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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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Lilo Pelekai From Lilo & Stitch
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.
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.
Joe Gardner From Soul
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!
Raya From Raya And The Last Dragon
Tiana From The Princess And The Frog
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.
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!
Ursula From The Little Mermaid
Julieta Madrigal From Encanto
she's aged very gracefully :)))) (and by that i mean: p r e t t y y y y . . . )
Violet Parr From The Incredibles
Evil Queen From Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs
Peter Griffin From The Family Guy
Hahaha that's the chin! Though it now resembles a different body part....
Prince Naveen From The Princess And The Frog
He-Man From The Masters Of The Universe
Princess Merida From Brave
for those of you who dont know what acquiescent means, cause i sure didnt, it means passive; not strong-willed (which is the opposite of merida)
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This is the only one so far that feels way off. She's wild and tough, not a makeup model.
Presumably the Merida from the film has already been glamorized to make her more appealing to a certain audience, and this is taking it way too far. I want to see scars and scabs on her face.
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Disney has a habit of baby-face. On Merida, because she has a round face because she is Scottish, it gives more of an oval because babyface also tries to round your face out.
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Why do all Disney princesses have to be drop dead gorgeous? Merida was supposed to be approachable with average looks,, with a round face, probably freckles and wild frizzy hair.
Ya - like the "Merida" in Wreck it Ralph 🤣🤣🤣🤣 shed be the only one in the room of the scene (besides the kiddo main character) that I'd trust!!! Goooo Merida!
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The voice wouldn't match. Thats a kind smile. Merida always had a confident smile and a confident (er) stance.
I agree! But maybe this is one of the first ones the author tried? Some seem to get more "layered" in human nuances than others...This looks like Scarlett Johannsen (sp?) to me, whereas I imagine Merida's physical presence to be more of a cross between Louisa Madrigal and the current Rapunzel... with a lot of Pippi Longstocking thrown in for good measure... sometimes it takes a while to "see" what makes something or someone recognizable, and then hit the nail on the head reproducing it... it sure is worth trying though, as this selection illustrates!!!
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Her hair color is exactly the same as the cartoon’s and has no basis in reality. That color is from a bottle as is so much of this look. Annoying because the others actually have real hair color as the AI version. As a red headed freckled girl I’m disappointed in this fantasy version of Merida and would never say that’s the same person.
This is definitely some cool stuff and probably the future of these animated shows what a great job
She looks so happy and peaceful in this but I think realistically she would look more tough and angry lol
Her hair is too bright red. As a redhead that’s obviously not natural. :/
Why would her shoulder be bare? Isn't she a little freakin' YOUNG for that?
She looks less like Merida and more like a jig dancer/folk singer. I love this.
Everytime I see a princess I really like, I be like no, I want to look like her. and then I scroll and see another one I really like
Redheads are either hot or they're not. Nature has no mercy on them. But, when they are...OMFG!
she's a ten but it doesnt look like merida, just looks like some girl, besides she doesnt look badass so idc
An awful lot of pandas seem to think you can't he both pretty and strong willed.
ok people tell me i look like Her because I have red hair that's curly
I think she would have a more round face and rugged casual features. Plus less tamed hair
Shes a Scottish redhead. From the Sc9ttish redheaded beauties I know, wheres the freckles? They are beautiful... and show through makeup and on their shoulders. I love freckles
I think this looks good, but I feel like she should have a pointer nose, and a more determined, rebellious look on her face.
Need to study Scottish faces, this is beautiful but not quite there yet.
Not enough curls( I mean they look more like waves in the picture)
She looks like she belongs in those creepy advertisements that appear on websites like "redheads that show a bit too much - new photos" ...you know what I mean?
Where are the freckles!? As someone who has a lot of them, I'm sad they aren't represented.
Nah shes not hyper enough, also i dont think she can turn her head that far unless shes part owl.
Typical. "A girl can't be cute and kick ass, that's OP". The wild red color and curls match, the eyes match, the face is round like a Scot, Scottish button nose...yeah, that's Merida. She's a teen.
Note: this post originally had 38 images. It’s been shortened to the top 30 images based on user votes.
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Hidreley, I follow you on Instagram and I love everything you do. Congratulations on entertaining people with your talent ❤️
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
these are ai generated and not real models
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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!
Hmmm.... I think all of those are AI? That's not "talent", people. That's just keywords.
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.
Love most of these, but a good few of them are missing key details and some shapes are wrong.
Could you do Luca characters maybe? Or point me to them if you already have?
Now the person who did these needs to make cartoon characters out of some famous faces.
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
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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The eyes are creepy they keep the same eye size as the cartoon which is way off.
They all don’t even look like them in real life . I mean Li Shang should have a more sigma face
Do you think you could take some fan art of Technoblade and make what his character would look like IRL without the Pig mask?
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!!!
Would have liked to see Pocahontas or even more classic characters. Other than that, great fan
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 🥲
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).
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!!
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.
Some of the characters were kinda whitewashed (not a lot but the skin was too light on a few)
Ya, some of them. Like that prince from princess and the frog.
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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
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
Typed a few keywords into an ai and called it art, basically
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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!!!
Encantoooooo!! My tía Pepa her mood controls the weather, when she unhappy you know the temperature gets weird!
my tío bruno- we dont talk about bruno! they say he saw the future one day he disappeared
Load More Replies... Hidreley, I follow you on Instagram and I love everything you do. Congratulations on entertaining people with your talent ❤️
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
these are ai generated and not real models
Load More Replies... 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!
Hmmm.... I think all of those are AI? That's not "talent", people. That's just keywords.
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.
Love most of these, but a good few of them are missing key details and some shapes are wrong.
Could you do Luca characters maybe? Or point me to them if you already have?
Now the person who did these needs to make cartoon characters out of some famous faces.
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
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... The eyes are creepy they keep the same eye size as the cartoon which is way off.
They all don’t even look like them in real life . I mean Li Shang should have a more sigma face
Do you think you could take some fan art of Technoblade and make what his character would look like IRL without the Pig mask?
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!!!
Would have liked to see Pocahontas or even more classic characters. Other than that, great fan
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 🥲
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).
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!!
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.
Some of the characters were kinda whitewashed (not a lot but the skin was too light on a few)
Ya, some of them. Like that prince from princess and the frog.
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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
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
Typed a few keywords into an ai and called it art, basically
Load More Replies... 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!!!
