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Iconic Western Fairytales Get An Eastern Makeover By Korean Artist
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Iconic Western Fairytales Get An Eastern Makeover By Korean Artist

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What would some of our favorite Disney fairytales and Western stories look like if they had been conceived in Eastern Asia? Korean illustrator Na Young Wu has an idea – her illustrations feature Disney characters new and old reinterpreted through the prism of modern Korean cartoon illustration, also known as “manhwa.”

Wu, who also goes by “Obsidian,” is quite a prolific illustrator, so be sure to check out her blog and Twitter if you like what you see!

More info: blog.naver.com | Twitter (h/t: rocketnews, neatorama, designtaxi)

Snow White

Frozen

Alice In Wonderland

Beauty And The Beast

Princess And The Frog

Red Riding Hood

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There is a beast with heart of cold stone that dashes like lightning, shreds flesh from bone. // Bewitched by this beast, I fell to my knees. My mouth babbled madness and mumbled soft pleas. // I stared down the ravenous, gnashing dark maw of a cute cuddly kitten with yarn in its paw

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There is a beast with heart of cold stone that dashes like lightning, shreds flesh from bone. // Bewitched by this beast, I fell to my knees. My mouth babbled madness and mumbled soft pleas. // I stared down the ravenous, gnashing dark maw of a cute cuddly kitten with yarn in its paw

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9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So cute n beautiful! Make me feel to watch these fairytale in korean version. ^_^

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9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think the Sea Witch is amazing, the way she could smoke under water.

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9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

these are just beautiful and stunning conceptions of the fairy tales I would love to see them in full! Plain brilliant love it!

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

This is so good and so well done! I almost begin to think these tales were originally Korean!

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9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So beautiful.These drawing inspires all classic fairy tales.

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9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Beautiful! The characters look adorable and so graceful in Korean theme! 2 thumbs up!

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9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Is it bad that all the princesses looked the same? Kinda like how all Asians look the same? Btw I'm Asian, I can't tell my relatives apart

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9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Absolutely stunning. I love the difference and the similarity. I love them as much as i do the versions i grew up with :)

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9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is all cute and cool, but there is not much diversity in the art design.

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9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In love!! I need more and I can't decided which one I love more. It is a hard tie between the The Snow Queen and the Little Mermaid!!

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9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

These were so beautiful!! I especially loved the Snow Queen! I think that's gonna be my profile pic for this winter! :)

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9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The Snow White and the Swans illustrations are new to me. These are pretty cool.

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9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Make celebration exceptional and generous this year by ordering for Christmas Flowers Delivery in South Korea

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9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I read the actual Korean Little Mermaid when I was a kid... they didn't wear hanboks under water.

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There is a Korean Little Mermaid book - I read it when I was a kid. They did not wear Hanboks in the story.

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9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The fingers of Elsa's right hand look as if she has arthritis. Othert han that, beautiful!

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The fingers of Elsa's right hand look like she has arthritis. Aside from that, beautiful!

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9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I like snow white, beauty and the beast, and the wild swans better this way. New mental image accepted.

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9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

careful folks, the Koreans might say the fairy-tales are theirs

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9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Is it possible to buy some of these in high-res? I would love to get them printed on canvas to my house

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I love ALL of them... Always want to collect oriental paintings as pretty as these

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They are lovely.However most of those fairytales are Eastern origins(Europe)just not Asian origins.Disney has made them popular in the west.

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Best thing is that theyre not having an hourglass figure. This is beautiful! <3

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I think the Beauty and the Beast one is terrifying.. And the Red Riding Hood one kinda looks like underage relations..

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The Beauty and the Beast one is terrifying in my opinion ...

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Isn't that the idea? The Beast is supposed to be frightening on the outside but have a sweet heart or whatevs

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This is so good and so well done! I almost begin to think these tales were originally Korean!

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So beautiful.These drawing inspires all classic fairy tales.

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Beautiful! The characters look adorable and so graceful in Korean theme! 2 thumbs up!

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Is it bad that all the princesses looked the same? Kinda like how all Asians look the same? Btw I'm Asian, I can't tell my relatives apart

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Absolutely stunning. I love the difference and the similarity. I love them as much as i do the versions i grew up with :)

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These were so beautiful!! I especially loved the Snow Queen! I think that's gonna be my profile pic for this winter! :)

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I read the actual Korean Little Mermaid when I was a kid... they didn't wear hanboks under water.

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