An Artist Redesigns Disney Characters Giving Them Realistic Bodies

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5 months ago

Prepare for an enchanting transformation! Wyethe Smallish has created a wonderful, diverse collection of fuller-figured princes and princesses. These reimagined characters challenge traditional beauty norms most delightfully.

1. Belle

Whoever made these didn't register the fact that these Disney "princesses" didn't start as princesses. They were hard working women, HARD WORK. Like, labor. And their diets were different. Simple. So, these bodies don't make sense.

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Belle proves that intelligence and beauty come in all sizes. She has already taught us once to look beyond appearances and appreciate the true essence of a person.

2. Princess Aurora

In a dreamlike twist, this sleeping beauty awoke to a world where every body type is appreciated! Now with a fuller figure, Aurora demonstrates that you don’t need to be skinny to captivate kingdoms or win over charming princes.

3. Ariel

Gone are the days of only slender princesses under the sea! Ariel is all set to dive into new waves of self-confidence and embrace body positivity.

4. Elsa

The ice queen is turning up the heat with her bold new appearance! Swapping her slim frame for a more curvaceous one, Elsa encourages us to let go of old beauty ideals.

5. Cinderella

Girl was up from dawn to dusk cleaning a mansion, tending a farm, and fed scraps... Plus, they wore corsets with gowns, so what's going on?

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Our favorite princess with the lost glass slipper now has a bit more to flaunt. Rocking her beautiful gown, she shows that you don’t need to be petite to be the star of the ball!

6. Princess Tiana

Worked with a lot of black women, and some black women are just rail-skinny and the original Tianna here looks curvy by comparison.

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Meet Tiana, the determined and industrious princess who’s breaking new ground! In her stunning green attire, she exemplifies that beauty encompasses a variety of shapes and sizes.

7. Jasmine

Okay everything was looking fine until that last picture when she loke gained 10 pounds. The artwork isn't just lacking in skill but it's also really inconsistent.

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Check out Jasmine, our adventurous Arabian princess soaring on her magic carpet with a fuller figure! Decked out in her signature turquoise attire, she’s setting an inspiring example that ruling a kingdom doesn’t require a slim physique.

8. Meg

Look at Meg, the Greek goddess! She’s proving that you don’t have to be super skinny to save the day and stand up to powerful gods.

9. Mulan

Is there a good reason you added more definition to the jaw? It makes her face look just a little too much like a man's and a woman doesn't bulk up that much unless she's a body builder. You can add the muscle but her small figure was accurate. Her shoulders shouldn't be so wide.

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Mulan’s strength, determination, and her new curvy figure prove that heroines can look different and still be powerful. It teaches us that true bravery comes from inside, no matter your shape or size.

10. Belle And Adam

Adam, our prince, has embraced a fuller body, teaching us that fairy tale endings aren’t about having a slim, royal look. Their story challenges stereotypes and encourages us to accept and love ourselves and others. It’s a reminder that real beauty comes from within.

11. Prince Eric

But he worked on a ship, prince of not. Update could be him in 10-15 years after sitting on the throne but not in his prime

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Check out Prince Eric with his new look! He’s showing us that you don’t have to have a slim body to be a true hero.

12. Rapunzel

this makes sense since she's been locked in a tower her whole life, she can't have an amazing fitness routine

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I raised a daughter and son & remember having a conversation on this subject with them. Children observe more & are smart. Most females have curves & males are thicker in real life. We as humans are visual. Disney needs to begin doing this more.

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Making them all overweight isn't realistic but neither are the before pictures.I remember being very little watching Disney movies and when you are 5 or 6 yes what these characters look like doesn't affect you much but as you keep watching the movies over the years you start to get older and your views and opinions are forming and what you watch affects that. When I was 5 that movie was just it a movie but when I started getting just a little older you start wanting to "look" like a princess and you start looking at yourself like your not if you don't look like a DISNEY princess. Disney is a huge company if they can get with the times and incorporate more ethnicities they can speed up on incorporating more than the pencil waist bodies theve had the last 60 years since they've existed. I'm not trying to hate on pencil shaped bodies but if there were varieties of body types being displayed instead of one specific body image these girls wouldn't strive to be just one thing they would have multiple things to look at that says more than one body type is positive

I love DISNEY but I would also love to see a difference in the looks of animated characters to make them more relatable to the real world today

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I'd personally like them to have a female character with a smaller chest so I don't feel so bad about my lack of curve there. They don't really make dresses that fit this body type so well. They're always so reliant on the bust. Not many people have a flat chest as a woman.

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4 months ago
If comments are hidden, there's a reason for this.

I think you did a lovely job representing an additional version of beauty of princesses AND princes.

I read a surprising number of critical responses and it made me wonder if those contributors really acknowledge the shame placed upon girls, especially BIPOC, for not meeting a singular version of beauty. Yes,the cartoons are based upon fantasy but make no mistake the intended or affiliated programming of a very impressionable audience is apparent.

Embrace body positivity Beauty comes in all shapes, colors and sizes. BTW Jane Turkey with the most antiquated view of all - Who gives a royal s**t what the royals think about this. This artist's gift is for the little people, figuratively speaking of course. Thank you for your beautiful message through art Wyethe.

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I literally have the same body type as the original what do you mean not realistic

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Your waist is just barely wider than your neck? And you have a bobble head that makes your whole body look smaller in comparison?

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4 months ago
This comment was too dangerous for society.

I have a feeling that she just thinks she looks like that, is already been proven that if women were the size of some of these princesses they wouldn't be able to walk or even hold their body up.

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4 months ago
This comment is beautiful but so out of place.

and in this case, would it be worth all the princesses (especially Rapunzel) to make their eyes smaller? unrealistic! (Sarcastic)

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5 months ago
Big Brother is watching you.

It’s only unrealistic bc they use the same body design for every character and it’s unrealistic bc not everyone is like that.

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In the original her head absolutely IS the same width or even a little wider than her waist. Granted the 3D computer animation is slightly less extreme than the hand-drawn 2D animation, but only slightly. Regardless, point still stands that nobody in reality has the body proportions of the original.

My eyesight is just fine, now howzabout you work on that personality?

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I LOVE the realistic makeovers. They look so much better. Wish Disney would use them.

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I disagree I think Disney's doing fine with the bodies (not the old ones the ones now, like the girl from wish and Rapunzel are fine etc.

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4 months ago
The comment was deleted. Go home guys.

Rapunzel is rocking her new princess look with her flowing locks. She’s proving that climbing a tower of confidence doesn’t require a slender figure.

Due to contemporary beauty norms, styling a plus-size body can be more challenging. However, one woman stepped up to help by sharing smart and innovative tips on how to enhance the look of any outfit for a fuller figure.

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DOES EVERYONE HATE FUN? THEY ALL LOOKED ANOREXIC BEFORE LEAVE THE ARTIST ALONE AND JUST APPRECIATE THE ART PLEASE

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Yes, many -- if not most -- female characters in cartoons and anime are drawn with unrealistic proportions. Not exaggerating them would be remarkable but I would applaud the effort if there was any real artistry involved. All the artist did was thicken the waistlines and widen the bust on some of them. There's no extra definition of the curves and the few changes to the faces are frankly awful. They didn't do most of these princesses any favors. If you're going to make them full figured, do it right and respect the source material. An AI would have done a better job giving them life like figures.

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These are fantasy films. Why can't we enjoy movies for the fun and escapism they provide. Why must we tare everything down with reality.

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This isn’t more realistic it’s just fatter. Let’s wake up and admit our country has an issue with obesity and we need to address it. Stop validating unhealthy lifestyles to patronize the masses. Stop watching movies and go for a walk

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None of these characters were created in the twenty first century and it's common fact that the older you go back in time, the thinner the women are because no one was too busy faking inclusivity and pro obesity

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