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This Artist Shows How Pop Culture Icons Would Look In Real Life, And It Will Give You Nightmares
When you think about your fondest childhood memories, some of them probably include the famous characters from cartoons that popped up on your TV screen every morning. You probably won't feel the same way about these popular characters after seeing this post.
Australian digital artist Wil Hughes, who studies animation at Griffith University in Brisbane, has a unique talent. He turns beloved, usually family-friendly pop culture icons into real nightmare fuel that looks like they clawed their way straight out of Hell. If you've never thought of Homer Simpson, Where's Waldo, or Spongebob as horror characters before, you will be now. Let's be honest, though, and we were all a little creeped out by Ronald McDonald, to begin with. Through his masterful use of shading, he creates realistic textures that give his 3D drawings a horrifying look.
Though Hughes' 3D art is definitely unsettling and he's developed quite a fan base that argues that it's quirky and original. Check the 3D paintings out (at your own risk) below, and get ready never to sleep again.
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Ronald Mcdonald
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Homer Simpson
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Squidward Tennisballs
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Krusty The Clown
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Googly Bear
Celestial Lynx 8 years ago
Mikey tried so hard to look scary... if only he had realized he just had to die, decompose a little bit, come back to life, and apply fake blood to terrify the hell out of people... it couldn't possibly be that hard 👹
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An Old Classic
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Pepe
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Peter Griffin
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Spongebob
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Hades
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Grim
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Sheldon J. Plankton
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Mr Meeseeks
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Salad Fingers
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Murdoc
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Courage
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Eugene H. 'Armour Abs' Krabs
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Hey Arnold
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Antichrist
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Scary Terry
Felix Ostendorf 8 years ago
It is a Charakter from Rick and Morty called Scary Terry. But he is just like Freddy Kruger.
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The Clown
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Alien
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Vampire
HauntedForests 8 years ago
He's obviously disgusted but oddly jealous at the fact that he can't sparkle.
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Ants In My Eyes Johnson
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No Meme
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Plumbus
Houssem Hammami 8 years ago
for evreyone wondering what's this , this is how you made your own plumbus : First they take the dingle bop and they smooth it out with a bunch of schleem. The schleem is then...repurposed for later batches. They take the dingle bop and they push it through the grumbo, where the fleeb is rubbed against it. It's important that the fleeb is rubbed, becasue the fleeb has all the fleeb juice. Then, a schlami shows up, and he rubs it...and spits on it. They cut the fleeb. There's several hizzards in the way. The blamfs rub against the chumbles, and the...plubis, and grumbo are shaved away. That leaves you with...a regular old plumbus.
ispeak catanese 8 years ago
My Plumbus© doesn't have that many pustules! Is this the latest model?
thebridget 8 years ago
From the show Rick and Morty. Here's the Wikipedia description: "A Plumbus is an all purpose home device. Everyone knows what it does, so there is no reason to explain it. It was first shown in the episode, "Interdimensional Cable 2: Tempting Fate" where it was seen twice on the Interdimensional TV First when Stealy stole one from a workplace and made a sale offer for it, and again in an episode of "How They Do It" that shows the viewers how plumbuses are made. They are mentioned as being a common household and business place item used as an accent piece to the room."
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Matt Williams 8 years ago
First they take the dinglebop, then smooth it out with a bunch of shleem. The shleem is then repurposed for later batches.They take the dinglebop and push it through the grumbo. Where the fleeb is then rubbed against it. It's important that the fleeb is rubbed, because the fleeb has all the fleeb juice. Then a shlammie shows up and he rubs it and spits on it. They cut the fleeb. There are several hizzards in the way. The blamfs run against the trumbles and the ploobis and grumbo are shaved away. That leaves you with a regular old plumbus
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King Jellybean
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Monster
Jilltdcatlady 8 years ago
But he looks like a bat. And I like bats. So I like him.I wonder if he eats bugs or fruit?
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Testicle Monster And Chris
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Netflix Troll
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The Forbidden Fruit
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Abigail Mejia 8 years ago
How they would look in real life?? Bored Panda posts really need to work on their misleading titles...
Jo Bebe 8 years ago
"for Entertainment purposes only" I think the poster gets to title ......not sure
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Jace 8 years ago
Seriously? You have a really low threshold for vomit-inducing disgust.
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Rhân 8 years ago
Hm. Kind of silly that some of them are looking nearly like they do in the cartoon or whatever they came from and some of them just look like a horror vision and nothing like I would think they would look like in rl. Also I think it would be cool to see it in a more realistic style. The art style reminds me more on an animation style. So, I think mike wazowski looks the same, just as a horror vision. Also I think there are better characters to show a 'realistic' change, like how it is done with homer simpson. Patrick Star or characters like that doesn't suit a realistic vision bc, we know how a seastar looks in real. But, at least I like some of them a lot and like the gloomy and dark touch of them. I just wouldn't call them 'a realistic vision'
Hemrich Gundesalf 8 years ago
The description is wrong. There's nothing "real-life" to this. This is an artist's take on 3D-modeling of Pop-Culture Icons.
Ryan Rogers 8 years ago
The title is misleading. Some aren't even animated characters (Mr Bean) and many are made to look gruesome. Also many names are wrong.
Rhân 8 years ago
Mr Bean is not only a real film, there is also a cartoon serie :)
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Timothy D. 8 years ago
Honestly, these aren't "Real life" they're just horror versions of characters
Becky Casalvieri 7 years ago
What? I'm so confused and I hope they know it's Squidward Tentacles not Tennisballs. You know cause he's a squid.
Holly Dixon 8 years ago
Why does "real life" equate to creepy monsters now? That is NOT how Spongebob would look in reality. Some of them look pretty good. The rest....needs more work. Not the skill. Just better imagination.
Ximena Aldana 8 years ago
"pop culture icons"? this guy spends his time seeing sponge bob. But that's a good work
Jeremy Davis 8 years ago
Got several names wrong had two krustys and that last one was dumber than the others just for bein hidden what retards came up with this s**t
Googly Sociopath 8 years ago
Is this guy not good with fur or is Courage actually a hairless dog? That and Murdoc's hair isn't hair and Spongebob should have been an actual sponge. O.o Doesn't look like it's them in real life to me.
Allana Rose 8 years ago
This artist is seriously sick! I have to admit I love how he portrays the clowns though. I've always thought clowns were hideous and scary too. His pics just prove it to me. *L*
Karlene Kincaid 8 years ago
no big deal. diffidently not gross or "clawed their way straight out of hell" or nightmarish. very disappointing
Christopher Roxby 8 years ago
Hey, Stupid People: At least get the f*****g names right: Squidward Tentacles, not Tennisballs. WALDO, not Wally. MIke Wazowski, not Googly Bear. I'd go on, but the stupidity burns, and I just gave up. BTW, Ronald McDonald is a REAL person in clown makeup; That doesn't require translation. He really doesn't look anything like that.
GLTaylor 8 years ago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sjKtnH5_NM Mike Wazowski, AKA Googly Bear lol
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Bipolar King 8 years ago
Can tell this is Rick and morty fan outta there making a difference with mad art skills...good work
John L 8 years ago
This is something that a parent would be well advised not to allow their young children to look through. Children are highly impressionable and can have nightmares over this sort of art. There should be a disclaimer preceding the art.
Abigail Mejia 8 years ago
How they would look in real life?? Bored Panda posts really need to work on their misleading titles...
Jo Bebe 8 years ago
"for Entertainment purposes only" I think the poster gets to title ......not sure
Load More Replies... Jace 8 years ago
Seriously? You have a really low threshold for vomit-inducing disgust.
Load More Replies... Rhân 8 years ago
Hm. Kind of silly that some of them are looking nearly like they do in the cartoon or whatever they came from and some of them just look like a horror vision and nothing like I would think they would look like in rl. Also I think it would be cool to see it in a more realistic style. The art style reminds me more on an animation style. So, I think mike wazowski looks the same, just as a horror vision. Also I think there are better characters to show a 'realistic' change, like how it is done with homer simpson. Patrick Star or characters like that doesn't suit a realistic vision bc, we know how a seastar looks in real. But, at least I like some of them a lot and like the gloomy and dark touch of them. I just wouldn't call them 'a realistic vision'
Hemrich Gundesalf 8 years ago
The description is wrong. There's nothing "real-life" to this. This is an artist's take on 3D-modeling of Pop-Culture Icons.
Ryan Rogers 8 years ago
The title is misleading. Some aren't even animated characters (Mr Bean) and many are made to look gruesome. Also many names are wrong.
Rhân 8 years ago
Mr Bean is not only a real film, there is also a cartoon serie :)
Load More Replies... Timothy D. 8 years ago
Honestly, these aren't "Real life" they're just horror versions of characters
Becky Casalvieri 7 years ago
What? I'm so confused and I hope they know it's Squidward Tentacles not Tennisballs. You know cause he's a squid.
Holly Dixon 8 years ago
Why does "real life" equate to creepy monsters now? That is NOT how Spongebob would look in reality. Some of them look pretty good. The rest....needs more work. Not the skill. Just better imagination.
Ximena Aldana 8 years ago
"pop culture icons"? this guy spends his time seeing sponge bob. But that's a good work
Jeremy Davis 8 years ago
Got several names wrong had two krustys and that last one was dumber than the others just for bein hidden what retards came up with this s**t
Googly Sociopath 8 years ago
Is this guy not good with fur or is Courage actually a hairless dog? That and Murdoc's hair isn't hair and Spongebob should have been an actual sponge. O.o Doesn't look like it's them in real life to me.
Allana Rose 8 years ago
This artist is seriously sick! I have to admit I love how he portrays the clowns though. I've always thought clowns were hideous and scary too. His pics just prove it to me. *L*
Karlene Kincaid 8 years ago
no big deal. diffidently not gross or "clawed their way straight out of hell" or nightmarish. very disappointing
Christopher Roxby 8 years ago
Hey, Stupid People: At least get the f*****g names right: Squidward Tentacles, not Tennisballs. WALDO, not Wally. MIke Wazowski, not Googly Bear. I'd go on, but the stupidity burns, and I just gave up. BTW, Ronald McDonald is a REAL person in clown makeup; That doesn't require translation. He really doesn't look anything like that.
GLTaylor 8 years ago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sjKtnH5_NM Mike Wazowski, AKA Googly Bear lol
Load More Replies... Bipolar King 8 years ago
Can tell this is Rick and morty fan outta there making a difference with mad art skills...good work
John L 8 years ago
This is something that a parent would be well advised not to allow their young children to look through. Children are highly impressionable and can have nightmares over this sort of art. There should be a disclaimer preceding the art.
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