Mulan
October 22, 2011
How could I stop creating these with this overwhelming response to my work? So here comes Mulan!
This is a continuation of my previous attempts to envision Disney characters in “real life”.
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October 22, 2011 at 5:13 pm
Amazing stuff. I’m sure you’ve been asked this, but do you sell prints of theses?
October 23, 2011 at 6:39 pm
Thank you! I have only made these for fun, so no, I’m not in the process of selling prints of these
October 25, 2011 at 10:12 pm
You should!
October 23, 2011 at 3:36 am
Hahah omg this is amazing! Please keep doing this because your work is incredibly beautiful and everyone there on my blog is loving it! We are waiting for mooooooar! Yay!
October 23, 2011 at 6:45 pm
Thanks again! Just stay tuned
October 23, 2011 at 3:59 am
Please make more! These are breathtaking!
October 23, 2011 at 7:16 pm
Will do! Thank you
October 23, 2011 at 4:18 am
These are phenomenal! Please keep them up!
October 23, 2011 at 7:14 pm
Thanks, and will do!
October 23, 2011 at 6:00 am
I love Mulan! I love the movie… I really think you should include their sidekicks… all of them have a little animal friend! Like the dragon or Pocahontas and her hummingbird. They’re beautiful, well done. Is Snow White anywhere?
October 23, 2011 at 7:13 pm
Thanks! A good idea, but I’m more fascinated by the human characters and the way I imagine them to look like outside the cartoons
I’m currently trying to find inspiration for Snow White, but have not started working on her yet.
October 23, 2011 at 10:47 am
WOW she’s beautiful.
could you please please please do Alice in wonderland?
October 23, 2011 at 6:54 pm
Thanks! Maybe one day
October 23, 2011 at 12:54 pm
You truly are incredible!
October 23, 2011 at 6:53 pm
Thanks again
October 23, 2011 at 3:27 pm
awesome! We want more!! hope to see Wendy, Jane, and Lady Mariane (would it fit in the challenge since it’s a fox?
October 23, 2011 at 6:52 pm
Thanks! That would definitely be a challenge
October 23, 2011 at 3:54 pm
keep do it~~~~i so love you’s Painting
October 23, 2011 at 6:52 pm
Thanks! I will
October 23, 2011 at 4:13 pm
May I humbly request Alice and Tiana? I know Alice is not officially a Princess, but she is a quintessential Disney heroine!
October 23, 2011 at 6:51 pm
Sure you can! We will see if I can find the time some day. And my work is not just limited to the princesses, so there’s no reason why I could not consider doing Alice
October 23, 2011 at 5:49 pm
Your work is amazing!!! I sincerely hope you continue with the Disney Princess work. And perhaps you will even expand to other animated works; such as Hayao Miyazaki’s wonderful wonderful films.
October 23, 2011 at 6:48 pm
Thank you very much! But I might have to limit this project to Disney characters, I’m starting to run out of free time
October 23, 2011 at 6:36 pm
Definately your best!!! I can almost touch her smooth skin!!! Amazing shading!
October 23, 2011 at 6:46 pm
Thank you!
October 23, 2011 at 6:51 pm
You’re a genius! The princesses look Amazing! Keep doing what you’re doing!
October 24, 2011 at 12:04 pm
Oh thank you! Will do
October 23, 2011 at 7:05 pm
Goooooorgeous work. The translation from animation to “real life” is flawless–that is exactly how I imagine Disney Mulan to look like if she were an actual person. I’m curious, do you use any references or models or do these gorgeous women come straight out of your imagination? How long does it take you to do these?
October 24, 2011 at 12:03 pm
Thank you
I am inspired by real people and their unique features, of course combined with what I would personally imagine the girls to look like. And it does take hours 
October 23, 2011 at 11:38 pm
Rapunzel from Tangled? You are very talented. Love from Canada.
October 24, 2011 at 11:44 am
Who knows, maybe one day. Thanks!
October 23, 2011 at 11:55 pm
I agree with all the comments; your pictures are amazing! I would love to see any characters besides the princesses as well. (Ursula was super! It would be interesting to see some male characters too. Have you considered doing renditions of any of them?) I look forward to seeing any of your new creations in the future! Thanks for sharing your talent
October 24, 2011 at 11:46 am
Thank you
I started with Ursula, so it’s not that I’m only drawn to the princesses. But I must say I’m less interested in recreating male characters, so I think I might focus on the females Im afraid 
October 24, 2011 at 3:14 am
Fantastic! That’s really great, will you do Tiana from the Princess and the Frog? And it will be cool with some of the Hercules characters like the Medusa girl. And there’s Lilo, she would be so cute!
October 24, 2011 at 11:53 am
Thank you
I will try to find time to do Tiana in the future. Thank you for the other suggestions as well!
October 24, 2011 at 3:50 am
nicEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
October 24, 2011 at 11:55 am
Thanks!
October 24, 2011 at 4:01 am
These are amazing. I lovvvve your interpretation of Ariel especially. Hoping to see Cinderella soon?!
October 24, 2011 at 11:55 am
Thank you
October 24, 2011 at 5:18 am
Hello Mulan! She looks so young and gorgeous!!
October 24, 2011 at 11:57 am
October 24, 2011 at 5:20 am
PS, can’t wait ´til you come to Rapunzel <3
October 24, 2011 at 7:02 am
Love all of them you are Awesome!! ^,^
October 24, 2011 at 11:34 am
wow I really liked that one! congrats for your job!
October 24, 2011 at 12:00 pm
Thanks! Glad you like it
October 24, 2011 at 3:14 pm
Please tell me you’re going to do a Snow White and Cinderella?
October 24, 2011 at 3:16 pm
Probably one day!
October 24, 2011 at 4:45 pm
Just lovely! Please do Princess Tiana !
October 24, 2011 at 10:53 pm
Thanks! I will try find time in the future
October 24, 2011 at 4:47 pm
I just discovered your blog today, you are incredibly talented! Thanks for sharing your gift with us. I would really love to see your interpretation of Tiana!
October 24, 2011 at 10:53 pm
Thank you very much
October 24, 2011 at 4:53 pm
Oh yes, I forgot to say — I would be interested in prints if you were to make them available
October 24, 2011 at 10:54 pm
I don’t even know how to go about that kinda stuff
October 24, 2011 at 5:07 pm
Cant wait to see rapunzel and cinderella!!
October 24, 2011 at 10:55 pm
Hopefully I’ll get to those two in the near future!
October 24, 2011 at 8:45 pm
I am in absolute awe at the work you’ve done in this series thus far. I mean, I don’t even have the words. The depictions are, in a way, disconcerting as they break the proverbial Forth Wall in the most visual of mediums, and yet, they’re so gorgeous as to be enthralling. Also, congratulations on the article at Kotaku.com. Your work is well worth the praise.
October 24, 2011 at 11:02 pm
Thank you so much! You’re too kind
October 24, 2011 at 10:31 pm
No fault of yours, as she looks sartlingly like the cartoon character made real, but she looks more Japanese. Silly Disney…
These are incredible!
October 24, 2011 at 11:03 pm
Thanks
October 25, 2011 at 2:37 am
Wow. These are really great! My daughter has asked to see Tiana, and Tinkerbell….just on case you take requests.
October 25, 2011 at 11:46 pm
Thank you! I will try to find time for one or more for those in the future
October 25, 2011 at 4:01 am
You’re likely to get a tsunami, many tens of thousands of page-views.
If you haven’t, look into advertising IN A HURRY, because you might want to capture this opportunity.
I think you’re amazingly talented. I’m a fan of sexy pin-up art in general, but the way you’ve caught, and then re-interpreted and projected, the amazing attitudes of these fictional cartoon characters is dazzling. Congratulations on your work, and your talent, and thank you for sharing it!
October 25, 2011 at 11:45 pm
Thanks for the heads up and the lovely comments
October 25, 2011 at 4:58 am
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October 25, 2011 at 7:42 am
amazing work!!!!!!!!!!!!……..you’ve captured the characters so beautifully!!!!…they are truly incredible..:)
October 25, 2011 at 5:40 pm
I found your blog through 22 Words. Your work is very impressive! Please keep it up–and if you take requests, I’d love to see Cinderella and her prince!
October 25, 2011 at 6:57 pm
Wow~ you are talented! you should try doing male characters too~ I hope you get famous for this!hahaa, maybe you’ll end up signing a contract with disney or some sort!
October 25, 2011 at 7:31 pm
These are very cool. Could you please do the first African American princess, Tiana. And my favorite – Cinderella?
October 25, 2011 at 11:30 pm
Thank you! I hope to have time to make them one day
October 25, 2011 at 7:39 pm
THESE ARE ABSOLUTELY PHENOMENAL!! But… where’s Snow White?
October 25, 2011 at 11:28 pm
Thanks! She’s going to be here some day
October 25, 2011 at 7:52 pm
Wow. From one artist to another, your work is outstanding. A modern day Leonardo!
Well done!
October 25, 2011 at 7:53 pm
get ready for a flood of visitors. increase your bandwith….you are the 1st story on yahoo!!
October 25, 2011 at 11:26 pm
Oh wow, thanks for the heads up!
October 25, 2011 at 8:18 pm
When are you going to do cinderella
October 25, 2011 at 11:19 pm
I don’t know yet, but as soon as I find time for her
October 25, 2011 at 8:19 pm
Absolutely incredible! Do you plan on making more of these? Snow white, Cinderella, Princess Tiana etc? I’m obsessed!
October 25, 2011 at 11:18 pm
Thanks! Absolutely, once I find more spare time
October 25, 2011 at 8:52 pm
Jirka wins! Finish him! (or her)
October 25, 2011 at 11:13 pm
Haha thanks, (I’m a he)
October 25, 2011 at 8:55 pm
You should totally do Tiana next!!!
October 25, 2011 at 11:12 pm
I will try to find time for here in the future
October 25, 2011 at 8:59 pm
Just a friendly suggestion… do you think you could do a realistic Sally from Nightmare Before Christmas? That would be so neato!
October 25, 2011 at 11:08 pm
Thanks for the suggestion, but I might have to limit these to Disney characters that I’m more familiar with
October 25, 2011 at 9:14 pm
Hi! I found you on yahoo. These are awesome! Keep up the good work!
October 25, 2011 at 11:06 pm
Thanks!
October 25, 2011 at 10:45 pm
Please make prints; I want them for all over my house. True art must be hanged.
October 25, 2011 at 10:53 pm
I’m pretty sure there would be a copyright issue selling something so heavily influenced by Disney.
October 25, 2011 at 10:46 pm
I am blown away by your work! I especially love Ariel. She looks so sprite-like, which is how I imagine her! Aurora and Pocahontas are favorites for me as well, but all of the images are incredible. Do you use human models coupled with photo manipulation to create your images?
October 25, 2011 at 10:53 pm
Thanks for the comment! I don’t really use human models, but rather work with existing imagery that I can find.
October 25, 2011 at 11:22 pm
I really want to see Snow White and Alice!
October 25, 2011 at 11:50 pm
can you make princess Tianna too
i love your work
October 26, 2011 at 1:27 am
Thanks! Definitely some day!
October 26, 2011 at 12:23 am
Hi! I saw your work with the Disney princesses on yahoo.com- amazing job. Please keep it up!
October 26, 2011 at 1:27 am
Thanks
October 26, 2011 at 12:35 am
These are beautiful! I would totally be interested in prints! PLEASE do Cinderella and Princess Tiana next!! Oh and Snow White!
October 26, 2011 at 12:36 am
These are soo wonderful! I, like most little girls did when they were little, have always wondered what these characters would look like in real life. You did them justice and then some. Your work is amazing! I could stare all day at these portraits of the (now real life) women I wanted to grow up to be when I was little. PLEASE keep up the beautiful work!!! It would be an injustice to the little girl in all of us if you didn’t! I’m a big fan! Oh, and jasmine is my favorite!
October 26, 2011 at 1:25 am
Thank you very much! I’m just glad people can find things to appreciate about my work
October 26, 2011 at 12:40 am
Wow! Your work is great! You should REALLY make some more disney princess ones, they looks so much like the cartoons its kinda scary! Please make more!
October 26, 2011 at 12:50 am
Please make the little mermaid
October 26, 2011 at 1:22 am
Please check older posts and you should be able to find her
October 26, 2011 at 12:50 am
So beautiful
October 26, 2011 at 1:14 am
Please do more disney characters!
October 26, 2011 at 1:21 am
As soon as I can find more spare time!
October 26, 2011 at 1:41 am
These are absolutley amazing. I too have always wondered about the looks of these diverse women if they were real. I feel that the essence of each varying ethnic group and nationalitiy is beautifully represented. These have certainly won my heart. I’d love to see Snow White though. I’m sorry I’m sure people are annoying you with requests like that but I simply meant it as a comment. She’s always been my favorite since I was one year old. You’ve certainly touched many generations of disney fans with these. Much love
October 26, 2011 at 1:41 am
Wow. Great work. I know you’re flooded with suggestions but how about Jenny and/or Fagan from “Oliver and Company” – since that’s the only Disney animated feature Seth in modern times.
October 26, 2011 at 2:53 am
Thank you! and thanks for the suggestions
October 26, 2011 at 2:15 am
Awesome series! Keep it going
October 26, 2011 at 2:51 am
Wow!!!! So impressive and you seem so nice, not conceited at all although you obviously have an enormous amount of talent!
If you found time I think the men from the Disney movies would also turn out awesome. Examples: John Smith, Aladdin, Prince Eric, Beast (as a human) etc!
Thank you so much for sharing these amazing creations with us!!
October 26, 2011 at 10:47 am
Thank you so much
My pleasure! But honestly might not be able to find time for the men, I’m afraid…
October 26, 2011 at 2:56 am
I adore Mulan… and I love how you portrayed her here. She is innocent and sweet yet fierce and tough. Bravo!
October 26, 2011 at 3:53 am
My friend posted this pic on facebook, and she said it looks like me. Well.. honestly, it does. LOL!! I could show you a picture of myself and you can compare? hahaha.
October 26, 2011 at 4:46 am
Heres a link to my personal blog: http://ice5ive.blogspot.com/2011/10/mulan-me.html Let me know if your Mulan and me might just be related
October 26, 2011 at 10:41 am
You do look a lot like my version of Mulan
October 26, 2011 at 4:04 am
Amazing Work , After All We See Some Talented People Alive , These Years Are Copy Paste Years Of Art , But You Show Some Unique Art Which Is Fun , Thanks You ,
Keep Up Good Work
October 26, 2011 at 7:25 am
When I came upon u on Yahoo! I knew I would be looking at interesting art work but when I saw ur Mulan, she was what won me over! Being chinese myself, I can really picture this being the hero I admired for the last decade!
October 26, 2011 at 10:31 am
Thank you so much!
October 26, 2011 at 4:13 pm
These are great! Have you thought of doing other media like financials or japanime?
October 26, 2011 at 6:48 pm
Thanks! Have not thought about that at the moment.
October 26, 2011 at 7:38 pm
Cool, but I’d sure love to see your take on the original Green Lantern Alan Scott.
October 27, 2011 at 5:15 am
These are all so amazing! I can’t wait to see more!
October 27, 2011 at 12:24 pm
You are the best artist ever!!
October 27, 2011 at 1:33 pm
Please!!! Make Princess Tiana!!
October 27, 2011 at 5:00 pm
AMAZING! Probably my favorite so far! Please do more! You’re artwork is beautiful
October 27, 2011 at 8:48 pm
Someone posted a link for these on facebook, and I’m seriously impressed, changing a cartoon into a real person while keeping the overall feel for the character is difficult, and deserves a lot of recognition.
For me, Mulan was always a great favorite and probably the first Disney movie I really liked a lot. Though I will second some others in hoping you’ll consider Rapunzel from Tangled! That movie also stole my heart! Other suggestions are Lilo from Lilo and Stitch, and Coraline from Coraline
Keep up the amazing work, it’s always wonderful when an artist gets true appreciation for their work, too many artists are under-appreciated for their hours of work!
October 27, 2011 at 11:58 pm
Thank you so much
October 27, 2011 at 9:09 pm
It’s amazing ! You are very talented ! It’s a pleasure for the eyes. And you, which princess do you prefer among all your creations ?
October 27, 2011 at 11:57 pm
Thank you! Erm.. that’s a hard one
For some reason I was really happy with the work I did with Pocahontas, so maybe her?
October 27, 2011 at 9:49 pm
You are an amazing talent and i’m really pleased for you (that you are becoming recognized). Please continue with the Disney theme if you can! I’d love to have some Disney princes’ in there as well.
October 27, 2011 at 11:54 pm
Thanks! But I don’t think I will be doing the princes, I am afraid…
October 28, 2011 at 2:41 am
i just wanna say… amazing..
October 28, 2011 at 4:18 pm
Amazing!! Please keep them coming!!
October 30, 2011 at 12:00 am
Wow! That’s absolutley amazing. You got her just right! May I make a couple requests? Jane from Tarzan? Tinkerbell? Anastasia? Kida from Atlantis? Jessie from Toy Story? The character from the Incredibles? Boo? I know some of those aren’t PRINCESSES, but still. Those aren’t as popular as some requests, but it would be amazing to see them. Also, I loved the way you did Ursela. Could you do other villens? Like the Evil Queen? Queen of Hearts? Madam Medusa? Cruella De vil?
LOL I know that’s a lot, but…. just a few ideas
October 30, 2011 at 12:51 pm
Thanks! And who knows
November 1, 2011 at 2:51 pm
Your work is really beautiful and inspired ^^ I just read about your Disney images in an article in the Korean newspaper. Keep up the great work! I love Mulan but my favorite is Snow White, maybe you could give her a shot next ^____^
November 2, 2011 at 1:15 am
The first thing I thought of when I saw this was Agent Lee from NCIS. Anyway, I love your work. They really do look like the disney princess in real life. The newly added Tiana is amazing as well. Can’t wait to see who will come next.
November 8, 2011 at 11:57 am
Interesting and sensitive!
November 14, 2011 at 1:31 am
mulan is great! she looks so sweet. : )
November 15, 2011 at 12:12 am
this is incredible. she looks EXACTLY like a friend of mine (well, if my friend ever wore makeup) — so, great job on getting it truly photo-realistic!
November 21, 2011 at 1:23 pm
Love this picture!! She looks beautiful and so realistic. Can you do Ariel from the little mermaid?
November 21, 2011 at 1:30 pm
Thanks! Ariel was one of the first ones I made, so keep on browsing!
December 1, 2011 at 8:55 pm
she has characteristics from 2ne1 the korean pop singing group…..she doesnt really look chinese she looks more korean because of her delecate petite features
December 1, 2011 at 9:08 pm
Again, just my personal take on the character.
December 9, 2011 at 6:18 am
I absolutely love this drawing. She looks lovely, as do all your other drawings as well. I really do think you should sell these; I would definitely buy one!
December 10, 2011 at 5:25 pm
December 16, 2011 at 3:58 pm
Looks like Sandra Oh if she was younger and had different teeth
December 29, 2011 at 7:34 pm
This looks very much like Michelle Phan for some reason..
December 29, 2011 at 9:11 pm
This is amazing work! I really love Mulan and Jasmine. Great job! Maybe when you have time, a Tinkerbell would be cool.
December 29, 2011 at 11:09 pm
apparently, i look like your mulan!
December 30, 2011 at 2:37 am
Your work is great! I’m not really a Disney Princess fan but boy what you did is just awesome. Keep it up!
December 30, 2011 at 5:02 am
You’re on yahoo news! Great job!
December 31, 2011 at 3:49 am
Really good work. Most of the characters actually fit what I personally would have conceived them to look like in real life. Kudos
January 4, 2012 at 6:15 am
hello from japan again
this is fantastic! and my favorite.
please keep on working.
sorry for my bad English skills.
i just say your painting is so beautiful and i want to see them more.
February 1, 2012 at 4:26 pm
Ohhh so AMAZING <3
Could you do the same for "Belle" as we say in french (from Beauty and the Beast) ?
February 2, 2012 at 4:43 pm
Thanks! But I have already done Belle
February 6, 2012 at 5:03 pm
just amazing! anyone else agree they there need to be a Mulan in real-life military / boy costume? Full body would be amazing too! =D
March 22, 2012 at 12:33 pm
Mulan, my favorite Disney princess!! All of your work is amazing! I wanna see more!!
March 22, 2012 at 2:58 pm
This is very amazing! I would buy the mulan one for my baby sister she would love it!
March 23, 2012 at 11:38 am
why is she the only asian princess =(
March 23, 2012 at 4:35 pm
beautiful work of art
AMAZING…my favorite disney princess cause she’s the only asian one. Kudos to you 
March 23, 2012 at 4:37 pm
Reblogged this on Spontaneous Randomness and commented:
If Disney Princesses were real.
March 27, 2012 at 12:00 am
your work is fabulous, but Disney mistranslate faces of Mulan, imagine … How could a woman warlord who were on the battlefield could have a soft face and skin soft as silk? compared to Milla Jovovich’s Joan of Arc
April 17, 2012 at 4:42 am
I think it’d be really phenomenal if you could make a rendition of Mulan’s male counterpart, Ping.
In the movie, animating a girl to look like a boy and getting the other characters to go along with it is easy, but in reality I don’t think it would be as convincing. What would she look like as a male in “real life”?
April 17, 2012 at 11:16 pm
Thanks for the suggestion
It is an interesting thought! Might not be able to find time for this though…
April 20, 2012 at 8:16 am
No worries. Thanks for replying! ;D
November 11, 2012 at 5:48 pm
Oh my gosh, this illustration of Mulan looks identical to one of my classmates.
Her name is Angela, and she has the exact same face.
January 23, 2013 at 12:00 pm
What a coincidence!