This Artist Is Turning People into Cartoon Versions of Themselves and They're Perfect

Publish date: 2024-07-12

This Artist Will Turn You Into The Perfect Cartoon Version Of Yourself

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Updated Nov. 13 2018, 3:41 p.m. ET

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It's hard to peg down what makes cartoons so fascinating to children. Maybe it's because deep down inside they know that the real world isn't all that exciting and what adults do on a daily basis is pretty mundane, which may be why they're constantly running to the fun and colorful world of fantasy and make believe for some relief from the drudge of human existence which isn't all that it's cracked up to be.

Which could probably explain why there are so many people who are excited about the prospect of seeing themselves as a cartoon.

Lance Phan is a digital 3D artist who creates incredibly detailed portraits based on people's favorite photos of themselves. And he does it on commission, so if you want one, you can order a version of yourself that should be wandering through a Pixar cartoon on his website. It does cost around $200, but the amount of work that goes into Phan's artistry takes time, as you can see in this short video he made about his process, this dude works for his money:

Character expression

A character based on Natalie's design. I've never done a full blown face rig before so this face alone took me a whole week of research and experiment, hopefully the next character will be faster.

Posted by Lance Phan on Friday, July 21, 2017

And the results are nothing short of amazing. Seriously if you love Pixar or know someone who's a total nerd for the studio's creations, I think you just found the perfect gift for yourself/them.

A double commission for Alissa, a present to her sister's family. I did this a while ago but waited until after it was gifted. Photography by @vesicphoto

A post shared by Lance Phan (@lance_phan) on Dec 2, 2016 at 6:58pm PST

I took a couple of days break from cartoonizing people. And here is a new piece, finished during the weekend for @95.rkb.

A post shared by Lance Phan (@lance_phan) on Nov 12, 2016 at 7:14am PST

for @carli_dca , I estimate it took about 5 hours, stretched through 2 days. The process includes: sculpt the face and the pillow, paint skin texture, simulate fabric for the shirt and blanket, style hair, pose, match camera angle, place lights, test render, tweak minor details until everything is good, make high quality render and finally color correct.

A post shared by Lance Phan (@lance_phan) on Nov 22, 2016 at 7:20am PST

Commission for Echo

A post shared by Lance Phan (@lance_phan) on Oct 24, 2016 at 10:16am PDT

For @gabbymicu - I took her photo since October but delayed until now. Starting from March, I will be very busy with something else so I will finish the current couple photos and then only take simple photos that are fast to do, complex details like this will no longer be possible, at least for the time being.

A post shared by Lance Phan (@lance_phan) on Feb 25, 2017 at 2:31am PST

Double commission for Colleen. Happy Valentine's Day !

A post shared by Lance Phan (@lance_phan) on Feb 14, 2017 at 5:10am PST

Phan does write that he doesn't do certain things. No "sexual content" or "unlawful activities," and turning babies into cartoons is also pretty freaking hard. Because let's face it: all babies kinda look alike. Sure there are different variations of babies but at the end of the day they're all smushy and cut and cuddly and chunky balls of love, so there's only so much you can do with that.

But if you're thinking of getting it done for your older-than-baby-self, then choose your image wisely and be one of the beautiful cartoons.

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