As much as I love Disney, they're not exactly the most realistic when it comes to drawing up their characters–something artist Meridith Viguet recently made abuntantly clear in a step-by-step guide to building the perfect Disney princess.
The tutorial, posted to deviantART under the username OceanStarlet, points out the science behind Disney's characters, including the major variations between a real woman's silhouette and those of some of our beloved fairy tale princesses. And the truth, while expected, is definitely not pretty!
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As can be seen in the picture above, the artist contrasts an average woman's body with Jasmine's from Aladdin's–and pretty much EVERY body part on the Disney character is "tweaked" to appear as feminine as possible. Where the "real" woman has a thicker neck, wider shoulders and hips and a less defined waist, Jasmine has an almost comically slender neck, a tiny waist and virtually no hips. She also has tiny feet and no visible muscles in her thighs or calves, unlike regular females.
I know, I know. That's not exactly shocking. Like I said, Disney isn't exactly known for being realistic. What makes the whole matter a tad more depressing though is that they use the same basic body format for almost every single character–meaning they're all basically the same girl, at least from the neck down!
And the faces are almost the same too. Almost all of what Viguet calls the "sugar-cookie white" princesses have obvious similarities in their eyes and mouths, while the "exotic" princesses have only slight variations.
Honestly, I find Viguet's analysis more interesting than groundbreaking. The truth is, all of Disney's characters–including the men!–are extremely stylized. That's what makes them Disney! That being said, it is 2013 and it wouldn't hurt for the company to start getting a little more creative and embracing more modern characters. After all, while we'll always love those classic Disney princesses, isn't it about time for some new icons?
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