Artist Re-Imagines Disney Princesses And Villains As Babies After Being Inspired By A Newborn Photoshoot

Baby photoshoots are becoming quite popular nowadays; people dress up their babies in different outfits and then conduct an entire photoshoot afterward. Talented photographer Karen Marie is known for her photo series featuring newborn babies cosplaying as Disney princesses. It's an incredibly cute concept that is here to stay.

Artist Alex Pick stumbled upon Marie's photoshoots and was inspired by them, which drove him to reimagine Disney characters as adorable babies, including the villains. Alex Pick is well-known in the Disney fan community; his 141k Instagram followers can't get enough of his wholesome content. Scroll down and check it out!

Photographer Karen Marie came up with the idea to dress babies up as Disney Princesses and photograph them

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Digital artist Alex Pick was inspired by the photos, so he decided to re-imagine Disney princesses and villains as babies

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Bored Panda asked Alex about the inspirations that influenced his style, and this was his reply:

“I grew up during the time when 2D Disney movies were at their peak, and they left a major impact on me. I always dreamed of working on these movies or at least in that particular style. It’s like living the fairytale princess dream! I’m absolutely influenced by daily life, Instagram, movies, and some series. If I think about it, I believe I am still developing and working on my art style every day with every new drawing and illustration!”

Then he talked about the amount of time and effort he usually puts into his work:

“The time totally depends on the art piece. Sometimes I absolutely love to sketch, and the drawing turns out really fast, like in half an hour or so when the idea is fresh. Other times, it’s better to leave it in the rough style because drawing over and over to clean it sometimes kills the pure impact of an idea! Other drawings, for sure, take multiple hours to finish while stepping forward and backward and trying out different versions!” apicollodraws

Art can be quite complicated; inspiration can sometimes run dry, and many artists often struggle with that:

“Well, talking about how my ideas come up… I don’t know! It happens at the weirdest times! Sometimes I need to write or sketch down something with a few words or scribbles to remember the ideas! But as I said, I love Disney, and there are so many possibilities to mash things up or see things from another angle! This brings a fun twist to the drawings.”

Alex has his own way of dealing with a lack of inspiration:

“Of course! I had a huge burnout in 2016! That was a very depressive time in my life! I was at the point where I thought I would never draw again. I felt like every piece of creativity and artistic joy was gone forever. I got professional help and learned a lot about myself and how I can fight burnout and anxiety. It’s really hard sometimes to find a good balance, trying not to force creativity and not to overthink everything too much. Sometimes it’s really hard for me to shake off negative vibes. This hurts a lot, but I try not to let this get me down or affect my art!” bellybeautifulportraits

Bored Panda also asked Pick about people's reactions to his work:

“As I mentioned earlier, there are different opinions, and I’m absolutely fine with that! I also do not like every piece of art I see on Instagram, but I would never attack someone or write rude comments to put down the artist’s work. Luckily, there are many lovely people who appreciate what I’m doing, who encourage me, or give me objective criticism or suggestions to do things differently or better. At least for me, the most important thing is that I love what I’m doing.”“I love to sketch down the idea, playing with shapes and poses, but I also enjoy cleaning the line art. It’s so relaxing.”

When asked about what inspired him to start an account based on Disney, Pick said:

“It’s my love for Disney, the stories and adventures they tell, and the characters they’ve created—so unique and special. It’s a whole magical kingdom to draw inspiration from.”Will you be drawing more Disney characters as babies in the future?“Yes, maybe I will draw more Disney babies or toddlers in the future. There are so many characters to choose from!” apicollodraws

Digital art is not only time-consuming, but it also requires a lot of patience, focus, and, of course, money:

“I’ve been drawing since I could hold a pencil in my hand! I started, of course, with traditional art! Sometimes I go back and sketch on paper! But with my tight schedule, it’s so much easier and more comfortable to draw digitally! On my iPad Pro, which I can use everywhere, or my Wacom Cintiq! To add more to the whole thing, there’s one more thing I want to say: Believe in yourself and your dreams, and let no one put you down. Show respect to each artist’s work, as they put so much effort, heart, and soul into their art.” apicollodraws bellybeautifulportraits apicollodraws apicollodraws apicollodraws apicollodraws apicollodraws apicollodraws apicollodraws