What if “Toy Story” had been made in live action? 3D artist Hossein Diba wondered what Woody would have looked like if he had been played by a real-life actor.
For several years, while digital tools have multiplied and become increasingly easy to access, there are many fans and artists on the Web who have managed to realize their most improbable dreams, to bring the most fanciful of their ideas to life. using a simple digital brush and a lot of talent.
Sometimes aided by programs using artificial intelligence, sometimes by simply mastering 3D modeling to perfection, some have wondered what the protagonists of Game of Thrones would look like as babies, the wizards of the Harry Potter saga as musicians of the 80s, or even Disney studio characters as Marvel superheroes.
The man named Hossein Diba, specialized in the transformation of animated heroes into human beings of flesh and blood, defines himself on his account ArtStation as a 3D modeler, sculptor and character designer. His knowledge of human anatomy and his mastery of the range of digital tools have allowed him to transform numerous pop culture figures into real-life individuals.
As we can see by visiting his character gallery, Diba particularly focused on Toy Story toys, and thus transformed Andy’s favorite puppet into a real cowboy. If the result is quite disturbing for those who grew up with the first feature film from Pixar studios, it is clear that the human version of Woody is very successful.
Continuing the visit to the works of Hossein Diba on his Instagram accountwe can also see that he did not stop there, since he also modeled Buzz Lightyear, Jesse, the three aliens from Pizza Planet, Mr. Potato Head and Grandpa Pépite.
Outside of the Toy Story saga but still in the world of Pixar studios, he also tackled The Incredibles, Carl Fredricksen and Russell (from Up), as well as Joe Gardner, the protagonist of Soul .
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