Artist Continues To Transform Strangers Into Pixar-Like Cartoons, And The Result Is Pretty Amazing

Did you ever wish to have your star moment in a blockbuster? How about an animated hit? Lance Phan is a gifted digital artist who makes strangers’ childhood dreams come true by transforming them into awesome cartoon characters that look like they stepped out from a new Pixar or Disney film.

Lance has an inarguably incredible set of skills, but the magic of his work lies in the details that give animated characters a real and charming personality. His character designs perfectly resemble the human subjects and whole fantastic animated worlds around them that could serve as an inspiration for a new movie script. From a walk in the park to a cute relationship and a wedding photoshoot – his digital drawings are as uniquely diverse as people’s lives are.

Previously featured on Bored Panda, the artist returns with more cool drawings that have gained him 101k followers on Instagram and countless commission requests on his website.

Scroll down the page to dive into the amusing world of real-life Pixar animation portrait drawings.

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People Continue To Be Turned Into Cartoon Characters By The Artist Lance Phan

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CrunChewy McSandybutt 6 years ago

I mean, these two were practically Pixar characters from the beginning.

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Ruth Hempsey 6 years ago

Sweet and simple

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Alex Bailey 6 years ago

That blue is a gorgeous colour for hair.

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Heather Johnson 6 years ago

Makes me think of "Hello Neighbor"

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Piku 6 years ago

Man those eyes.. gorgeous

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People Continue To Be Turned Into Cartoon Characters By The Artist Lance Phan

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Lyndsey 6 years ago

So realistic I thought the big picture was the actual picture for a second.

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love life you only live once 6 years ago

barbie doll in a wedding dress!

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Lisa Fortier 6 years ago

Needs a squarer jawline.

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Brandi Moore 6 years ago

Omg she looks like a Disney princess!

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André Campos 6 years ago

and what about the cellphone / hand reflection on her eye?

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Friedlander Rosenzweig 6 years ago

Her blouse alone is a work of art and she seems so serene.

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Enuya 6 years ago (edited)

While I adore other pieces of his art, this one isn't very compelling for me. It looks more plain and underdone, as if artist pays less attention to the details, comparing to his other works.

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Harrison Rose 6 years ago

the lighting!

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incoherent screaming 6 years ago

Ooh the mom looks so villainous :) she'd be the perfect antagonist for a movie with a wonderful redemption arc- affection for her son

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Toe beans 5 years ago

The hair is so detailed

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Friedlander Rosenzweig 6 years ago

Spot on. Waiting to see their “Golden Anniversary” portrait 50 years from now.

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KT Trondsen 6 years ago

The picture is made to look too mature for the subjects true age.

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Tzipporah Meijering 6 years ago

captured the child essence

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Pandamand2 6 years ago

Man, you like adding big guns.

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JJ Cute 6 years ago

This one has the same problem as one of the previous ones. Her smile is just a bit too fake. Her skin also looks sort of plastic. Again, no offense to the creator.

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What do you think ?

Agnes Pethes 6 years ago

Kids, it pays to learn skills. This artist's rate is 25 USD/hour. He stated in one comment on Fb that he spends 40-60 hours/picture (that seems absolutely fair to me). So the final cost will be around 1000-1500 USD/pic. If you want higher resolution, more angles or 3D that will be an additional fee (also seems fair). In his gallery I can see 42 portraits at the moment. That's around 42.000 - 63.000 USD. If you multiple the working hours we can say that this amount of money is a yearly salary, right? Kids, it pays to learn skills. :) Side note: Good for him and everyone who can afford his art. No harm feelings or jealousy by me. My only concern is about the World in general. As a nurse, a doctor, a fireman, a teacher etc. will never earn an amount like this. Life is strange. But that's not this artist's fault. It's just my weird thought about this phenomenon.

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PG Hong An 6 years ago

I'm sorry Agnes, but your info seems to be inaccurate. It's true that Lance said his rate was $25/hour, but the final price would not be 1000-1500 because he would re-used some of his resources from one piece to create another that would significantly reduce the production time. Therefore, the final price would be around 200-250 for a single person picture and 450 - 500 for a couple picture. He does however have an auction program on his website where people some time lay quite some bids, but there are only 2 slots per month.

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Xiaolaohu 6 years ago

If the rate is 25.00 an hour, than most nurses, firemen and definitely doctors can and probably do out earn him? 25.00 an hour at 40 hours a week is less than 60k a year?

Dom Hunt 6 years ago

it pays to learn engineering, $25 an hour is a s**t rate of pay, dont forget tax you pay on that. Learn how to wire a plug and make a s**t load more money and have useful life skills

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Tony Moon 6 years ago

There are basketball and football players that make much more than this artist does, and they provide nothing to society as a whole. An artist who is able to make this kind of money deserves it considering the amount of time it took to get to this point. I know doctors who make 10 to 100 times more money that this, all because they worked for the skills they have, just as this artist did. But no Nurse, or fireman, teacher, soldier or what not will make this kind of money because they are not training rarefied skills to this level.