Cheeky Fan Artist Creates The Most Adorable Disney Pin-Ups
These are surprisingly wholesome and adorable.
All the way from Paris, France, Holly (a.k.a. Miss Holly or HollyBell) is a freelance illustrator with remarkable talent. She says:
"I am self-taught and thus started in this field by trying my hand at different kinds of things! Little by little, I began to specialize in what I loved the most, namely illustrations for youth publishing (coloring books, activity books, educational resources) and concept illustrations for toys."
She has an adorable dog and spends her free time developing her own "cute and bubbly universe," as well as "eating (mostly chocolate)" and playing kyūdō. According to Dr. Ramani Durvasula, clinical psychologist, "Creativity is essential for mental health and personal expression," highlighting the importance of artistic endeavors. Holly has thousands of fans who adore her artwork across multiple social media platforms and even runs a successful print shop featuring her amazing illustrations!
While it's true that many artists have taken their skills to recreate Disney gal pals in a pin-up style, we would regret not taking the time to appreciate Holly's adorable rendition. Of course, we never tire of Disney fan art to begin with, and Holly's Disney fan art is not limited to her pin-up series, so we included some of those stunning and whimsical examples as well!
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1. "The other day, I was drawing a pin-up for someone, and then I felt inspired to draw more. So here's Snow White."
hollybell2. "And here's Jasmine!"
"I had so many possibilities with her. At first, I thought I'd pick her red outfit and ponytail, but I like her so much in blue! Same for the hair—loose or tied, etc. The other difficulty was that her normal outfit is already quite sexy as it is... In the end, I doodled the first thing that came to mind, and, well, she pulls off the panties."
hollybell3. "I bet that picture's up in Beast's room, and that's the reason why he doesn't want Belle to come to the west wing. That rose bra... must sting like hell."
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4. "I think Mulan is really pretty at the beginning of the movie, with her long hair and fancy clothes. I like her blue outfit at the end of the movie too, but I don't know; this one seemed more appropriate."
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5. "Ariel makes forks sexy. Yes, she's that kind of girl."
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6. "Pocahontas's hair is really something. That poor guy who had to animate her..."
Fun Fact: 55 individual artists were involved in illustrating Pocahontas alone, not to mention the other characters and backgrounds!
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7. "I watched the movie not long ago, and it struck me how Cinderella looks like Barbie. The eyes, the lips—they look the same to me."
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Cheeky pin-up princesses aside, "HollyBell" is a phenomenal artist. She has created a wide variety of art, both fan art and original pieces.
Of course, as diehard Disney fans, we're obsessed with her beautiful Disney fan art and wanted to share a few more pieces that are just as gorgeous as her pin-up series but in stark contrast to that style as well! So, check out some more of her beautiful Disney fan art.
Merida
"I finally got some spare time yesterday to paint Merida, Pixar's first princess. Needless to say, I just LOVE the fact that she's a redhead—and a Scottish one at that! <3"
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Jasmine
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Snow White
"Better say this now: this is my interpretation of the character, so if you think her costume is not right, that she looks too old, or whatever, just please go look at some official Disney art, and not fan art.With that said, I never thought I'd take my time making a Snow White painting one day, but hey, what do you know? Since I got the new edition of the DVD, I kind of made peace with her. Sure, she's not too bright, but she's cute, so, well, I think I like her now."
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"Love at the Lily Pond" Princess Tiana
"I was so struck by the last promotional picture they released that I just HAD to make my own version of that yellowish setting and the new gown. Luckily, I had some spare time today! <3 Though mine pales in comparison to the original. If you haven't seen it yet, just Google the title of the movie; it's all over the net.I can't believe they're finally giving a princess a green outfit. What's with the exclusively blue or pink wardrobe anyway? Belle was the only original one to me—yellow, that was something. (True, Snow White's was daring—blue, yellow, and red—but I'm not too sure I like it anyway)."
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"Fragile" Belle
"I realized recently that I never did any decent painting for Beauty and the Beast, even though it's my favorite Disney movie. Since I really like the blue and pink colors in the west wing scene, I went for that. My original sketch was inspired by a screenshot of that scene, and I used another still from the prologue to reproduce the rose stained glass."
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"Under the Sea"
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Ella at the Ball
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"Belle de Pompadour"
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"Part of Your World"
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Moana
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Winter Belle
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"Bibbidi Bobbidi Boo"
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Tale As Old As Time
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"Princess Tea Party"
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If you loved Holly's artwork, don't forget to check her out and support her on her social media platforms. If you know any other dedicated Disney fanatics who might adore this fan art as much as we did, don't hesitate to spread the joy and share it with them, because every Disney fan enjoys a little extra Disney magic in their day.