Disney princesses are enduringly popular. From Ariel to Tiana to Elsa, there’s something about the group that we just can’t get enough of.
One artist recently used the platform TikTok to bring the princesses to life in a modern way.
Yudelmis “Yudie” San Emeterio took to her account to imagine each of the princesses as a modern-day woman.
Yudie has a pretty interesting back story: she used to work as a specimen processor in a lab, but is finishing up her art degree. She decided to share her princess transformations after seeing other artists produce similar work.
In one video, she completely modernizes Belle (smartphone and all).
@vanotyarts Saw people doing “glow ups” of Disney characters so I decided to do my own. I went for a more subtle change! #disneyprincess #artchallenge #belle
In other, Mulan has an upper arm tattoo and some seriously amazing make-up.
@vanotyarts I knew that I wanted to do something more dramatic for Mulan, and I love the “ABG” look, so… #abg #mulan #disneyprincess #gloupdisney
Tiana also gets the Yudie treatment, and the result is absolutely killer.
@vanotyarts As much as I like the blue and green dresses in the film, I think pink was made for Tiana 😍 #tiana #disneyprincess #gloupdisney #artchallenge #art
Watching Yudie work is pretty mesmerizing! She makes updating the look of each princess seem so easy. Her fresh take on Jasmine is perfect:
@vanotyarts Aladdin is probably the only Disney movie I have never seen and I’m ashamed of myself 🤭 Jasmine is 😍 though. #aladdin #princessjasmine #gloupdisney
Yudie also took on the task of updating Rapunzel’s look, even though she notes that working with the 3-D image was more challenging than the others.
@vanotyarts The trickiness with 3D edits is that they’re a bit more involved, but Rapunzel is worth it ❤️ #rapunzel #disneyprincess #gloupdisney
Yudie says that she hopes other people are inspired by her work and create their own art as a result.
Art can sometimes be undervalued or ignored on these platforms, so I really just want to open people up to more of it.
She also said that she hopes people realize that even though her art might have specific aesthetics, none of it is meant to be taken as the best way for women to look:
None of my videos are meant to suggest a particular beauty standard. All the princesses are beautiful just as they are, and my videos are only exploring different looks for fun! No one should have to feel that they have to look like these characters — before or after my transformations. Everyone is beautiful!
Isn’t Yudie’s work amazing?! Yeah it is!
Make sure you let us know which princess transformation is your favorite in the comments!
Please and thank you!
