If Cartoon Characters Appeared In Real Life Settings

Ever wanted to take a cartoon character out of the screen and make it a real life friend? Sure you have...

Who wouldn't want to hang out with Woody, learn Kung Fu from Po, or help Scrat find his acorns?

Well finding a way to bring popular animated animals and people into a real world setting was the challenge laid down to our talented community of creatives here at DesignCrowd.

Designers could take any cartoon character, from any source, and mix them with photographs. They were asked not to recreate the character in three dimensions, simply integrate them into our world.

The Cartoon Pygmalion contests have proved to be some of the most popular on DesignCrowd, and previously on Worth1000, with 1000+ images submitted over the years.

We've selected some of our favorites below, or you can see all the entries on our Community pages. Scroll down to see how some of the most famous animated stars might look in real-life scenes.

Cartoon Pygmalion contest submissions on DesignCrowd

Where's Wally's teammates

Where's Wally Cartoon Pygmalion Photoshop Contest

Artwork by Cesarcrash

Charlie Brown playing pitcher

Charlie Brown Cartoon Pygmalion Photoshop Contest

Artwork by Bub

Foghorn Leghorn pops the question

Foghorn Leghorn Cartoon Pygmalion Photoshop Contest

Artwork by Laceyranger

Yoga Bear

Yogi Bear Cartoon Pygmalion Photoshop Contest

Artwork by Oehoet

Puss in Thrones

Puss in Boots Cartoon Pygmalion Photoshop Contest

Artwork by Stephthev

"Mmmmmm, beer"

Homer Simpson Cartoon Pygmalion Photoshop Contest

Artwork by Daniel103

Bowser goes karting

Mario Kart Cartoon Pygmalion Photoshop Contest

Artwork by Popwaab

Beetle Bailey catching some zzz's

Beetle Bailey Cartoon Pygmalion Photoshop Contest

Artwork by Offspring10

Johnny KO

Johnny Bravo Cartoon Pygmalion Photoshop Contest

Artwork by Danproc

Jewel in a cage

Jewel from Rio Cartoon Pygmalion Photoshop Contest

Artwork by Erikhadin

Finding the real Nemo

Nemo Cartoon Pygmalion Photoshop Contest

Artwork by Mirtai

"Not a mindless eating machine"

Finding Nemo Cartoon Pygmalion Photoshop Contest

Artwork by Nicras9

Link's street performance

Link - Legend of Zelda Cartoon Pygmalion Photoshop Contest

Artwork by Montoria

Sir Tow Mater back to the day job

Sir Tow Mater Cartoon Pygmalion Photoshop Contest

Artwork by Althor1170

Po takes on UFC

Kung Fu Panda Cartoon Pygmalion Photoshop Contest

Artwork by Ckabvalle

Master Shifu dines out

Kung Fu Panda Cartoon Pygmalion Photoshop Contest

Artwork by Armenak

"Hi, my name's Wreck-It Ralph"

Wreck-It Ralph Cartoon Pygmalion Photoshop Contest

Artwork by Mazzx

Valiant among friends

Cartoon Pygmalion Photoshop Contest

Artwork by Janstaes

Repunzel aims not to get her feet Tangled

Tangled Cartoon Pygmalion Photoshop Contest

Artwork by Jillianrose

Marty finds his harem

Madagascar Cartoon Pygmalion Photoshop Contest

Artwork by Gugacurado

Melman in his 'natural' surroundings

Madagascar Cartoon Pygmalion Photoshop Contest

Artwork by Jeek0

Scrat meets his match

Ice Age Cartoon Pygmalion Photoshop Contest

Artwork by Elisonap

Timon fits in with the family

Lion King Cartoon Pygmalion Photoshop Contest

Artwork by Drake

Geri finds someone to play with

Geri's Game Cartoon Pygmalion Photoshop Contest

Artwork by Josho43

Wall-E doesn't expect home comforts


Minions make a run for it

Minions Cartoon Pygmalion Photoshop Contest

Artwork by Damo270889

Woody with is cowboy pals

Toy Story Cartoon Pygmalion Photoshop Contest

Artwork by Mlolsen

Want More?

At DesignCrowd, we love bringing cartoons to life. To see more famous characters in alternate roles, check out these articles:

Cartoon Logo Design Maker

Cartoon Characters Appear Miscast In Popular TV Shows

Cartoon Characters Model For The #MyCalvins Campaign

Cartoon Characters As The Main Subject In Classic Masterpiece Paintings

Written by Kevin Bradford on Friday, January 27, 2017

Kevin Bradford is a content editor at DesignCrowd with a background in journalism and digital production. Experienced in both writing and videography, he loves combining his skills to create captivating content across all multimedia channels.