22 April, 2008

Untooned

Pixeloo is engaged in a project to 'untoon' famous cartoon characters: reproducing the original appearences using real-world lighting and textures (skin, hair, etc.).  The results aren't necessarily supposed to look realistic, as the caricatured proportions are retained, but there's certainly something slightly unsettling about the hybrids.

At the time of writing, one can see Mario the Plumber, Homer Simpson and now Jessica Rabbit. Make sure you examine the full-size 'photos' for the complete effect, and read the follow-up posts for 'making-of' images and videos.

Why wasn't I surprised that a photo of Angelina Jolie was the primary source of facial textures for Jessica (though it ought to be Veronica Lake, really)?