Brazilian Digital Artist Uses Her Incredible Skills To Illustrate Beautiful Disney And Pop Culture Characters

If you've ever wondered what's "so great" about Disney fan art, I can understand your hesitation. Some people love things precisely as they are, and any revamp, reinvention, or reinterpretation can feel like a slap in the face of perfection.

However, there are many reasons why fan art is great for artists, fans, and the original characters, movies, shows, games, and books that inspired the fan art. I'm happy to explain.

For artists, creating fan art helps them practice and hone their skills while also displaying their talent. Additionally, creating fan art can help get their names and work out in the open, drawing attention to their skills and bringing paying clients more frequently to their inboxes.

For fans, seeing characters we know and love in creative, new ways can help us appreciate their origins or even relive everything we love about them in the first place. Another way fan art positively impacts us as fans is that it energizes our imaginations!

For the original sources, repeated exposure to their stories, content, and characters helps keep them relevant even after many years. After all, some people are creating fan art of Disney characters that first rose to fame over half a century ago!

Mariana Souza is from São Paulo, Brazil, but aside from the fact that she's an astoundingly talented digital artist, there isn't much else we know about her. We hope you'll enjoy her Disney and pop culture fan art, and we have included a couple of "speedpaint" videos from her YouTube for you to enjoy as well.

1. Moana

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Check out Mariana's Speedpaint video of Moana:

Urban Dictionary defines "Speedpainting" as such:

"Despite what most of you probably think, a speedpaint is not simply recording yourself drawing anything and then speeding it up. A speedpaint is art made in a shorter amount of time, where not 100% effort is put into correct proportions, realism, or getting everything perfect. It's usually done just for practice or when an artist wants to complete something in UNDER three hours, haha."

Wikipedia's entry on speed painting is a little less crass, however:

"Speed painting is an artistic technique where the artist has a limited time to finish the work. The time can vary, usually a duration is set from several minutes to a few hours. Unlike sketches, speed paintings may be considered "finished" after the time limit is up."

2. Alice in Wonderland

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3. Mulan

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4. Mononoke Hime

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5. Snow White

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6. Maleficent

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7. Mikasa (Attack on Titan)

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8. Ariel, The Little Mermaid

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9. Harley Quinn (DC Comics)

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10. Tracer (Overwatch)

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11. Frida Kahlo

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12. Wonder Woman

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13. Hermione (Harry Potter)

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14. Ken Kaneki (Tokyo Ghoul)

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15. Pocahontas

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16. Black Lady (Sailor Moon)

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17. Jon Snow (Game of Thrones)

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18. Inuyasha

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19. Sabrina Spellman & Salem

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20. Alice in Wonderland

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21. Daenerys (Game of Thrones)

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22. Sailor Mars (Sailor Moon)

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23. Devil May Cry

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24. Yennefer of Vengerberg (The Witcher)

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25. Mulan

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Here's the mind-blowing Speedpaint video of her second Mulan piece as well:

If you loved what you saw here today from Mariana's artwork, you might be delighted to learn that it was merely a drop in a vast lake of incredible digital illustrations. It is clear while browsing through her extensive galleries online that she has spent many years working hard to hone her skills and that her efforts have continuously paid off. As Jen Sincero, author and motivational speaker, states, "You are a badass. You were born to be a badass," emphasizing the importance of pursuing one's passions. If you'd love to see more of her artwork and keep up with her, we highly recommend checking out her various social media accounts: ArtStation | YouTube | Instagram