Cartoonist Draws Himself In 100 Different Cartoon Styles, And The Result Is Unbelievably Spot On
Some cartoons have such iconic styles, a distinct ‘feel’ about them, that they are instantly recognizable. Cartoonist Kevin McShane decided to pay tribute to some of most-loved and famous cartoons by mimicking their style to draw himself in 100 self-portraits.
We are not sure what the kids are up to these days, but cartoons used to be almost like a religion. Since they were only aired on TV, you sometimes had to skip class to watch them or wake up early on Saturdays and Sundays to catch all of the favorite ones. Guessing from this artist's awesome recreations of cartoon styles, he was probably one of these kids.
The accuracy of Kevin’s drawings is incredible, capturing the very soul of each cartoon in just one simple self-portrait. The research process must’ve been fun! “Kevin, it’s 2 am. Why are you on the couch eating Cheetos and watching re-runs of Snorks?”
“Research!”
Scroll down to check out Kevin’s cool self-portraits in 100 cartoon art styles for yourself, you might find your favorite, too!
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Seth Macfarlane (Family Guy)
Hanna Barbera (The Flintstones)
Craig Mccracken (The Powerpuff Girls)
Hanna-Barbera (Scooby Doo)
Trey Parker & Matt Stone (South Park)
Akira Toriyama (Dragon Ball Z)
Looks like the style every 12 year old DBZ fan draws, just slightly not good
Klasky Csupo (Rugrats)
Stephen Hillenberg (Spongebob Squarepants)
Bruce Timm (Batman: The Animated Series)
Okay, see. THIS one is totally cool and not creepy. Batman style rocks.
Rankin/bass (Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer)
This one has the stare of a serial puppy murderer. I am kind of traumatized.
Alex Hirsch (Gravity Falls)
Genndy Tartakovsky (Dexter's Laboratory)
Sunbow (Transformers)
Chris Gifford (Dora The Explorer)
Where is Swiper? I don't see him. Where? Oh look he's over there STEALING THE SOULS OF CHILDREN.
Mike Judge (King Of The Hill)
Jhonen Vasquez (Invader Zim)
Max Fleischer (Popeye, Betty Boop)
Povenmire & Marsh (Phineas & Ferb)
Hanna-Barbera (The Jetsons)
I miss my childhood, especially the Jetsons and the Flintstones.
Nicolas Broca (Snorks)
I loved that cartoon! Cartoon Network used to show it and a bunch of other classics.
Craig Bartlett (Hey Arnold!)
Bryan Konietzko (Avatar : The Last Airbender)
I think he needs to work on his anime style more. It's close but it's still missing that "something" that would make it feel like it. What do you think?
Dave Fleischer (Superman)
Tatsuo Yoshida (Speed Racer)
Brad Bird (The Iron Giant)
Dic Enterprises, Inc. (The Real Ghostbusters)
Yoshito Usui (Crayon Shin-Chan)
Windsor Mccay (Little Nemo, Dreams Of A Rarebit Fiend)
The father of American Animation, Windsor McCay (Gertie the Dinosaur, 1914)
Bill Plympton (Plymptoons)
I'm old enough to remember Bill Plympton did cartoon promos for MTV.
Adam Reed (Frisky Dingo, Archer)
John Kricfalusi (Ren & Stimpy)
Herbert Klynn (Alvin & The Chipmunks)
Loved to inhale helium to do the chipmunk voices! Good likeness.
Monkey Punch (Lupin The 3rd)
