Keeping the Disney Magic Alive
April 2, 2011
I guess this was inevitable… Ursula did need someone to pick on. So may I present to you Ariel brought to life:
my academic blog for my graphic design course at the Arts University College at Bournemouth 2009-2012. © Jirka Väätäinen www.jirkavinse.com
I guess this was inevitable… Ursula did need someone to pick on. So may I present to you Ariel brought to life:
October 22, 2011 at 1:18 pm
Hi, Jirka!
Your Ariel is amazing!
I made a post on my blog about your real life princess.
Greetings from Brazil!
October 22, 2011 at 3:58 pm
Hi! Thank you! Glad you like it, and thanks for making a post about my work as well
October 22, 2011 at 10:07 pm
Can you do Snow White?!!!!
October 23, 2011 at 6:42 pm
Probably
October 24, 2011 at 3:03 am
Absolutely beautiful work, Jirka. Tremendous! You have a wonderful eye in portraying these characters in realistic terms. I am a big fan of Disney animation. I would love to see you do an interpretation of Kim Possible
October 24, 2011 at 11:53 am
Thanks a lot
! To be honest, I probably wont end up doing one of Kim, only because I’m not familiar with her as a character. Thanks for the suggestion though!
October 25, 2011 at 1:56 pm
I seem to remember the Disney animators were using Alyssa Milano as the model for Ariel. Just throwing that out there. Nice work none the less.
October 25, 2011 at 11:36 pm
Thanks!
October 25, 2011 at 7:07 pm
Perfect! The mischievous look in her eyes is just so cute.
October 25, 2011 at 11:30 pm
October 26, 2011 at 12:40 am
This is so strange, but your Ariel looks exactly like me! It’s like looking at a photograph of me…. My friends and family agree!!!! How weird!!!!
October 26, 2011 at 1:23 am
That is a cool coincidence!
November 6, 2011 at 6:10 am
Hahaha! That is a CRAZY coincidence! I thought the same thing when I saw it! I freaked out!! Even my parents said the same thing! Hey twin
haha
April 21, 2012 at 6:28 am
Hey twinss xD same here, all my friends and family agree
October 26, 2011 at 12:47 am
Wonderful work! Ariel reminds me a lot of Mandy Moore. You captured the innocence and playfulness of the character very well!!!
October 26, 2011 at 1:23 am
Thank you!
October 26, 2011 at 7:18 am
Ariel is so cute! She looks like the kind of girl every boy would want to approach because she is so giggly! No wonder she won Prince Eric’s heart!
October 26, 2011 at 10:31 am
October 26, 2011 at 1:54 pm
You know… its really strange, but if I had black eyebrows… and perfect skin this looks a lot like me too. Its actually really bizarre. I might even make this a facebook profile pic of course with your consent and name under it. But I am laughing so hard at the resemblance. Great work!
October 26, 2011 at 6:51 pm
Thank you
October 26, 2011 at 6:55 pm
This looks like you too? Maybe we are long lost twins because everyone is telling me that this looks like me!
October 27, 2011 at 1:43 am
Okay if you two look like this pic I have got to find out if you’re single and near Dallas. I seriously want to know who the model is.
October 27, 2011 at 12:42 pm
Now Im just super curious to what you look like, but I’ve been told many times I look like somebody. Maybe were becoming the melting pot. We have many long lost twins. Hahha!
November 6, 2011 at 6:12 am
That makes 3 of us haha
I saw this and was like… NO WAY. haha We must be some real cute girls
October 26, 2011 at 4:02 pm
how did you do this? at first I thought it was a painting. Are you using real images and then painting the rest in? I don understand? but I LOVE IT!
October 26, 2011 at 6:49 pm
A mixture of photo compositing, manipulation and digital painting
So yes, real images and painting. Thanks a lot!
October 31, 2011 at 7:00 pm
Great Work! Congratulations from Chily
PS: I miss Cinderella, PLEASEEEEEE!!!!
November 3, 2011 at 2:41 pm
This one’s my favorite! I hope you don’t mind if I made a blog post about your Disney Princesses art work. I hope you’ll make one of Snow White in the future.
November 3, 2011 at 9:54 pm
Glad you like it! I don’t mind at all
November 3, 2011 at 5:44 pm
Wow this is great! Do you have a higher resolution version available?
November 3, 2011 at 9:53 pm
Thanks! no higher resolutions available I’m afraid…
November 19, 2011 at 4:58 am
I really like your works. And here you’ve captured the innocent, mischievous, 16 YO Ariel.
love love!
—Fellow artist from the Philippines
December 11, 2011 at 8:09 am
Is there anyway to purchase any of these disney characters?
December 12, 2011 at 10:49 pm
Not for now, since I am not sure if there would be a copyright issue with Disney or not…
December 23, 2011 at 1:05 am
Just wondering, who is this modeled after. She is super pretty and Ariel-like!
January 1, 2012 at 4:12 pm
There really is no particular model here… Just mixed a lot of different looks together
December 29, 2011 at 8:49 pm
Wow, I thought this looked a lot like me as well. I even have the same hair color! What a strange coincidence that so many other girls say the same thing.
December 29, 2011 at 8:55 pm
who is the model in this or did you freestyle it? every one of your princesses look wonderful. bravo, bravo, braVO!
January 1, 2012 at 3:58 pm
It’s not based on one particular person. I mixed features of a lot of people to achieve my vision, so I guess you could call it freestyling
Thanks!
December 31, 2011 at 4:30 am
Her tail is awfully stubbly, lol and I know someone who looks just like belle and cinderella
January 1, 2012 at 3:09 pm
Yeah, I did realize that the tail could have been longer! Oh well…
December 31, 2011 at 4:54 am
I had to repost this to my instagram because my friends tease me that I look like the cartoon. Now that I’ve seen this painting I’m convinced! I might be your real life Ariel! Check out my instagram a_little_bird
January 1, 2012 at 3:09 pm
Apparently a lot of people look similar to my version of Ariel
March 17, 2012 at 1:56 am
Wow she looks really similar to a Mexican Actress called “Thalía”. It’s like you made her a mermaid!! it’s so cute n.n
March 22, 2012 at 1:05 pm
Y’know, the more I look at these, the more I fall in love completely with your work, princess-related or not.
It’s all GORGEOUS.Especially the princesses. Yes.
March 22, 2012 at 8:24 pm
Thanks a lot!
March 22, 2012 at 10:38 pm
Lovely <3
But there's something weird going on with her right arm (on the left side in the picture), it looks all distorted.
March 22, 2012 at 11:01 pm
Thank you
I appreciate your input! I actually worked closely with a real life reference when it comes to the upper body here. My arms get distorted just like that if I were to lean on them like that. I do realise that it can look a bit off.
April 21, 2012 at 6:26 am
Omg, She has the Exact same face as me! 100% thats what i look like! and my arms do the same thing! and same hair! wow! Its like looking at a picture of me
, its awesome!
June 27, 2012 at 8:58 pm
You know Ariel was based on the actress Alyssa Milano?
July 22, 2012 at 5:08 pm
Yeah, I have heard that mentioned a few times now