20 Digital Paintings Of Disney And Animated Movie Characters That Are So Realistic That You Could Completely Mistake Them For Humans In Costumes

This artist has literally brought our favorite fictional characters to life.

Jesse

• Published in Disney
• October 4, 2021

Disney and animated movie characters have been a staple in our lives for decades. We have grown to love these figures through movies, TV shows, comics, and even toys.

But what if they were real? What would they look like if their creators had brought them to life by giving them realistic features such as skin textures and expressions?

These are the questions that artist, Donatella Drago, asks with her hyper-realistic illustrations. She makes use of expert photo manipulation and deft digital painting techniques to breathe life into our favorite fictional characters. Her work is allowing us to imagine these beloved animated figures as humans living in our world.

If this is your kind of thing, you can check out the artist's DeviantArt page for loads of incredible hyper-realistic artworks. In the meantime, follow along as we take a journey through this collection of 20 digitally created illustrations, featuring 18 characters.

1. Snow White

Snow White photo manipulation and digital painting with stock resources, 3D details and fractals.

Snow White amidst beautiful animals.

2. Belle

From the Disney movie Beauty And The Beast.

3. Cappuccetto Rosso

Little Red Riding Hood with a twist.

4. Cinderella

Disney's Cinderella digital painting with stock resources, 3D details and fractals.

5. Poison Ivy

Poison Ivy is a lover of Batman, as well as one of his most dangerous villainess. Inspired by DC Comics, Batman And Robin.

6. Serenity

Princess Serenity from the popular Japanese shojo manga series, Sailor Moon.

7. My Drago

Digital painting with stock resources, 3D details and fractals.

8. Jasmine

Princess Jasmine from Disney's Aladdin.

9. Ariel Voice

Ariel with the sea witch, Ursula. From the Disney movie, The Little Mermaid.

Ariel with her best friend, Flounder.

10. Rapunzel

Rapunzel digital painting with stock resources, 3D details and fractals.

11. Mulan

A digital illustration of Mulan with stock resources, 3D details and fractals.

12. Tiana

Inspired by Disney's Princess And The Frog.

13. Esmeralda

From Disney movie, The Hunchback of Notre-Dame.

14. Jessica Rabbit

Toon Roger Rabbit's human wife. From the Disney movie, Who Framed Roger Rabbit.

15. Waiting For A Miracle

Fractals, 3D, digital painting.

16. Lilith

Lilith is an antagonistic female figure from Jewish folklore and Mesopotamian mythology. She is believed to be the first wife of Adam, before Eve.

17. Helen Of Troy

Helen was the daughter of Zeus (Greek mythology) and believed to be the most beautiful woman in ancient Greece.

18. Phoenix

An illustration of the Phoenix Queen. Inspired by Greek mythology of the Phoenix.

Jesse