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Mr. Bean Inserted Into Historical Portraits By Caricature Artist
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Mr. Bean Inserted Into Historical Portraits By Caricature Artist

Rowan Atkinson, the actor behind the famously hilarious Mr. Bean and Blackadder characters, has made another foray into the pages of history thanks to caricature artist Rodney Pike. He took some of history’s most famous portraits and jazzed them up by replacing the original subjects’ faces with those of Atkinson’s unforgettable characters.

Artistic purists may not appreciate Pike’s comical work because it’s hard to take the works of Rembrandt van Rijn or Holbein the Younger seriously when the subject’s face has been replaced with a hilariously expressive scowl from Mr. Bean. Obviously, Pike’s work is entirely digital – the original works remain untouched! Read on for Rodney Pike’s comments to Bored Panda.

More info: rodenypike.com | Facebook | 500px (h/t: neatorama)

I’ve created over 40 photo-manipulations using Rowan Atkinson for the main subject over the course of 3 or 4 years and he is by far my most popular subject,” Pike told Bored Panda. “He’s lots of fun!

The concept isn’t much different from Atkinson’s. [The pictures are] simply absurd.

I make no statements with my work. It’s simply for fun. It’s just a really cool bonus that I get paid for doing this stuff. Love my job!

I use Photoshop CC for all of my work. My favorite tools are the standard warp tool and puppet warp.

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RoryBohnas
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8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hilarious, Rowan Atkinson is an outstanding actor.

MillicentBroderick
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8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wonderful! mr. Atkinson has such a classically adaptable face it seems.

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RoryBohnas
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8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hilarious, Rowan Atkinson is an outstanding actor.

MillicentBroderick
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8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wonderful! mr. Atkinson has such a classically adaptable face it seems.

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