While modern Disney Princesses have become a bit more proactive and tougher than the helpless damsels in distress of Walt’s day, I think I can safely say we’ve never seen them like this!
DeviantArt artist Joshwmc has created a line of Disney Fighters, and they are stunning.
In the artist’s words, Rapunzel is the:
10th and final fighter. Rapunzel’s new back story is that she’s an imprisoned sorceress who manages to escape her solitary confinement. I’m much happier with this one compared to the last one, in fact I think I might go back and fix Mulan coz I wasn’t in the right mood when designing that one. I desperately wanted to find a way to add her frying pan but numerous attempts failed to find a solution. After several revisions this was about 8-9 hours work in Painter.
Belle:
Neeeeeeeeew and a bit………disarming! Warrior number 5 in my Disney Fighter series is hot bookworm Belle who I’ve turned into a Muay Thai kick-boxer. Her new back story is Belle turned to self defense after being kidnapped and held hostage when she was younger, she’s now a world champion kick-boxer. I actually used a shot of Gina Carano as reference for this which had the right kind of energy I was looking for in a pose. Done in Painter over about 7 hours.
I think the pose is so dynamic, and I love the way the artist translated her famous yellow ballgown into an outfit more suited to battling an opponent.
And Princess Aurora is a wrestler:
Get your wrestling trunks on, latest Disney Fighter is Aurora. Her back story is now she’s a professional wrestler called Briar Rose who goes by the in ring name of Aurora. Took me a while to figure out what to do with the character, had ideas for all other characters except her for the longest time. It wasn’t until I noticed a resemblance between the character and WWE wrestler Michelle McCool when the idea finally came, so I referenced Michelle for this. Done in about 7 hours in painters, with a touch of Photoshop for the belt.
Taking the Princesses in a new direction has been a popular pastime with artists lately. They’ve become Dark Jedi and Zombies, and it’s always so much fun to see how an artist will interpret some of Disney’s most beloved characters. The DeviantArt site also has Mulan, Snow White, Tiana, Ariel, Pocahantas, Jasmine, and Cinderella.
(via Nerd Bastards)