AI recreates ‘The Simpsons’ characters as humans

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An artist has reimagined the beloved cartoon characters as humans with the help of AI software and a bit of photo retouching.

Hidreley Diao, a regular contributor to the site Bored Panda, let curiosity get the best of him, asking AI to render many animated household names in flesh and blood.

Diao said he “challenged” himself to use Photoshop, FaceApp, Gradiente and Remini to create somewhat realistic images of well-known cartoon characters, he explained on Bored Panda.

Cartoons often play on exaggerated features to create beloved caricatures, and viewers never question the outrageously large noses or stretched foreheads – but, when actualized, Diao’s results took people by surprise.

He recreated 23 popular animated characters as humans, including personalities from “The Simpsons” and even some Disney princesses.

“This post inadvertently brought back some good memories from my childhood,” Diao wrote. “Like every kid in my generation, I loved watching cartoons. I really loved the Simpsons and Hanna Barbera classics, and I can safely say that they’ve made a huge impact on my life.”

Some of the characters like Marge Simpson were reimagined with some red lipstick and yellow-toned pupils, while her iconic blue beehive appeared wig-like.

Homer Simpson, on the other hand, didn’t appear as realistic as the others – his infamous few strands of hair atop his crown still looked drawn on, while his eyes were wide and bulging.

However, Moe – a slouchy grump from “The Simpsons” with curly gray hair and a permanent scowl, was applauded by users as “very convincing.”

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