This Artist Illustrates Disney Animals Brilliantly Reimagined As Humans

The fact that most Disney animals talk allows us to perceive them as being more human than animal.

So when Wisconsin-based artist ‘Pugletto’ decided to reimagine Disney animals as humans in a way that hadn’t been done before, we were definitely interested to see the results.

It all started when Pugletto became frustrated at how fans were interpreting The Lion King characters as humans.

“I got really frustrated about the amount of Simbas with white skin and flowing red hair. The way I see it, is The Lion King is a story that takes place in Africa… [so] I reimagined the characters as humans the way they would look if they were from Africa,” the 24-year-old, who has a degree in animation, said.

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Simba, “The Lion King”

Pugletto started to receive attention for her human Lion King characters.

“People liked it so much, I went ahead and took some liberties with other animal characters from my childhood,” she said.

Lady and Tramp, “Lady and the Tramp”

Pugletto’s project, which is posted on her Tumblr page, has received a lot of positive reception and amassed thousands of shares.

“Disney fans come from all over, and there are plenty of us who grew up without many cartoons made in our image,” wrote Pugletto. “I wanted to take iconic characters and forge something that could reach out to more people.”

Hyenas, “The Lion King”

When figuring out the cultural details that go into her drawings, Pugletto takes into account location, time period, and the color palettes in their tones and clothing.

Of her style, she said, “I try not to be very typical about it, but I mostly try to ensure the characters themselves retain similar angles and structures.”

“The project went from alleviating my frustrations to employing diversity where there was a blatant absence of it,” she added.