You might be shocked to find out that some of your favorite fictional characters are based off of real people and animals. Check out these cartoons and other famous characters.

Shrek

Most cartoon characters go by one name but like you, they have real last names and you’ll never believe what some of them are.

John A. Zoidberg

Group of digital artists from puts the heads of animated characters to the famous photographs and paintings, they call it combo-pictures. Here’s you a selection of works by this team.

These cartoons represent a completely different kind of evolution. They are all very interesting and humorous.

These are the famous cartoon characters we all know from our childhood. They were created by artist David Rapoza who seems to have a real talent for making them devilish.

I like the style.

These are some very interesting three-dimensional cartoons by artist Luke O’Sullivan who is from Boston. He creates his cartoons by incorporating three dimension construction, printmaking, and drawing.

These are the types of cartoons that make you think a little bit before you laugh.

Imagine well-known classic paintings by famous artists mixed with cartoon characters. This combination is fun and impressive. Sadly we don’t know whose Photoshop work this is.

A selection of cool pictures of Polish surrealist painter Jacek Yerka.

Cartoon characters grow up too and here you can see some of them during their college life, others being grownups already. It’s not easy being adult even for cartoons :)