When Graphic Artists have the creative freedom to choose the subject of their personal projects, they often base their work on pop culture interests. Childhood cartoons were a source of early inspiration for many artists, so producing fan art of their favourite characters in their own style, or completely reimagining iconic figures in new and unique ways is a great way to practise and experiment while producing work that can be appreciated by other like-minded people with the same interests. In today’s inspiration showcase I present a variety of reimagined cartoon characters by some really talented artists, ranging from realistic depictions of heroes, princesses and villains, to surreal reincarnations that are the stuff of nightmares!
Belle from Beauty and the Beast by Jirka Vaatainen
Nakoma from Pocahontas by Jirka Vaatainen
Cinderella by Jirka Vaatainen
Tinkerbell from Peter Pan by Jirka Vaatainen
Cruella de Vil from 101 Dalmatians by Jirka Vaatainen
Jafar by Aladdin by Jirka Vaatainen
Aladdin by Jirka Vaatainen
Prince Eric by Jirka Vaatainen
Modern Elsa by Fernanda Suarez
Modern Tinkerbell by Fernanda Suarez
Modern Esmeralda by Fernanda Suarez
Modern Alice by Fernanda Suarez
Modern Aurora by Fernanda Suarez
Snow White by Isabelle Staub
Cinderella by Isabelle Staub
Ariel by Isabelle Staub
Pocahontas by Isabelle Staub
Belle by Isabelle Staub
Tiana by Isabelle Staub
Mavis from Hotel Transylvania by Tatimoons
Grown Up Elsa from Frozen by Tatimoons
Popeye At The Helm by Lee Romao
The Streets by Dan LuVisi
Goofy, King of Meat by Dan LuVisi
Minnie, The Meat Queen by Dan LuVisi
Mickey, Prince of Darkness by Dan LuVisi
Homer Simpson by Miguel Vasquez
Best Friends Forever by Miguel Vasquez
Goofy by Wil Hughes
Mickey Mouse by Wil Hughes
Mario by Wil Hughes
Peter Griffin by Wil Hughes
Homer Simpson by Wil Hughes
Stimpy by Wil Hughes
Homer Simpson Untooned by Pixeloo
Super Real Mario World by Pixeloo
Mr. Burns Real by MataleoneRJ
Butt-Head Real by MataleoneRJ
Peter Griffin Reality Cartoon by Rene Walter
Krusty The Clown Reality Cartoon by Rene Walter
Mr. Burns Reality Cartoon by Rene Walter
Grampa Simpson Reality Cartoon by Rene Walter
Squidward Tentacles by Habibity Nickerson
Fry From Futurama by Miguel Miranda
Professor Farnsworth 3D by Miguel Miranda
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creepy. no thanks ..
Some are very creepy aren’t they? Especially Mickey!
Incredible work. I would love to see some of the older Looney Toons figures like Yosemtite Sam, Wiley Coyote, Tazmanian Devil,and Foghorn Leghorn
Thanks for your comment, a possible future post! :)
These are all so great. The ones that really impressed me were…
Popeye by Romao
The Streets by Luvisi
Squidward by Nickerson
I’m glad you liked the showcase Mark! Popeye was one of my favourites!
These would be great to use in our psp creations! They all look fantastic (even the dark ones! lol) Hope to see much more!
I’m glad you enjoyed the showcase Donna!
Amazing work! Especially characters designed from Alladin and Jaffer. your creativity really impressed me.
Do you have any guide or tutorials related to this cartoon characters design?
Thanks in advance
Great Work! This was one of my favorite periods from art class. Thanks for the refresher.
This is a great inspiring article.I am pretty much pleased with your good work.You put really very helpful information.
This is awesome! can you please give me some tips on how to make a caricature. Thanks
Oh my goodness. These are incredible. Where to even start?! Burt and Ernie were a riot and I’m still trying to wrap my head around the ones of Minnie and Mickey. Just wild. Thanks for sharing these with us Chris.
Thank you for your comment Lisa! Mickey is particularly creepy!
wow nice sketches i really like it.
Great piece of work! Micky mouse is my all times Favorite character. Amazing graphics.
Wow Fantastic I really like all character that design by graphic artist keep it up Chris Spooner
AMAZING work!
These are my favourites dolls of cartoon characters
I’m inspired from designed of characters which’s perfectly add in your article amazingly attractive.
This is a great inspiring article.I am pretty much pleased with your good work.You put really very helpful information.
the illustrations are incredible real