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
Image source: Jirka Vinse Jonatan Väätäinen
#2 Belle From Beauty And The Beast
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#3 Captain Li Shang From Mulan
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#4 Prince Eric From The Little Mermaid
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#5 Princess Anna From Frozen
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#6 Nakoma From Pocahontas
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#7 Eugene Fitzherbert / Flynn Rider From Tangled
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#8 Princess Jasmine From Aladdin
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#9 Cruella De Vil From 101 Dalmatians
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#10 Kocoum From Pocahontas
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#11 Ariel From The Little Mermaid
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#12 Jane From Tarzan
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#13 Esmeralda From The Hunchback On Notre Dame
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#14 Ursula’s Alter Ego Vanessa From The Little Mermaid
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#15 Thomas From Pocahontas
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#16 Tinkerbell From Peter Pan
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#17 Queen Elsa From Frozen
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#18 Tiana From Princess And The Frog
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#19 Hades From Hercules
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#20 Pocahontas From Pocahontas
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#21 Prince Phillip Fom Sleeping Beauty
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#22 Kristoff From Elsa The Snow Queen
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#23 Ursula From The Little Mermaid
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#24 John Smith From Pocahontas
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#25 Prince Naveen From The Princess And The Frog
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#26 Mother Gothel From Tangled
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#27 Prince Adam / Beast From Beauty And The Beast
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#28 Snow White From Snow White
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#29 Mulan Fom Mulan
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#30 Princess Jasmine From Aladdin
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#31 Lady Tremaine From Cinderella
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#32 Tarzan From Tarzan
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#33 Prince Charming From Cinderella
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#34 Alice From Alice In Wonderland
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#35 Hercules From Hercules
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#36 Rapunzel From Tangled
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#37 Cinderella From Cinderella
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#38 Captain Hook From Peter Pan
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#39 Merida From Brave
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#40 Aladdin From Aladdin
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#41 Jafar From Aladdin
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#42 Megara From Hercules
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#43 Peter Pan From Peter Pan
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#44 Judge Claude Frollo From The Hunchback Of Notre Dame
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#45 Princess Aurora From Sleeping Beauty
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#46 Captain Phoebus From The Hunchback Of Notre Dame
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#47 Prince Hans From Frozen
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#48 Gaston From Beauty And The Beast
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#49 Evil Queen From Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs
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#50 Wendy From Peter Pan
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#51 The Prince From Snow White
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#52 Maleficent From The Sleeping Beauty
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#53 Belle From Beauty And The Beast
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#54 Ursula From The Little Mermaid
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