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This Artist Turns Disney Animals Into Humans Using Her Own Unique Style
Artist Isabelle Staub is giving Disney animals that we know and love stylized makeovers, and they look gorgeous. If you’ve ever wondered what these iconic characters would look like in human form, well, we’ve got a treat for you. Scroll down to enjoy some of Isabelle’s newest best work and be sure to let us know which artistic transformations were your faves and why. (We’re huge fans of Dory and Nala!)
The illustrator told Bored Panda that the Disney animal series wasn’t planned at all. “I was feeling pretty uninspired at the time and this idea came to me when I was scrolling through images on Pinterest. I thought to myself, ‘It might be cool if I did a human version of some of these Disney animals,’” she said.
Read on for the rest of our interview with Isabelle and when you’re done with this post, have a look through our previous article about her repainting characters in her own style right here.
More info: Instagram | IsabelleStaub.com | TikTok | Twitter | YouTube | Patreon
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Lady from Lady and the Tramp
Image credits: Walt Disney Productions
Lady from Lady and the Tramp as a human
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Dory from Finding Nemo
Image credits: Walt Disney Productions
Dory from Finding Nemo as a human
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Nala from The Lion King
Image credits: Walt Disney Productions
Nala from The Lion King as a human
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Marie from The Aristocats
Image credits: Walt Disney Productions
Marie from The Aristocats as a human
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Lola from Shark Tale
Image credits: Walt Disney Productions
Lola from Shark Tale as a human
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“Once quarantine really hit, I had time to keep exploring this theme. Each piece varies on the time it takes but typically around 7 to 10 hours total. I would say the most difficult piece was Dory just because she was the first of the series and I was still fleshing out my ideas so there was a lot of back and forth on what I was going for,” Isabelle went into detail about her artistic process.
The cool thing is, she even filmed herself doing the drawings—you can check out the videos on her TikTok.
Isabelle told Bored Panda that Disney has been “extremely influential” on her art and that she loves revisiting her Disney animal series to spark inspiration. “I have been wanting to do some of the OG Disney characters like Minnie Mouse and Daisy Duck! I think that would be a fun challenge for me… So that might be next!” she gave us a sneak peek into her future plans.
Bored Panda also talked to Isabelle about her as an artist. We wanted to find out if she always wanted to become one and if she had any awesome bits of advice for aspiring artists who look up to her.
“I have always wanted to be an artist! From as long as I can remember, I was drawing all the time,” she shared.
“One piece of advice I would give aspiring artists is to keep going and keep practicing. I have been working professionally as a freelance artist for 3 years now and I am still learning and improving my skills every day,” she suggested that artists keep an open mind and keep honing their skills day by day.
“The learning never stops!” she added.
In her earlier series, Isabelle redrew other iconic cartoon characters using her own unique style: Pocahontas, Pocahontas
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Ariel, The Little Mermaid
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Belle, Beauty And The Beast
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Esmeralda, The Hunchback Of Notre-dame
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Tiana, The Princess And The Frog
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Jasmine, Aladdin
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Aurora, Sleeping Beauty
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Kida Nedakh, Atlantis: The Lost Empire
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Nani, Lilo And Stitch
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Roxanne, A Goofy Movie
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Here’s what some people said about Isabelle’s art
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What do you think ?
Hans 5 years ago
And why is their unique style to look all the same, just with different colours?
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Truth Monster 5 years ago
While it appears the artist has talent, they sorely lack in originality and/or daring in this collection. Remaking Disney characters is the safest possible subject they could have chosen, unless they chose the earlier Disney characters, like "Song of the South".
Loki’s Lil Butter Knife 5 years ago
It must be a slow day in the newsroom as the Disney Princesses are back in full. Why can 't someone shake it up a bit and draw the Avengers or the Muppets as 18th century French Royalty?
Bacony 5 years ago
Or better yet, just up and draw alien species! Nobody's gonna stop you, it's the apocalypse!
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NoodleBear 5 years ago
Why do they all have to look like Instagram models? Why can’t some look like me? With freckles, short hair, not huge lips, no makeup, a normal and not overly sexualized face
Kid Coyote 1 year ago
Maybe you should send the artist a picture of yourself. Or make your own fanart.
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Tenay Douglas 5 years ago
I honestly don't see what everyone's so upset over. If you take the time to REALLY look at the characters they actually look pretty different, from the body types to their hair styles and make up presence on overall, also the characters are different animals with different personality types and etc so yea maybe dory wasn't overly accurate but you could see the glazed and slight absent minded look she had plus she added the characters most prominent features not to be sexual but to more openly show who each character is based off their original color pattern
Mewton’s Third Paw 5 years ago
Oh look, more giant eyes, tiny upturned noses, painfully swollen lips, and greasy skin. Gen Z is on one.
*sigh*, The Yellow Teletubby 5 years ago
bro. Chill. It's just their art style, how their hand falls upon the page. Everyone's is different. This artist's just happens to have the full (NOT "painfully swollen, mind you) lips, and the skin isn't greasy. Comments like these are why some people aren't confident about their style and art.
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*˚tacocat˚* 5 years ago
I like these. I don’t get why others don’t. It must take a lot of time and effort to make these drawings. Pls don’t be rude about it, this is art. Art is meant to be different, and interesting. It is for you to think What was the artist thinking, what was their inspiration? Most of the people commenting are being extremely rude and not taking this into account. So STOP. It’s not making you a better person in any way. How would you like it if I did the same to your art. If you actually take time you see they ARE different to each other. Maybe some are not amazing, but it is normal to have some better work and some worse work.
Hans 5 years ago
And why is their unique style to look all the same, just with different colours?
Load More Replies... Truth Monster 5 years ago
While it appears the artist has talent, they sorely lack in originality and/or daring in this collection. Remaking Disney characters is the safest possible subject they could have chosen, unless they chose the earlier Disney characters, like "Song of the South".
Loki’s Lil Butter Knife 5 years ago
It must be a slow day in the newsroom as the Disney Princesses are back in full. Why can 't someone shake it up a bit and draw the Avengers or the Muppets as 18th century French Royalty?
Bacony 5 years ago
Or better yet, just up and draw alien species! Nobody's gonna stop you, it's the apocalypse!
Load More Replies... NoodleBear 5 years ago
Why do they all have to look like Instagram models? Why can’t some look like me? With freckles, short hair, not huge lips, no makeup, a normal and not overly sexualized face
Kid Coyote 1 year ago
Maybe you should send the artist a picture of yourself. Or make your own fanart.
Load More Replies... Tenay Douglas 5 years ago
I honestly don't see what everyone's so upset over. If you take the time to REALLY look at the characters they actually look pretty different, from the body types to their hair styles and make up presence on overall, also the characters are different animals with different personality types and etc so yea maybe dory wasn't overly accurate but you could see the glazed and slight absent minded look she had plus she added the characters most prominent features not to be sexual but to more openly show who each character is based off their original color pattern
Mewton’s Third Paw 5 years ago
Oh look, more giant eyes, tiny upturned noses, painfully swollen lips, and greasy skin. Gen Z is on one.
*sigh*, The Yellow Teletubby 5 years ago
bro. Chill. It's just their art style, how their hand falls upon the page. Everyone's is different. This artist's just happens to have the full (NOT "painfully swollen, mind you) lips, and the skin isn't greasy. Comments like these are why some people aren't confident about their style and art.
Load More Replies... *˚tacocat˚* 5 years ago
I like these. I don’t get why others don’t. It must take a lot of time and effort to make these drawings. Pls don’t be rude about it, this is art. Art is meant to be different, and interesting. It is for you to think What was the artist thinking, what was their inspiration? Most of the people commenting are being extremely rude and not taking this into account. So STOP. It’s not making you a better person in any way. How would you like it if I did the same to your art. If you actually take time you see they ARE different to each other. Maybe some are not amazing, but it is normal to have some better work and some worse work.
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