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I Used AI To See What These 30 Popular Cartoon Characters Would Look Like In Real Life, And Here’s The Result (New Pics)
Just like in my last post, in this one too, I have done my best to compile a new and prolonged list featuring many more of the most popular cartoon characters ever created. I’ll do my best to show you what characters like Homer Simpson, Flynn Rider, Lilo Pelekai, and many more would look like if they were to magically turn into humans (one could wish, right?)!
Thanks to all of you, the first part of this project went viral, making my Instagram account go from 5k to 197k followers in over a month or so. Interviews on radio, television, and online platforms have become sort of a routine these last few days and I’m really very grateful for everything.
With all of that said, enjoy part 2 of the project and I’ll see you in the comments down below!
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#1
Lilo Pelekai From Lilo & Stitch
Final score:
347points
When it comes to editing one image from this exact series, it takes me an average of two and a half hours. But also it's worth noting that a lot also depends on the character I'm doing! Some are easier and others are harder so its pretty situational if you ask me. We will see how well it's gonna go in the future as well.
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#2
Dash From The Incredibles
Final score:
314points
#3
Bruno Madrigal From Encanto
Final score:
313points
In my last post, I'm pretty sure I mentioned which characters were my favorite ones to make. Given that it's a sequel, I decided to continue with the tradition! When I was working on this post, my favorite characters to edit were all of the characters from the Simpsons and the He-man... but if I'm being honest, I like them all, haha.
#4
Joe Gardner From Soul
Final score:
306points
#5
Flynn Rider From Tangled
Final score:
293points
When it comes to the future characters that I'd like to bring to life, well... there are many and my followers also keep suggesting a lot of other characters that I could do. Recently I've been getting a lot of suggestions on doing Hanna Barbera, and I believe they would make a great challenge!
#6
Raya From Raya And The Last Dragon
Final score:
283points
#7
Tiana From The Princess And The Frog
Final score:
274points
However, at times when I'm working on all of these characters, it gets pretty tiring, especially when I'm really set on making sure the character would look like a modern-day person while also retaining their key features. It all pays off in the end, since people seem to be enjoying it and it makes me happy in return.
#8
Mulan
Final score:
271points
Rose Button 🇺🇦 3 years ago
I think that these look really great. Like the characters could be modeled after these living likenesses. ~is impressed~
the shrimp whisperer 3 years ago
Idk man she kind of looks more japanese than chinese... anybody else see it?
Jack Waltz 2 years ago
I always thought Japanese individuals had more of an elongated jawline whereas Chinese individuals have a more rounded shape such as what is depicted here though if I'm splitting straws perhaps more Vietnamese
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Ivanka van der Reest 3 years ago
Yeah, sure, with an actress who during the entire movie shows zero signs of emotions, with her constant blank expression, making the movie soulless. And then quite a few characters that brought life and soul in the cartoon were not included. And was the cartoon about a girl who goes to war and still has to learn everything, which doesn't come easy, in the live action she is already some super powered ninja kid long before she goes. Everything most people loved about the cartoon were simply not there in the live action. And even if you try to see it separate from each other and not compare, it's still terrible simply for the lack of emotion on her face, and the pointless bond between her and that other soldier which you suspect would lead to more but doesn't. I mean, at the end of the cartoon Li Sheng at least comes to her home and it's obvious they are totally in love with each other. But then again I wouldn't expect an emotionless Mulan to have any romantic feelings for anyone.
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Kimberley McMillan 3 years ago
She looks 16 to me (which is the age Disney lists as her age).
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JASON WOOD 3 years ago
SAT avg. combined score of Mathematics and Evidence-based Reading & Writing: 1223 University admittance: UC Berkeley Okay, okay gross a generalization and racial stereotype but am I wrong?
Kathleen R. 3 years ago
So far, I think this one is the most accurate. But I have only seen 8.
Sami Rezler 3 years ago
I figured it out...she looks like 1 of 2 actresses because of the facial features, at least to me: Bai Ling and Pom Klementieff.
Makayah Grey 3 years ago
Funny, because to me Disney's animation of Mulan looks more Japanese, while this realistic attempt looks more Chinese. 🤔But a Chinese person could look Japanese & vice versa. Besides, animated Mulan also looks Korean, Taiwanese, Filipina or Mexican so...🤷🏽😅
Load More Replies... Ivanka van der Reest 3 years ago
Couldn't they have found an actress that could smile like that for the live action movie? There was so much wrong with that movie but had the actress just smiled a little here and there or shown any form of emotion at all, it would have already been so much better. Heard that she thinks she's prettier with blank expression. But that blank expression is exactly one of the key factors that made it a soulless adaptation of an amazing Disney movie I used to grow up with.
#9
Mirabel Madrigal From Encanto
Final score:
268points
Right now I'm working on a new project which I briefly mentioned in my last post. My newest project after this one will probably be the celebrities who passed away too soon, so be on the lookout for that one!
After I went viral all I can say is that I feel accomplished. My life changed after that. I managed to move a lot of people. It's so exciting to know that I can make people happy with my work. It certainly fueled my inspiration!
#11
Ursula From The Little Mermaid
Final score:
253points
#13
Julieta Madrigal From Encanto
Final score:
238points
Micah Chips 3 years ago
she's aged very gracefully :)))) (and by that i mean: p r e t t y y y y . . . )
#14
Violet Parr From The Incredibles
Final score:
236points
#15
Homer Simpson
Final score:
222points
#16
Cinderella
Final score:
210points
#17
Barbie
Final score:
208points
#20
Peter Griffin From The Family Guy
Final score:
187points
Auntriarch 3 years ago (edited)
Hahaha that's the chin! Though it now resembles a different body part....
#23
Hercules
Final score:
179points
#25
He-Man From The Masters Of The Universe
Final score:
166points
#26
Belle From Beauty And The Beast
Final score:
162points
#27
Tarzan
Final score:
161points
#28
Annabelle From The Conjuring
Final score:
158points
#30
Princess Merida From Brave
Final score:
151points
#31
Isabela Madrigal From Encanto
Final score:
40points
#32
Camilo Madrigal From Encanto
Final score:
37points
#33
Tintin From The Adventures Of Tintin
Final score:
37points
#36
Usagi Tsukino From Sailor Moon
Final score:
28points
#38
Goku From Dragon Ball Series
Final score:
22points
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Peachyrabbit 3 years ago
Encantoooooo!! My tía Pepa her mood controls the weather, when she unhappy you know the temperature gets weird!
WatermelonTheDutchie 3 years ago
my tío bruno- we dont talk about bruno! they say he saw the future one day he disappeared
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Jeh Gatin 3 years ago
Hidreley, I follow you on Instagram and I love everything you do. Congratulations on entertaining people with your talent ❤️
Ak artist 3 years ago
Kind of disappointed with some of the comments, I thought they all looked just like the characters and all the models were pretty, but a lot of people pointed out each insignificant way it didn’t look like the character. I thought it was kind of rude since it seems like the person who created this spent time finding models that looked like them. Maybe I’m wrong. Thanks hidreley
im currently procrastinating 3 years ago
these are ai generated and not real models
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Pikachu_is_drawing 3 years ago
I'm the strong one. I'm not nervous. I'm as tough as the crust of the earth is! I move mountains, I move churches, and I glow cause' I know what my worth is!
Tjoori Vids 2 years ago
Hmmm.... I think all of those are AI? That's not "talent", people. That's just keywords.
liam newton-harding 2 years ago
They all look bland, and same-y...because it was all run through the same computer algorithm. There was no artistic input, just typing stuff into an AI program. This is not digital art, it's office work.
Your Queen 3 years ago
Love most of these, but a good few of them are missing key details and some shapes are wrong.
Lukas-not-Luca (he/him) 3 years ago
Could you do Luca characters maybe? Or point me to them if you already have?
Mewregaurd Hissyfit 3 years ago
Now the person who did these needs to make cartoon characters out of some famous faces.
Briana Landers 3 years ago (edited)
A lot of the comments were very judgemental considering they most likely lack an Underdtanding of how the AI works, what it was fed, how it learned and how the image/art may have been tweaked/edited. But i get it. Very nice post
der sebbl 2 years ago
That's why I prefer "real" art, were some real person used his skills to create a picture. All ai generators can only work because real, handmade, art is fed to them. I now some artists who create wonderful drawings with their talent who really hate this ai stuff since it lessens their craft in a way
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Daniel Atkins 3 years ago
The eyes are creepy they keep the same eye size as the cartoon which is way off.
Noah Klassen 2 years ago
They all don’t even look like them in real life . I mean Li Shang should have a more sigma face
Gabrielle Lomax 2 years ago
Do you think you could take some fan art of Technoblade and make what his character would look like IRL without the Pig mask?
Isabella Moreno 3 years ago
We don’t talk about Bruno-no-no-no. We don’t talk about Brunooooo.
GlassHalfWay 3 years ago
There have been SOOOO many of these articles. I have to say that all these have been the most legit recreations I've seen. These are actually very very well done. Kudos to the OP!!!
Agustina Puricelli 3 years ago
Would have liked to see Pocahontas or even more classic characters. Other than that, great fan
Aurora Borealis 3 years ago
I think they did ok. But I would have changed a lot of stuff. Sadly my favorite Disney characters weren't great and Alice wasn't even in there 🥲
Phyzzi 3 years ago
I know that most cartoon characters (and especially Disney characters) have greatly exaggerated eyes and these mostly managed to compensate... but only mostly. They still all have kind of oversized eyes (not impossibly large, just all on the large side instead of sort of averaged).
Taryn And Friends 3 years ago
I Love This It's So Amazingly Accurate! I Wonder What Johan And Peewit From The Old Smurfs Cartoon Would Look Like With Your Talent? Probably Magnificent!!
Carrie Smith 3 years ago
A lot of these were better than others that I've seen where Homer looks like a demon. I'd like to see more! Some need a lot of work.. like the anime ones, but they're drawn out of proportion, anyway.
Archer Harris 3 years ago
Ya, some of them. Like that prince from princess and the frog.
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Dee Walters 2 years ago
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Chaotic-Pansexual (she/they) 3 years ago
A lot of these were very good! Some were a bit off but for the most part, one of the best renditions of this sort that I’ve seen so far
Nope 3 years ago
I'd love to see the process of how these are created, do you have any video showing it? I'm very curious about it
Samsquatch & Monko 2 years ago
Typed a few keywords into an ai and called it art, basically
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Jennifer Potter 3 years ago
Oooh, what an awesome exercise!!! I thought the author NAILED some really key things he decided about each one. Really really awesome job!!! I am cringing at the comments though ---- we may all be experts at judging what is "human," but BOY I wish more people learn and use more constructive and descriptive (and less destructive or personally judgemental) critique language!!!
Peachyrabbit 3 years ago
Encantoooooo!! My tía Pepa her mood controls the weather, when she unhappy you know the temperature gets weird!
WatermelonTheDutchie 3 years ago
my tío bruno- we dont talk about bruno! they say he saw the future one day he disappeared
Load More Replies... Jeh Gatin 3 years ago
Hidreley, I follow you on Instagram and I love everything you do. Congratulations on entertaining people with your talent ❤️
Ak artist 3 years ago
Kind of disappointed with some of the comments, I thought they all looked just like the characters and all the models were pretty, but a lot of people pointed out each insignificant way it didn’t look like the character. I thought it was kind of rude since it seems like the person who created this spent time finding models that looked like them. Maybe I’m wrong. Thanks hidreley
im currently procrastinating 3 years ago
these are ai generated and not real models
Load More Replies... Pikachu_is_drawing 3 years ago
I'm the strong one. I'm not nervous. I'm as tough as the crust of the earth is! I move mountains, I move churches, and I glow cause' I know what my worth is!
Tjoori Vids 2 years ago
Hmmm.... I think all of those are AI? That's not "talent", people. That's just keywords.
liam newton-harding 2 years ago
They all look bland, and same-y...because it was all run through the same computer algorithm. There was no artistic input, just typing stuff into an AI program. This is not digital art, it's office work.
Your Queen 3 years ago
Love most of these, but a good few of them are missing key details and some shapes are wrong.
Lukas-not-Luca (he/him) 3 years ago
Could you do Luca characters maybe? Or point me to them if you already have?
Mewregaurd Hissyfit 3 years ago
Now the person who did these needs to make cartoon characters out of some famous faces.
Briana Landers 3 years ago (edited)
A lot of the comments were very judgemental considering they most likely lack an Underdtanding of how the AI works, what it was fed, how it learned and how the image/art may have been tweaked/edited. But i get it. Very nice post
der sebbl 2 years ago
That's why I prefer "real" art, were some real person used his skills to create a picture. All ai generators can only work because real, handmade, art is fed to them. I now some artists who create wonderful drawings with their talent who really hate this ai stuff since it lessens their craft in a way
Load More Replies... Daniel Atkins 3 years ago
The eyes are creepy they keep the same eye size as the cartoon which is way off.
Noah Klassen 2 years ago
They all don’t even look like them in real life . I mean Li Shang should have a more sigma face
Gabrielle Lomax 2 years ago
Do you think you could take some fan art of Technoblade and make what his character would look like IRL without the Pig mask?
Isabella Moreno 3 years ago
We don’t talk about Bruno-no-no-no. We don’t talk about Brunooooo.
GlassHalfWay 3 years ago
There have been SOOOO many of these articles. I have to say that all these have been the most legit recreations I've seen. These are actually very very well done. Kudos to the OP!!!
Agustina Puricelli 3 years ago
Would have liked to see Pocahontas or even more classic characters. Other than that, great fan
Aurora Borealis 3 years ago
I think they did ok. But I would have changed a lot of stuff. Sadly my favorite Disney characters weren't great and Alice wasn't even in there 🥲
Phyzzi 3 years ago
I know that most cartoon characters (and especially Disney characters) have greatly exaggerated eyes and these mostly managed to compensate... but only mostly. They still all have kind of oversized eyes (not impossibly large, just all on the large side instead of sort of averaged).
Taryn And Friends 3 years ago
I Love This It's So Amazingly Accurate! I Wonder What Johan And Peewit From The Old Smurfs Cartoon Would Look Like With Your Talent? Probably Magnificent!!
Carrie Smith 3 years ago
A lot of these were better than others that I've seen where Homer looks like a demon. I'd like to see more! Some need a lot of work.. like the anime ones, but they're drawn out of proportion, anyway.
Archer Harris 3 years ago
Ya, some of them. Like that prince from princess and the frog.
Load More Replies... Dee Walters 2 years ago
The world will always hear my voice on how I was helped by Priest Odibo in winning $786 million dollars in the Powerball Lottery. I am very happy and advise anyone having stress in winning any lottery or having relationship or health problem to contact him on whatsapp through +2348163083041 or email him via templeofpermanenthealings@ gmail. com
Chaotic-Pansexual (she/they) 3 years ago
A lot of these were very good! Some were a bit off but for the most part, one of the best renditions of this sort that I’ve seen so far
Nope 3 years ago
I'd love to see the process of how these are created, do you have any video showing it? I'm very curious about it
Samsquatch & Monko 2 years ago
Typed a few keywords into an ai and called it art, basically
Load More Replies... Jennifer Potter 3 years ago
Oooh, what an awesome exercise!!! I thought the author NAILED some really key things he decided about each one. Really really awesome job!!! I am cringing at the comments though ---- we may all be experts at judging what is "human," but BOY I wish more people learn and use more constructive and descriptive (and less destructive or personally judgemental) critique language!!!
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