Artists from Malaysia Create Amazing and Realistic Digital Paintings of Disney Characters
Your favorite characters come to life…
Some Disney characters look familiar, but these digital paintings make them feel brand new. Artist David Ardinaryas Lojaya has built a following for turning beloved characters into strikingly realistic portraits that still keep their original charm.
The Indonesian freelance artist and character designer at DreamWorksTV has reimagined favorites like Tarzan, Aladdin, Megara, and Alice with a level of detail that makes each one feel almost cinematic. His Disney-inspired work stands out because it blends classic animation influence with a realistic style that is hard to ignore.
These portraits are the kind that make you stop scrolling and look twice.
1. Li Shang
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3. Alice
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4. King Triton
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5. Hercules
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6. Jane Porter
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Some of these portraits feel almost too real.
And if you’re thinking, “Should I charge friends for prints?”, see the AITA debate where friends flipped out over paying for nature photography.
7. Ariel and Ursula
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8. Aladdin
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9. Prince Eric
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That realistic style gives each character a completely different feel.
10. Princess Zelda
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11. Prince Naveen
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12. Megara
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It is easy to see why these Disney portraits keep getting attention.
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