Some cartoons have such iconic styles, a distinct ‘feel’ about them, that they are instantly recognizable. Cartoonist Kevin McShane decided to pay tribute to some of most-loved and famous cartoons by mimicking their style to draw himself in 100 self-portraits.
We are not sure what the kids are up to these days, but cartoons used to be almost like a religion. Since they were only aired on TV, you sometimes had to skip class to watch them or wake up early on Saturdays and Sundays to catch all of the favorite ones. Guessing from this artist’s awesome recreations of cartoon styles, he was probably one of these kids.
The accuracy of Kevin’s drawings is incredible, capturing the very soul of each cartoon in just one simple self-portrait. The research process must’ve been fun! “Kevin, it’s 2 am. Why are you on the couch eating Cheetos and watching re-runs of Snorks?”
“Research!”
Scroll down to check out Kevin’s cool self-portraits in 100 cartoon art styles for yourself, you might find your favorite, too!
#1 Matt Groening (The Simpsons)
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#2 Seth Macfarlane (Family Guy)
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#3 Charles Schulz (A Charlie Brown Christmas)
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#4 Hanna Barbera (The Flintstones)
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#5 Jim Davis (Garfield & Friends)
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#6 Craig Mccracken (The Powerpuff Girls)
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#7 Hanna-Barbera (Scooby Doo)
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#8 Trey Parker & Matt Stone (South Park)
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#9 Akira Toriyama (Dragon Ball Z)
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#10 Van Partible (Johnny Bravo)
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#11 Klasky Csupo (Rugrats)
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#12 Stephen Hillenberg (Spongebob Squarepants)
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#13 Bruce Timm (Batman: The Animated Series)
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#14 Jay Howell (Bob’s Burgers)
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#15 Rankin/bass (Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer)
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#16 Alex Hirsch (Gravity Falls)
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#17 Genndy Tartakovsky (Dexter’s Laboratory)
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#18 Sunbow (Transformers)
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#19 Peyo (The Smurfs)
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#20 Pendleton Ward (Adventure Time)
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#21 Chris Gifford (Dora The Explorer)
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#22 Mike Judge (King Of The Hill)
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#23 John Lasseter (Toy Story)
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#24 Osamu Tezuka (Astroboy)
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#25 Jhonen Vasquez (Invader Zim)
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#26 Ub Iwerks (Mickey Mouse, Willie Whopper)
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#27 Max Fleischer (Popeye, Betty Boop)
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#28 Don Hertzfeldt (Billy’s Balloon, Rejected Cartoons)
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#29 Chuck Jones (Warner Bros)
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#30 Tom Ruegger (Tiny Toons, Animaniacs)
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#31 Povenmire & Marsh (Phineas & Ferb)
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#32 Hanna-Barbera (The Jetsons)
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#33 Terry Gilliam (Monty Python’s Flying Circus)
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#34 Nicolas Broca (Snorks)
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#35 Craig Bartlett (Hey Arnold!)
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#36 Hayao Miyazaki (Spirited Away)
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#37 Bryan Konietzko (Avatar : The Last Airbender)
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#38 Dave Fleischer (Superman)
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#39 Danny Antonucci (Lupo The Butcher, Ed, Edd, N Eddy)
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#40 Jim Jinkins (Doug)
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#41 Tatsuo Yoshida (Speed Racer)
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#42 Brad Bird (The Iron Giant)
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#43 Grim Natwick (Snow White)
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#44 Sunbow (Jem)
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#45 Dic Enterprises, Inc. (The Real Ghostbusters)
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#46 Otto Messmer (Felix The Cat)
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#47 Tom Yohe (Schoolhouse Rock)
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#48 Walter Lantz (Woody Woodpecker, Chille Willie)
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#49 Yoshito Usui (Crayon Shin-Chan)
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#50 Windsor Mccay (Little Nemo, Dreams Of A Rarebit Fiend)
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#51 Bill Plympton (Plymptoons)
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#52 Joe Casey And Joe Kelly (Ben 10)
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#53 Adam Reed (Frisky Dingo, Archer)
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#54 Maxwell Atoms (The Grim Adventures Of Billy And Mandy)
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#55 John Kricfalusi (Ren & Stimpy)
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#56 Herbert Klynn (Alvin & The Chipmunks)
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#57 Monkey Punch (Lupin The 3rd)
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#58 Bruno Bianchi (Inspector Gadget)
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#59 Rankin/bass (Thundercats)
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#60 Glen Keane (Disney)
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#61 Masashi Kishimoto (Naruto)
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#62 Chris Mcculloch (Venture Bros.)
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#63 J.g. Quintel (Regular Show)
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#64 Grim Natwick (Betty Boop)
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#65 Tex Avery (Mgm)
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#66 Doug Wildey (Jonny Quest)
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#67 Heinz Edelmann (Yellow Submarine)
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#68 Ruby Spears (Thundarr The Barbarian)
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#69 Ralph Bakshi (Lord Of The Rings, Fire And Ice, Cool World)
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#70 Shinichirō Watanabe (Cowboy Bebop)
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#71 Andre Medina (Paperman)
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#72 Sunbow (G.i. Joe)
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#73 Craig Mccracken (Foster’s Home For Imaginary Friends)
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#74 Jay Ward (Rocky & Bullwinkle, Dudley Do-Right)
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#75 Filmmation (He-Man)
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#76 Fine/snowden (Bob & Margaret)
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#77 Cambria Productions (Clutch Cargo)
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#78 Cordell Barker (The Cat Came Back)
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#79 Dic Enterprises, Inc. (M.a.s.k.)
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#80 Lesean Thomas (The Boondocks, Black Dynamite)
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#81 Bruno Bozzetto (Signor Rossi)
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#82 Katsuhiro Otomo (Akira)
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#83 Peter Chung (Aeon Flux)
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#84 Haruhiko Mikimoto (Macross)
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#85 Loren Bouchard (Home Movies)
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#86 Songgu Kwon (Metalocalypse)
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#87 Bob Clampett (Beany And Cecil)
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#88 Brian Cosgrove (Danger Mouse)
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#89 Don Bluth (All Dogs Go To Heaven, Dragon’s Lair)
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#90 Toei Animation (Fist Of The North Star)
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#91 Everett Peck (Duckman)
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#92 Bill Meléndez (Gerald Mcboing Boing)
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#93 Gene Deitch (Tom Terrific, Terrytoons)
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#94 Pacific Animation Corporation (Silverhawks)
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#95 Ken Mundie (Fat Albert)
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#96 Craig Kellman (The Critic)
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#97 Hideaki Anno (Neon Genesis Evangelion)
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#98 Lauren Macmullan (Mission Hill).
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#99 Frank Tashlin (Private Snafu)
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#100 Ralph Bakshi (Heavy Traffic, Street Fight)
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