair to a human but is different in a subtle way. The artist is trying to counteract this by giving the portraits a stylized look. I think most of the times he succeeds.
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Jeanne Richard 8 years ago
An app really wouldn't be able to do that. Not to that quality by far anyway.
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Ana T. 8 years ago
why change the roundness of cheeks and shape of nose to more slimier face? and plastic surgery nose looking??? makes no sense is like feeding the ridiculousness of white beauty slimmer pointy nose and flat cheeks . dind't like it specially when pixa portray children character with natural fat cheeks and strawberry shape noses. many of this drawings change those natural features not just with the children but with the adult ones too.
Catolynium Atomica 8 years ago
If you expect them to be so similar to one another you might as well just use photoshop instead of putting in work for a Pixar interpretatio
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Thandei T 8 years ago
These are all impressive, but most of the women look too similar to each other to me. I think it's because of the shape of the eyes/nose - all of them are very similar. The noses a particularly noticeable, the artist made all the women's noses smaller and cuter, which takes away a lot of the unique character of the face. I don't see the same issue with the men's renditions.
Joseph Su 8 years ago
model it in 3d in maya/zbrush/blender, texture, render
Load More Replies... asf 8 years ago
The effect is called "uncanny valley". It happens when something looks very very similair to a human but is different in a subtle way. The artist is trying to counteract this by giving the portraits a stylized look. I think most of the times he succeeds.
Load More Replies... Jeanne Richard 8 years ago
An app really wouldn't be able to do that. Not to that quality by far anyway.
Load More Replies... Ana T. 8 years ago
why change the roundness of cheeks and shape of nose to more slimier face? and plastic surgery nose looking??? makes no sense is like feeding the ridiculousness of white beauty slimmer pointy nose and flat cheeks . dind't like it specially when pixa portray children character with natural fat cheeks and strawberry shape noses. many of this drawings change those natural features not just with the children but with the adult ones too.
Catolynium Atomica 8 years ago
If you expect them to be so similar to one another you might as well just use photoshop instead of putting in work for a Pixar interpretatio
Load More Replies... Thandei T 8 years ago
These are all impressive, but most of the women look too similar to each other to me. I think it's because of the shape of the eyes/nose - all of them are very similar. The noses a particularly noticeable, the artist made all the women's noses smaller and cuter, which takes away a lot of the unique character of the face. I don't see the same issue with the men's renditions.
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