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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:
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#2
Belle From Beauty And The Beast
Meep 7 years ago
Speaking as a lesbian if she really does exist, stay out of my way
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Just Curious 7 years ago
Very pretty picture but, unlike many of the other pics on this list, this doesn't really look anything like belle from the animated movie (nor does it look much like Emma Watson).
#3
Captain Li Shang From Mulan
Christine Cameron-Dow 7 years ago
Oooh. Now THAT'S a lot sexier than your average Disney prince!
#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
ALANA LOWERY 5 years ago
i wanna have adouter like her.she´s preety!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Magdalina777 7 years ago
Amazing job capturing the character while still keeping her look like a real person <3
#6
Nakoma From Pocahontas
#7
Eugene Fitzherbert / Flynn Rider From Tangled
Empanada Princess 6 years ago
I wish he was looking at us instead of away. I wanna see those eyes.
#8
Princess Jasmine From Aladdin
Yousa 6 years ago
Why are you comparing that hoe with this beautiful artwork?
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M O'Connell 7 years ago
I haven't fantasized about a Disney character since I was a kid..... he said untruthfully...
#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 
Happiness is Hippo 7 years ago
I love the slightly discoloured teeth (from all the smoking, I’m sure) he’s really thought about these!
Madeline Kelly 6 years ago
“And that, kids, is why you get dogs from shelters and don’t smoke!!”
#10
Kocoum From Pocahontas
Éireann Simpson 3 years ago
I dont see it,I met Graham Greene yrs ago and this lad is way better looking than Graham.
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#11
Ariel From The Little Mermaid
ALANA LOWERY 5 years ago
wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! so pretty!
Miranda Hull 7 months ago
Did anyone else question if they were losing their mind when her eyes moved 😂
#12
Jane From Tarzan
ugaas wiilhoog 7 years ago
She looks like Natalie Dormer, the one who plays margeary tyrell on game of thrones.
#13
Esmeralda From The Hunchback On Notre Dame
Kiahna 7 years ago
I always imagined either Salma Hayek or Sofia Vergara for Esmeralda. They seem like they would be able to portray her really well.
Ashley Say Wha?!? 7 years ago
Next time I get a hair blow out, this is the picture I need to bring. Perfect blow out!
ALANA LOWERY 5 years ago
wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! pretty
Sara Frego 6 years ago
She looks white, her skin needs to be darker, eyes lighter, and her hair isn’t black not brown..
#14
Ursula's Alter Ego Vanessa From The Little Mermaid
Elaine Huh 7 years ago
I always preferred Vanessa over Ariel. I used to feel like a bad person for it. LOL.
#15
Thomas From Pocahontas
Miranda Flores 4 years ago
Reminds me of Leonardo DiCap when he was younger. Or if kJ spa and Leo had a baby
#16
Tinkerbell From Peter Pan
#17
Queen Elsa From Frozen
Jaded Queen 7 years ago
Definitely thinking of stirring up some trouble! Doesn't resemble the movie Elsa in expression though!
#18
Tiana From Princess And The Frog
Kitty Leonard 6 years ago
Brandy for sure. I always thought the cartoon version looked like her in Moesha. Simply gorgeous.
#19
Hades From Hercules
C Hypercube 7 years ago
It kinda reminds me of Sacha Baron Cohen. I could see him playing the role.
#20
Pocahontas From Pocahontas
#21
Prince Phillip Fom Sleeping Beauty
Madeline Kelly 6 years ago
Ok now that looks like someone who would be on a cheese Disney channel show am I right
#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'.
Crazy Cow Lady 7 years ago
The original story that Frozen is based off is called Snow Queen, however it is a lot darker than Frozen ever dreamed of being
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Empanada Princess 6 years ago
Kristoff is my fave, hands down! He even looks kinda shy. So perfect. Love love love!
Lizzie Pardue 5 years ago
He looks like a cross between Steve Irwin and Heath Ledger...R.I.P. both of them
#23
Ursula From The Little Mermaid
Naomi Armitage 7 years ago
Ursula was totally based on Divine. Disney said so.
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glowworm2 7 years ago
Ursula was actually based upon the late drag queen Divine. If you look him up, the resemblance is uncanny.
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#24
John Smith From Pocahontas
ShneeksDawn 7 years ago
Also loks a lot like Jason Lewis in his early SATC days
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ALANA LOWERY 5 years ago
wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
#25
Prince Naveen From The Princess And The Frog
#26
Mother Gothel From Tangled
Magdalina777 7 years ago
It's like some of these drawings capture the essence of the character better than the original character (image) itself.
#27
Prince Adam / Beast From Beauty And The Beast
Ginge 7 years ago
Forgive my ignorance, but there was only one Prince Adam when i was growing up, and that was He-Man!
Aisha La Gatta Pelirroja 7 years ago
I have the power! Yes! Of course I saw "Beauty and the Beast" when I was a child, but till today I had no idea what was the prince's name. For me it was simply the Prince from "Beauty and the Beast".
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Jenny Lorenz 7 years ago
OMFG he is HOT!!! If I saw him in person, my clothes would probably fall off or something.
Jennifer .S 7 years ago
Ah yes, I showed this to many of my male friends and they all believe that they are much better in this world knowing this is not a real man.
Erin Agostino 6 years ago
Kinda looks like Brendan Fraser from George of the Jungle back in the day.
#28
Snow White From Snow White
#29
Mulan Fom Mulan
#30
Princess Jasmine From Aladdin
Zanthe 7 years ago
The resemblance with this brazilian actress amazes me... marina-mos...358808.png 
Mimis Nachbarin 7 years ago
Real face, no real body though. At least I 've never seen a bandeau fitting like that in real life. I wish...
Kendall Davis 7 years ago
That outfit is from the part of the movie where jafar captures her and makes her wear it
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Lady Tremaine From Cinderella
Rama Llama 7 years ago
Woah, this is just so spot on. I'm loving it. Disney princesses are pretty but I love to see some age and personality in character's faces!
john michaels 5 years ago
Looks like my first grade teacher... and has the same expression as some of my professors.
#32
Tarzan From Tarzan
Went Brown 9 months ago
The chin seems a bit too pointed for reality but I like the aquiline nose
#33
Prince Charming From Cinderella
#34
Alice From Alice In Wonderland
Robert Morson 7 years ago
She looks older than I thought. Isn't she seven years old in this story?
Milosh Davidovich 4 years ago
7 and a half (as she said it in the sequel)
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Hercules From Hercules
Michelle Dodson 7 years ago
I dunno - I'm thinking he's looking over to the Prince before he became the Beast guy ...
#36
Rapunzel From Tangled
Aisha La Gatta Pelirroja 7 years ago
My first thought was Amanda Seyfried.
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#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
cybermerlin2000 7 years ago
Great! Now I have the image of Captain Hook in a Mankini stuck in my mind... not in the slightest bit pleasant (funny though)
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blugeagua 7 years ago
Um... you know this is about the cartoon versions right?
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#39
Merida From Brave
Amaranthim Talon 7 years ago
I think it's the angle- her left arm is somewhat thrown back and her right is bent at the elbow. Makes it look that way. Note how her torso is turned a bit-
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Aunt Messy 7 years ago
I went to school with a Scottish girl who had exactly that hair - right down to the exact colour. It drove her bananas.
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sunnyrei82 7 years ago
I can only imagine the hard work the artist had to put on the hair! wow
#40
Aladdin From Aladdin
Rich Auntie Skeleton 7 years ago
He's got a Jake Gyllenhaal thing going with his face. Not complaining.
Karen Stewart 5 years ago
Think the Flynn from rapunzel looks more like avan
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#41
Jafar From Aladdin
Pandykinz 7 years ago
Gotta sprinkle in a little Prince and you've got it
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April Simnel 7 years ago
The cartoon Jafar's look was based on another villain named Jafar in an 1940 Hollywood movie called The Thief of Baghdad (basically Aladdin 1.0). That version of Jafar was played by a German actor and badass m**o named Conrad Veidt. Look him up. He was pretty amazing for his time. He also played the German officer who keeps looking for resistance fighters at Rick's Cafe in Casablanca. The Joker's face is based off of another part he played in a 1932 picture called The Man Who Laughs, and goths today owe their look to his from the silent movie The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari. Veidt's influence on the people who create pop culture today is pretty deep.
#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
Johanna Shin 7 years ago
Well you'll know why he's so creepy if you watch Once Upon A Time
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Sarah Batterson 3 years ago
Kind of weird how this looks more like Bobby Driscoll than Bobby Driscoll does.
#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.
glowworm2 7 years ago
Oh dear, it must have been terrifying whenever you were called into his office. XD!
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#45
Princess Aurora From Sleeping Beauty
#46
Captain Phoebus From The Hunchback Of Notre Dame
Monisha Tanty 4 years ago
Typical young Robert De Niro(with blonde hair). He even has the birthmark like on his cheek like De Niro
#47
Prince Hans From Frozen
#48
Gaston From Beauty And The Beast
Edwin Quantrall 7 years ago
"No one's sick as Gaston! / Such a prick as Gaston! / No one's even as much of a *D**K* as Gaston!"
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When you didn't hear someone, so you will just laugh and hope it was not a question.
D.A. Robinson 6 years ago
Got passed up to play Jethro Bodine in the Beverly Hillbilly's reboot.
Rayya Brown-Wright 6 years ago
You can tell the exact moment of the film that he captured. I can hear Gaston's voice sneering about girls getting ideas and thinking. I love this one!!!
#49
Evil Queen From Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs
rai mei 7 years ago
hair problems that she needs to wrap her head with that scuba suit
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Силвия Митева 7 years ago
Well... No. Cause she is supposed to be the second most beautiful woman in the kingdom.
sunnyrei82 7 years ago
and THAT'S why you gotta be careful choosing the person who will tattoo your eyebrows!
Soňa Nováková 6 years ago
Back in the day, women used to draw their eyebrows like that. My grandma, born one year after Snow White was released, does it. (:
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Kim Maehyun 5 years ago
she doesnt even look like shes gonna fit in the top 1000 most beautiful people
Markku Reunanen 7 years ago
You probably have to be a Finn to recognize the actual inspiration for this character :)
#50
Wendy From Peter Pan
Magdalina777 7 years ago
Are those lights/reflections of the windows on the wall behind her? Really well done
#51
The Prince From Snow White
#52
Maleficent From The Sleeping Beauty
blugeagua 7 years ago
These are based on the cartoon versions. Not the live action ones.
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Aunt Messy 7 years ago
Well, the cartoon Ursula was based on a drag queen named "Divine", so why not? I suspect a LOT of Disney villains are based on drag queens. If you doubt this, watch "The Rescuers".
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#53
Belle From Beauty And The Beast
Evelyn King 7 years ago
I'm pretty sure the first belle was based on the live action, and the second was based on the cartoon version, could be wrong though.
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Heather Pollard 5 years ago
I don’t get why people don’t like this one? It looks JUST like the Disney cartoon Belle! It’s incredible. I’m surprised it’s not at the top! She’s GORGEOUS! WOW!
Jessie Cantor 5 years ago
Disney's Belle was a sweetheart. She's all smiling and kind and warm. This version she looks like a more stuck up version of Lacey Chabert from Mean Girls. Looks like Belle, but misses her personality and spirit by 4 football fields.
#54
Ursula From The Little Mermaid
M O'Connell 7 years ago
The proportions on Ursula and a couple others are still way too 'cartooney' to be real people.
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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.
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.
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