Trendhunter has found some awfully good untooning trends. Here is the work of Mataleone, a Brazilian whiz at Photoshop. His unique work is in the humanizing of drawings and cartoon characters. By far, the best of his work is his transformation of one of Van Gogh’s self-portraits painted in 1889, into a near photograph quality image. The viewer really gets a good sense of what Van Gogh looked like.
His Flickr photostream and blog shows off his remarkable talent at converting many imaginary characters like Mad Magazine’s Alfred Neuman, familiar characters from various video games like Dungeons and Dragons and popular cartoons. One of the best Untooneds has to be Mr. Burns from The Simpsons, age spots and all.
The mug shot of Harry Potter, while not strictly a cartoon or drawing, does also play on the humanizing theme as Harry has been roughed up by the Azkaban Police Department!
What's Driving This Trend
- Humanizing Drawings and Cartoons
- Exploring the trend of artists using digital tools to transform drawings and cartoons into more realistic, human-like images.
- Untooning Portraits
- The trend of talented artists using techniques like Photoshop to convert famous portraits into stunning, nearly lifelike images.
- Transforming Fictional Characters
- The growing trend of artists using digital manipulation to give well-known fictional characters a more realistic appearance.
Who This Affects Most
- Digital Art
- Opportunities for artists to capitalize on the trend of humanizing drawings and cartoons through advancements in digital art tools and techniques.
- Entertainment
- The entertainment industry can benefit from the trend of untOoning portraits by creating new and engaging visual experiences for audiences.
- Advertising and Marketing
- Brands can leverage the trend of transforming fictional characters to create compelling and relatable campaigns that resonate with consumers.
