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Artist Reimagines 54 Disney Characters As Real People, And Men Will Be Glad Prince Adam Doesn’t Really Exist
28-year-old Finnish artist Jirka Vinse Jonatan Väätäinen has grown up with Disney cartoons, and the animated characters have become his inexhaustible source of inspiration. During the last couple of years, Jirka has been creating their portraits, and the images look incredibly realistic.
"Back in 2011 I just randomly thought I'd challenge myself and have a little fun in Photoshop, and explore what the famous character of Ursula from the Little Mermaid could look like in real life," Jirka told Bored Panda. "Since I grew up with a lot of these cartoon characters, the sense of nostalgia made it such a fascinating and a fun personal project."
"I've been inspired by the idea of re-envisioning these characters and Disney princesses that we all know and love, in a way I would imagine them to look like if they were 'more real,' while still staying somewhat true to their original <...> designs."
The artist said he often has a pretty clear idea of what a particular character should look like in real life in his mind but creating their portrait can become a process of trial and error. "As all of [them] do not particularly have extremely distinct facial features, it is often more about getting a sense of their personality across." Scroll down to meet the cartoons in real life and upvote your favorites.
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#1
Moana From Moana
Magdalina777 7 years ago
Damn, this is good. She looks both real and unmistakeably like the Moana from the cartoon o:
Natasha August 5 years ago
Nice. I would like him to to my book cover illustrration of make one of my own cartoon characters look real too. Contact natashaaugustin3@gmail.com
ALANA LOWERY 5 years ago
wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! amazing! can u do more?
Diandra “Mistress Didi” Blackthorn 7 years ago
A photo of Auliʻi Cravalho, the real-life, Hawaiian actress who voiced Moana, is already available...
FuzzyWuzzy 7 years ago
Wow! Living in Hawaii yrs ago, I knew a lot of women/girls who really looked like Moana so this pic is very realistic to me!
Keley Babs 7 years ago
Moana was THICKER!! I like my Disney princesses like I like myself.... THICK (and with a normal body).
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#2
Belle From Beauty And The Beast
#4
Prince Eric From The Little Mermaid
#5
Princess Anna From Frozen
Crazy Cow Lady 7 years ago
I think she looks like Alexis Bledel from when she was in Gilmore Girls
#6
Nakoma From Pocahontas
#7
Eugene Fitzherbert / Flynn Rider From Tangled
#8
Princess Jasmine From Aladdin
#9
Cruella De Vil From 101 Dalmatians
Olivia Kuczynski 7 years ago
Her smile and eyes remind me of Karen Allen from Raiders of the Lost Ark. Karen_Alle...bcf0d6.jpg 
#10
Kocoum From Pocahontas
#11
Ariel From The Little Mermaid
#12
Jane From Tarzan
#13
Esmeralda From The Hunchback On Notre Dame
#14
Ursula's Alter Ego Vanessa From The Little Mermaid
#15
Thomas From Pocahontas
#16
Tinkerbell From Peter Pan
#17
Queen Elsa From Frozen
#18
Tiana From Princess And The Frog
#19
Hades From Hercules
#20
Pocahontas From Pocahontas
#21
Prince Phillip Fom Sleeping Beauty
#22
Kristoff From Elsa The Snow Queen
All With Heart 7 years ago
"Elsa the Snow Queen" Different titles in different countries, I assume. Over here, it's 'Frozen'.
#23
Ursula From The Little Mermaid
#24
John Smith From Pocahontas
#25
Prince Naveen From The Princess And The Frog
#26
Mother Gothel From Tangled
#27
Prince Adam / Beast From Beauty And The Beast
#28
Snow White From Snow White
#29
Mulan Fom Mulan
#30
Princess Jasmine From Aladdin
#31
Lady Tremaine From Cinderella
#32
Tarzan From Tarzan
#33
Prince Charming From Cinderella
#34
Alice From Alice In Wonderland
#35
Hercules From Hercules
#36
Rapunzel From Tangled
#37
Cinderella From Cinderella
All With Heart 7 years ago
Am I the only one who thinks that she looks like a younger version of Taylor Swift?
#38
Captain Hook From Peter Pan
#39
Merida From Brave
#40
Aladdin From Aladdin
#42
Megara From Hercules
Crazy Cow Lady 7 years ago
'I'm a damsel, I'm in distress, I can handle this. Have a nice day!'
#43
Peter Pan From Peter Pan
#44
Judge Claude Frollo From The Hunchback Of Notre Dame
CrunChewy McSandybutt 7 years ago
This reminds me of a principal I once had in elementary school.
#45
Princess Aurora From Sleeping Beauty
#46
Captain Phoebus From The Hunchback Of Notre Dame
#47
Prince Hans From Frozen
#48
Gaston From Beauty And The Beast
#49
Evil Queen From Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs
#50
Wendy From Peter Pan
#51
The Prince From Snow White
#52
Maleficent From The Sleeping Beauty
#53
Belle From Beauty And The Beast
#54
Ursula From The Little Mermaid
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Rama Llama 7 years ago
Not all Disney princess posts are c**p just because there's too much of them. These are actually quite realistic (can't say that about many of those that claim to be...) but still the resemblance is just stunning.
Mindy Keys 7 years ago
Too much Disney re-imagined/coughed back up - c**p here, but this artist is exceptional. Use your talent for good, kind sir!
Maria Ofar 7 years ago
these are amazing. so lifelike, and yet so identical to their animated version. astounding!
Lillukka79 7 years ago
I've always said I hate all the disney remakes, but these are truly excellent.
Crazy Cow Lady 7 years ago
Love it, I like that there are hints of the original character, combined with what I'm guessing were actors used as models.
Magdalina777 7 years ago
Wow. Much as I love Disney I usually barely skim through all those "I draw Disney characters yada yada" things but this one...this is impressive. It's like the artist managed to capture just that slim edge between real and non-real where they still keep their magic fascination of the fairy tale, but are at the same time real alive to...well, look like they're real. Some of these are better than the others, I assume they've been done over a long period of time and the artist has been perfecting their style, but some of these works are just truly magical<3 Very very very good job.
Sergio Bicerra Descalzi 7 years ago
Are these drawings??? For a minute I thought they were photos!
TheRubyFalcon 7 years ago
I love how they captured the look of the character, so they were recognizable, but made them realistic all the same! It just amazes me!
Lou Herout 7 years ago
It's cool that you can see the evolution of this artistry. The work has come a long way, they just need to be tightened up, stylistically, and it's a great collection
Michelle Dodson 7 years ago
I began to wonder if it was more than 1 artist? Some of the styles seemed VERY different from others, even though they are all attributed to the same individual. Just sayin'
Jen Hunt 7 years ago
Some of these are better than others. I love the concept, but some of them the necks look nqr and others it looks almost like the inspiration actors face has just been photo shopped into the picture, I think I'd like it better if the artist had based the humanised face more off the animated face, than so obviously off various actors faces.
Petra Christovová 7 years ago
Wow, I must say that these are really well done. The pictures are so realistic that I am not sure if these are actually photos or pictures - and yet there is still obvious resemblance with Disney´s fables characters.
Rama Llama 7 years ago
Not all Disney princess posts are c**p just because there's too much of them. These are actually quite realistic (can't say that about many of those that claim to be...) but still the resemblance is just stunning.
Mindy Keys 7 years ago
Too much Disney re-imagined/coughed back up - c**p here, but this artist is exceptional. Use your talent for good, kind sir!
Maria Ofar 7 years ago
these are amazing. so lifelike, and yet so identical to their animated version. astounding!
Lillukka79 7 years ago
I've always said I hate all the disney remakes, but these are truly excellent.
Crazy Cow Lady 7 years ago
Love it, I like that there are hints of the original character, combined with what I'm guessing were actors used as models.
Magdalina777 7 years ago
Wow. Much as I love Disney I usually barely skim through all those "I draw Disney characters yada yada" things but this one...this is impressive. It's like the artist managed to capture just that slim edge between real and non-real where they still keep their magic fascination of the fairy tale, but are at the same time real alive to...well, look like they're real. Some of these are better than the others, I assume they've been done over a long period of time and the artist has been perfecting their style, but some of these works are just truly magical<3 Very very very good job.
Sergio Bicerra Descalzi 7 years ago
Are these drawings??? For a minute I thought they were photos!
TheRubyFalcon 7 years ago
I love how they captured the look of the character, so they were recognizable, but made them realistic all the same! It just amazes me!
Lou Herout 7 years ago
It's cool that you can see the evolution of this artistry. The work has come a long way, they just need to be tightened up, stylistically, and it's a great collection
Michelle Dodson 7 years ago
I began to wonder if it was more than 1 artist? Some of the styles seemed VERY different from others, even though they are all attributed to the same individual. Just sayin'
Jen Hunt 7 years ago
Some of these are better than others. I love the concept, but some of them the necks look nqr and others it looks almost like the inspiration actors face has just been photo shopped into the picture, I think I'd like it better if the artist had based the humanised face more off the animated face, than so obviously off various actors faces.
Petra Christovová 7 years ago
Wow, I must say that these are really well done. The pictures are so realistic that I am not sure if these are actually photos or pictures - and yet there is still obvious resemblance with Disney´s fables characters.
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