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If you spend your days surfing the never-ending Instagram feed, you might've already heard of a freelance illustrator called Isabelle Staub, who rocked the platform with her fresh reimaginings of classic Disney Princesses. What you might not know, though, is that this series also helped the artist to get out of a serious creative block.
“I’ve always loved Disney since I was a child, so I decided to paint the princesses in my own art style for fun,” Isabelle told DesignTaxi. And she really got into it, spending from 8 to 12 hours recreate each image. Almost the whole process is done in the Corel Painter, with only a few last touches done with Photoshop.
"I’m definitely ready to start a new series! Someone requested villains, which I think would be really cool. But I might give the whole Disney theme a rest for a while.”
Right now she's in the first stages of illustrating her own children's book, so keep refreshing her Instagram and Etsy pages for more awesome works.
More info: Isabelle Staub | Etsy | Instagram (h/t: designtaxi)
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#1
Pocahontas, Pocahontas
#2
Ariel, The Little Mermaid
Kailyn Anderson 7 years ago
Can you guys just enjoy the artwork? Its within the artist's right to styalize their work however they like. Its pleasing to the eye and shows talent. Chill
#3
Belle, Beauty And The Beast
Eglė Liubinaitė 7 years ago
The first one doesn't have make up and lip surgery, but the second one looks cool too :D
#4
Esmeralda, The Hunchback Of Notre-dame
#5
Tiana, The Princess And The Frog
#6
Jasmine, Aladdin
#7
Aurora, Sleeping Beauty
Isabelle Staub 7 years ago
I am the artist who did these- I never once said I wanted these to look realistic. I just painted the princesses in my own art style for fun! It's not that serious.
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What do you think ?
Wezbie 7 years ago
The artwork work is fantastic. However, I think I can identify more with the 2d versions - they actually feel more realistic and not as sexualised with the dolllike botox lips.
Wendy 7 years ago
This whole "let's redo the princesses!" schlick across the net is getting terribly old. Let's do them as goth! Let's do them as men! Let's do them them as zombies! This one apparently is "let's apply cooking spray to them".
Nikki Williams 7 years ago
Don't think real women have eyes that take up half of their faces 👀
Dario Poljak 7 years ago
If the artist him/herself said that this is realistic, they are gravely mistaken and should do more life studies. On the other hand the title of the article is quite misleading. This is a cute personal style that got boring by page 2. because it suffers from Barbie head syndrome.
Diane Moffatt 7 years ago
I hate the lips and they lack the personality in the eyes. Essentially they look vapid.
L Venn 7 years ago
"Realistic". I appreciate the re-imagining but rethink your article titles or the artist will just get pummeled in the comments. Not fair to them.
Captain Planet 7 years ago
I love how she gave every girl the same Botox lip transformation. Looks alot more "realistic" indeed. Let's give every girl watching those children cartoon this as example for rolemodel. I'm sure that will make them feel happy about their body.
Limin Huang 7 years ago
Umh, how about change the title into "Disney princesses repainted to look like instagram Kylie Jenner-wanabees"????
Meike Henneman 7 years ago
They all look like Bratz dolls to me. Not more realistic, and they have lost some of the individuality the originals had. Though it is impressive work, I don't really like the result.
Hans 7 years ago
@Bored Panda: the title is misleading. The artist herself says the purpose "my own art style for fun" – these are surely "brushed up" but if you would transform them into anatomical graphics they would show very disfigured humans with very unnatural proportions. That is fine, for realism obviously was _not_ the aim.
Abang Daizrulizam 7 years ago
Why are all the comments so negative? Can't you just enjoy and appreciate the work done and the difference in art style without dropping such negative comments? I won't be surprised I'd get flak for this comment😑 Love the different renditions. Looking forward to future artworks!
Madi Cee 7 years ago
Just wondering why everybody is hating so much like ? It's art calm down, they're beautiful drawings and whilst not realistic, i still think that the artist in hand should be appreciated and not just slated for a label that somebody else has applied to her work.
Elena Lazareva 7 years ago
I like old version a bit more they looked more realistic back then. 3D is more glamorous and doll-like.
Beth Isabelle Gregory 7 years ago
Why is everyone saying these are rubbish?! They are beautiful and unique in their own way!😘
Imani Allen 7 years ago
These were great, lol as i looked at the comments i saw alot of negativity but i love it and im a huge disney fan! Do more i want to see mulan and brave
hOi im tEmMie 7 years ago
I think the title is misleading, she just redrew them in her own style, not necessarily 'realistic' . However, people shouldn't s**t on the style, like if her style is oily skin and thick lips that's okay?
Amélie Bougie 7 years ago
The work is excellent, but it's more 3D, not realistic, and... did theyr needed inflated lips?
Jessica Perez-Beardsley 7 years ago
I would say "more detailed" instead of "realistic". Fantastic work- especially on Tiana's eyebrows. That was about the most realistic part I saw.
Paula Raymundo 7 years ago
It is beautiful. I appreciate her artwork more than the inappropriate title. That's more important, isn't it?
Silent Skeleton 7 years ago
I love this persons art style, though not exactly "more realistic", impressive all the same :o)
Long Joan Silver 7 years ago
Wow, so many people complaining about the look of the Princesses in reference to lip fillers and what not. Relax, you guys; they're just paintings!
Sadie A Foy 7 years ago
Oh my goodness. The full lips is the artist's style, not giving the princesses lip jobs. She most likely draws every person with full lips.
Jennifer Perellie 7 years ago
These are beautiful! As a fellow artist I know that every negative and rude comment here is out of unimaginative people who are jealous. You are extremely talented! Keep it up and enjoy it. Huge accomplishment being published here. You should be proud.
Christina Lane 7 years ago
Sooo, he gave them all lip injections and made them all look like they're about to cry?
Sarah White 7 years ago
Guys this is amazing art. When they say "more realistic" they mean straying from the 2D original style of Disney. They don't exactly mean more exact to life (I know that's the definition of realistic but words are always butchered nowadays) So many people have mentioned it so instead of trying to seem intelligent, just appreciate the beautiful artwork. Great job, artist!!!
Laura Dallaston 7 years ago
More detailed.. but I would say less realistic. They lose their expressions and look more like dolls than characters with any personality.
Johanna Waldhalm 7 years ago
i love this very much, but this isnt really "more realistic" its just a "more detailed cartoon". wonderful artwork though! <3
Jill Stevenson 7 years ago
if she wanted to draw the characters in her style, that's cool. if her style is all that's shown that's ok. But if she was going to "copy" the original artwork she left out some details, like teeth, and dimples.
Jocelyn Perez-ugarte 7 years ago
They all are really good but to me they kind of look like they just got a lip job.....
Danette Mallard 7 years ago
Realistic is the old drawings... made-up hookers is this new version. Stop insulting thinking peoples intelligence.
Romulus ANGHEL 7 years ago
This girl is an awesome artist... Would love to see more of her work
Kjorn 7 years ago
it shouldn't not say they look more realistic... More sexy yes, but not realistic
Melissa Douglas 7 years ago
i think she has tremendous talent!! i like her paintings better than the original version. it gives the characters more depth and realism. awesome work!!
António Pedro Fraga 7 years ago
The world is 3 dimensional. And "realistic" definition is "representing things in a way that is accurate and true to life". So yup, "more realistic" seems fine to me!
Dakota Bliek 7 years ago
I think its great. I actually know a girl that la just like the painted Pocahontas. Worked at the road house with her. These are fantastic.
António Pedro Fraga 7 years ago
The world is 3 dimentional. And realistic definition is "to represent things in a way that is accurate and true to life". So yup, "more realistic" seems fine to me!
Locomotion Gonzales 7 years ago
Hideous, he turned them into shiny plastic dolls with bed eyes, strip the personality right away lol.
Sarah Cuevas 7 years ago
The realistic ones all look like they are about to cry, or they are high. The faces are right though, very neat.
Angeline Wolff 7 years ago
The artwork is lovely of course, but what I don't like is that half of them lose their personality from animated still to recreation.
Emily Tian 7 years ago
These are really amazing. Half of the hate is because of the title, saying it's not realistic. That's not the artist's fault.
Veronica Tavares 7 years ago
F*****g hell!!! Everybody asking "whys" why the lips why coverd in oil why they dont look realistic.... first of all its a recriation by the autor's style and a way to unblock inspiration, not photos of living person with princess face. Second the girls are way more cute with volume. So cut the bull s**t enjoy the work and if you still looking for living person style i advise Angelina jolie or emma watson photos;)
Katie Hess 7 years ago
They all have pretty much the same lips and eyes, not all that unique of a style, really :/
Apostolos BigStolos 7 years ago
I love all the remakes except Jasmine. I think the original is way prettier <3 Also I have an issue with their lips!! -.- I HATE this trend with Duck-face-lips... It literally looks like they sucked 200 d***s in one night... If girls who wear make up want to find a real boyfriend and not a f**k-boy I would suggest you not to do that! Also there is nothing wrong with small lips! or when the upper lip is smaller than the bottom! It's even cuter that way!
Camila Silva 7 years ago
Okey, cool. But I wanna give them a kleenex or something, they all look so swety and moist. Also way too sexualised, lets remember they all suposed to be in their fifthteens and sixteens...
Cyanne Doran 7 years ago
Nowhere did it say more realistic, it says in her unique style, I really like them :)
Isabella Hendrixson 7 years ago
She made it more realistic by adding the shine on the hair and body and face and made it look like some women today she made it 3d but that was to add on to the realistic look
Krister Ng 7 years ago
Why the sleeping beauty look so sad. She should be thinking of joyful things.
Bridget Smith 7 years ago
THANK YOU for correcting the title of this article, Bored Panda! Much more accurate! *Thumbs up*
Tammi Bunting 7 years ago
Why do most of them look like they've been crying? The original pic shows them as happy, not sad.
Israel Martinez 7 years ago
Realistic, maybe not ... however, I did like this artist's style of drawing ... I'm pretty sure if they were drawn as anime, there would be characteristics that would feel too nuanced regardless ... different styles of anything must not be everybody's thing ...
Intensive Panda 7 years ago
so the artist basucally made all of them sweaty and get a lip job?
Miriam Hirsch 7 years ago
Reworking someone else's images is not original or worthy of national coverage.
Gem Cameron 7 years ago
There are very few pictures that I like more than the original. The redraws remind me of barbie dolls.
Susan Blanch 7 years ago
Love the more realistic look better than the cartoon, however, seems like the lips are overly botoxed!
Sanajah Rodriguez 7 years ago
Lov Aall of them ,to be honesz i like the originals better,, but the realistic ones they cute 💝💖
Matthew Steer 7 years ago
Yeah, I gotta admit all the original Disney shots express different emotions (pride, curiosityr, amusement, determination, etc), but all the reinterpretations are basically "come hither" looks!
Socially Awkward 7 years ago
I like the artwork, but these aren't really realistic. They look like models or celebrities after they've been photoshopped.
Samanta Morrison 7 years ago
Am i the inly one who still thunk they look fake. I mean beautiful drawings but still.
Renata Šotolová 7 years ago
They beautiful, but not realistic, maybe after several plastic surgeries
Laurie Johnston 7 years ago
No no no More cartoon like is much more children oriented and I stress its For youngsters - real life comes much later
Master Markus 7 years ago
Everyone got to it before me, but I'd like to throw my hat in with everyone saying they don't look realistic. The re-draws have strangely large lips, and everyone is really made-up and (for some reason) shiny. Can the artist show-off her re-draws? Sure, but don't call them "realistic" because that's just outright untrue.
Bormac Dragon 7 years ago
Eh, dunno about that, also the reason they look a bit simple, trying to animate these "more realistic" versions would be a big pita
Nuhuh Black 7 years ago
they all look like porn stars to me(expect Esmeralda) lol.. I'm sorry.. they're still so beautiful.
Katherine Brodie Moyes 7 years ago
They have just been made sluttier. They have now all had plastic surgery, lip fillers, more make up and a seriously seductive and brainless look in their eyes replacing the previously thoughtful, strong and human one.
Wayne Bart 7 years ago
I'm not sure if they're more realistic. Seems like they just switched from Disney to Pixar...
Candy Wang 7 years ago
I like the artwork a lot, really great work ! But i don't mean to hate, I just think they still arent very realistic as girls don't need to have really big eyes, or perfect skin and facial features to be 'pretty'.
jasmine fitt 7 years ago
Finally, Black Ice-Cream Is A Thing And It Will Match Your Dark Soul looks like s**t with sprinkles
D Marie Breton 7 years ago
I liked all of them except for aurora. She look so like one of those ugly porcelain dolls. The rest I think are amazing
Lily Estelle 7 years ago
people keep saying that they look too unrealistic, but where does it say thats what she's going for? This is just her style.
Jane Suppen 7 years ago
Porntastic!! Love their overly pumped up lips and oiled up skin, reminds of the real dolls.
Jennifer Monaco 7 years ago
Disney princesses turned to bimbos that all go to where Kylie Jenner gets her lips done. 😝
Wezbie 7 years ago
The artwork work is fantastic. However, I think I can identify more with the 2d versions - they actually feel more realistic and not as sexualised with the dolllike botox lips.
Wendy 7 years ago
This whole "let's redo the princesses!" schlick across the net is getting terribly old. Let's do them as goth! Let's do them as men! Let's do them them as zombies! This one apparently is "let's apply cooking spray to them".
Nikki Williams 7 years ago
Don't think real women have eyes that take up half of their faces 👀
Dario Poljak 7 years ago
If the artist him/herself said that this is realistic, they are gravely mistaken and should do more life studies. On the other hand the title of the article is quite misleading. This is a cute personal style that got boring by page 2. because it suffers from Barbie head syndrome.
Diane Moffatt 7 years ago
I hate the lips and they lack the personality in the eyes. Essentially they look vapid.
L Venn 7 years ago
"Realistic". I appreciate the re-imagining but rethink your article titles or the artist will just get pummeled in the comments. Not fair to them.
Captain Planet 7 years ago
I love how she gave every girl the same Botox lip transformation. Looks alot more "realistic" indeed. Let's give every girl watching those children cartoon this as example for rolemodel. I'm sure that will make them feel happy about their body.
Limin Huang 7 years ago
Umh, how about change the title into "Disney princesses repainted to look like instagram Kylie Jenner-wanabees"????
Meike Henneman 7 years ago
They all look like Bratz dolls to me. Not more realistic, and they have lost some of the individuality the originals had. Though it is impressive work, I don't really like the result.
Hans 7 years ago
@Bored Panda: the title is misleading. The artist herself says the purpose "my own art style for fun" – these are surely "brushed up" but if you would transform them into anatomical graphics they would show very disfigured humans with very unnatural proportions. That is fine, for realism obviously was _not_ the aim.
Abang Daizrulizam 7 years ago
Why are all the comments so negative? Can't you just enjoy and appreciate the work done and the difference in art style without dropping such negative comments? I won't be surprised I'd get flak for this comment😑 Love the different renditions. Looking forward to future artworks!
Madi Cee 7 years ago
Just wondering why everybody is hating so much like ? It's art calm down, they're beautiful drawings and whilst not realistic, i still think that the artist in hand should be appreciated and not just slated for a label that somebody else has applied to her work.
Elena Lazareva 7 years ago
I like old version a bit more they looked more realistic back then. 3D is more glamorous and doll-like.
Beth Isabelle Gregory 7 years ago
Why is everyone saying these are rubbish?! They are beautiful and unique in their own way!😘
Imani Allen 7 years ago
These were great, lol as i looked at the comments i saw alot of negativity but i love it and im a huge disney fan! Do more i want to see mulan and brave
hOi im tEmMie 7 years ago
I think the title is misleading, she just redrew them in her own style, not necessarily 'realistic' . However, people shouldn't s**t on the style, like if her style is oily skin and thick lips that's okay?
Amélie Bougie 7 years ago
The work is excellent, but it's more 3D, not realistic, and... did theyr needed inflated lips?
Jessica Perez-Beardsley 7 years ago
I would say "more detailed" instead of "realistic". Fantastic work- especially on Tiana's eyebrows. That was about the most realistic part I saw.
Paula Raymundo 7 years ago
It is beautiful. I appreciate her artwork more than the inappropriate title. That's more important, isn't it?
Silent Skeleton 7 years ago
I love this persons art style, though not exactly "more realistic", impressive all the same :o)
Long Joan Silver 7 years ago
Wow, so many people complaining about the look of the Princesses in reference to lip fillers and what not. Relax, you guys; they're just paintings!
Sadie A Foy 7 years ago
Oh my goodness. The full lips is the artist's style, not giving the princesses lip jobs. She most likely draws every person with full lips.
Jennifer Perellie 7 years ago
These are beautiful! As a fellow artist I know that every negative and rude comment here is out of unimaginative people who are jealous. You are extremely talented! Keep it up and enjoy it. Huge accomplishment being published here. You should be proud.
Christina Lane 7 years ago
Sooo, he gave them all lip injections and made them all look like they're about to cry?
Sarah White 7 years ago
Guys this is amazing art. When they say "more realistic" they mean straying from the 2D original style of Disney. They don't exactly mean more exact to life (I know that's the definition of realistic but words are always butchered nowadays) So many people have mentioned it so instead of trying to seem intelligent, just appreciate the beautiful artwork. Great job, artist!!!
Laura Dallaston 7 years ago
More detailed.. but I would say less realistic. They lose their expressions and look more like dolls than characters with any personality.
Johanna Waldhalm 7 years ago
i love this very much, but this isnt really "more realistic" its just a "more detailed cartoon". wonderful artwork though! <3
Jill Stevenson 7 years ago
if she wanted to draw the characters in her style, that's cool. if her style is all that's shown that's ok. But if she was going to "copy" the original artwork she left out some details, like teeth, and dimples.
Jocelyn Perez-ugarte 7 years ago
They all are really good but to me they kind of look like they just got a lip job.....
Danette Mallard 7 years ago
Realistic is the old drawings... made-up hookers is this new version. Stop insulting thinking peoples intelligence.
Romulus ANGHEL 7 years ago
This girl is an awesome artist... Would love to see more of her work
Kjorn 7 years ago
it shouldn't not say they look more realistic... More sexy yes, but not realistic
Melissa Douglas 7 years ago
i think she has tremendous talent!! i like her paintings better than the original version. it gives the characters more depth and realism. awesome work!!
António Pedro Fraga 7 years ago
The world is 3 dimensional. And "realistic" definition is "representing things in a way that is accurate and true to life". So yup, "more realistic" seems fine to me!
Dakota Bliek 7 years ago
I think its great. I actually know a girl that la just like the painted Pocahontas. Worked at the road house with her. These are fantastic.
António Pedro Fraga 7 years ago
The world is 3 dimentional. And realistic definition is "to represent things in a way that is accurate and true to life". So yup, "more realistic" seems fine to me!
Locomotion Gonzales 7 years ago
Hideous, he turned them into shiny plastic dolls with bed eyes, strip the personality right away lol.
Sarah Cuevas 7 years ago
The realistic ones all look like they are about to cry, or they are high. The faces are right though, very neat.
Angeline Wolff 7 years ago
The artwork is lovely of course, but what I don't like is that half of them lose their personality from animated still to recreation.
Emily Tian 7 years ago
These are really amazing. Half of the hate is because of the title, saying it's not realistic. That's not the artist's fault.
Veronica Tavares 7 years ago
F*****g hell!!! Everybody asking "whys" why the lips why coverd in oil why they dont look realistic.... first of all its a recriation by the autor's style and a way to unblock inspiration, not photos of living person with princess face. Second the girls are way more cute with volume. So cut the bull s**t enjoy the work and if you still looking for living person style i advise Angelina jolie or emma watson photos;)
Katie Hess 7 years ago
They all have pretty much the same lips and eyes, not all that unique of a style, really :/
Apostolos BigStolos 7 years ago
I love all the remakes except Jasmine. I think the original is way prettier <3 Also I have an issue with their lips!! -.- I HATE this trend with Duck-face-lips... It literally looks like they sucked 200 d***s in one night... If girls who wear make up want to find a real boyfriend and not a f**k-boy I would suggest you not to do that! Also there is nothing wrong with small lips! or when the upper lip is smaller than the bottom! It's even cuter that way!
Camila Silva 7 years ago
Okey, cool. But I wanna give them a kleenex or something, they all look so swety and moist. Also way too sexualised, lets remember they all suposed to be in their fifthteens and sixteens...
Cyanne Doran 7 years ago
Nowhere did it say more realistic, it says in her unique style, I really like them :)
Isabella Hendrixson 7 years ago
She made it more realistic by adding the shine on the hair and body and face and made it look like some women today she made it 3d but that was to add on to the realistic look
Krister Ng 7 years ago
Why the sleeping beauty look so sad. She should be thinking of joyful things.
Bridget Smith 7 years ago
THANK YOU for correcting the title of this article, Bored Panda! Much more accurate! *Thumbs up*
Tammi Bunting 7 years ago
Why do most of them look like they've been crying? The original pic shows them as happy, not sad.
Israel Martinez 7 years ago
Realistic, maybe not ... however, I did like this artist's style of drawing ... I'm pretty sure if they were drawn as anime, there would be characteristics that would feel too nuanced regardless ... different styles of anything must not be everybody's thing ...
Intensive Panda 7 years ago
so the artist basucally made all of them sweaty and get a lip job?
Miriam Hirsch 7 years ago
Reworking someone else's images is not original or worthy of national coverage.
Gem Cameron 7 years ago
There are very few pictures that I like more than the original. The redraws remind me of barbie dolls.
Susan Blanch 7 years ago
Love the more realistic look better than the cartoon, however, seems like the lips are overly botoxed!
Sanajah Rodriguez 7 years ago
Lov Aall of them ,to be honesz i like the originals better,, but the realistic ones they cute 💝💖
Matthew Steer 7 years ago
Yeah, I gotta admit all the original Disney shots express different emotions (pride, curiosityr, amusement, determination, etc), but all the reinterpretations are basically "come hither" looks!
Socially Awkward 7 years ago
I like the artwork, but these aren't really realistic. They look like models or celebrities after they've been photoshopped.
Samanta Morrison 7 years ago
Am i the inly one who still thunk they look fake. I mean beautiful drawings but still.
Renata Šotolová 7 years ago
They beautiful, but not realistic, maybe after several plastic surgeries
Laurie Johnston 7 years ago
No no no More cartoon like is much more children oriented and I stress its For youngsters - real life comes much later
Master Markus 7 years ago
Everyone got to it before me, but I'd like to throw my hat in with everyone saying they don't look realistic. The re-draws have strangely large lips, and everyone is really made-up and (for some reason) shiny. Can the artist show-off her re-draws? Sure, but don't call them "realistic" because that's just outright untrue.
Bormac Dragon 7 years ago
Eh, dunno about that, also the reason they look a bit simple, trying to animate these "more realistic" versions would be a big pita
Nuhuh Black 7 years ago
they all look like porn stars to me(expect Esmeralda) lol.. I'm sorry.. they're still so beautiful.
Katherine Brodie Moyes 7 years ago
They have just been made sluttier. They have now all had plastic surgery, lip fillers, more make up and a seriously seductive and brainless look in their eyes replacing the previously thoughtful, strong and human one.
Wayne Bart 7 years ago
I'm not sure if they're more realistic. Seems like they just switched from Disney to Pixar...
Candy Wang 7 years ago
I like the artwork a lot, really great work ! But i don't mean to hate, I just think they still arent very realistic as girls don't need to have really big eyes, or perfect skin and facial features to be 'pretty'.
jasmine fitt 7 years ago
Finally, Black Ice-Cream Is A Thing And It Will Match Your Dark Soul looks like s**t with sprinkles
D Marie Breton 7 years ago
I liked all of them except for aurora. She look so like one of those ugly porcelain dolls. The rest I think are amazing
Lily Estelle 7 years ago
people keep saying that they look too unrealistic, but where does it say thats what she's going for? This is just her style.
Jane Suppen 7 years ago
Porntastic!! Love their overly pumped up lips and oiled up skin, reminds of the real dolls.
Jennifer Monaco 7 years ago
Disney princesses turned to bimbos that all go to where Kylie Jenner gets her lips done. 😝
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