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'Realistically painted' Bowser isn't realistic, but sure is painted and cool photo

If you're fragile like I am, chances are you're not quite over Photoshop artist Pixeloo's creepy digital representation of the "real life" Mario. I'm talking nightmares, people. 

As if inspired by Pixeloo's pedophile-esque rendition of Mario, German student and artist Marcus Blättermann has decided to work up a "realistic" rendition of the Nintendo universe's "big bad dinosaur," Bowser. Created in Photoshop, Marcus decided to take a different approach, changing some of Bowser's proportions in order to give him a more "animal" look.

The end result is a dinosaur wearing bondage gear, which quite frankly makes me burst into laughter each time I look at it. Odd that a "realistic" Mario -- the hero of the Nintendo universe -- makes me feel completely uncomfortable, but a more realistic dragon-dinosaur thing makes me giggle. Either I'm twisted or Nintendo needs to get its priorities straight.


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odintal's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/27/2008 18:37
odintal
i'd like to teach it to fetch
Xbudz's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/27/2008 18:37
Xbudz
Wow! I like it.
Awesome.
infinity's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/27/2008 18:39
infinity
grotesque, yet kind of cool.
Necros's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/27/2008 18:42
Necros
It actually looks like bad concept are for that fan game people were working on a while back, "I, Mario." Its goal was a realistic version of the Mario universe, which inevitably turned out to be pretty dark once you accounted for all of Mario's whimsical ideas in a real world setting.
Nick Chester's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/27/2008 18:43
Nick Chester
@ Necros:

Links, please. Our Google is broken.
Clockwork's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/27/2008 18:44
Clockwork
"Realistic"

Lulz.
Sam Spectre's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/27/2008 18:49
Sam Spectre
Puny arms are puny.
Xbudz's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/27/2008 18:58
Xbudz
@ odintal:

Chaoticwolf's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/27/2008 19:40
Chaoticwolf
Looks pretty cool to me.
GuitarAtomik's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/27/2008 19:44
GuitarAtomik
That is.....AAMAAAAAAAAAAZZIIIIINNGGG!
Sharpless's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/27/2008 20:01
Sharpless
@Nick
I, Mario has a wiki here. Their forum has a thread of Bowser character art. Looks like the project is dead, for the moment.
IceMax's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/27/2008 20:04
IceMax
I think it looks like garbage. he has no necks, and looks disproportioned and stumpy, none of which a king of all koopas would have.
Zombutler's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/27/2008 20:20
Zombutler


I gotz mad Paint skillz
TheToiletDuck's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/27/2008 20:21
TheToiletDuck
Needs moar Dennis Hopper
Necros's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/27/2008 20:22
Necros
@ Nick

Here's the Wiki for the project, and these are the forums. I first saw it on Digg almost two years ago, so I'm not sure how well the project is going, but the idea intrigued me.
Necros's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/27/2008 20:23
Necros
Damn, I had that page open and got distracted, and Sharpless took care of the links for me.
PaperBowser0's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/27/2008 20:33
PaperBowser0
I think I'm going to have nightmares.
jamesesdad's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/27/2008 20:42
jamesesdad
This looks awesome, saved with all my deviant art from fridays!
NWKopf's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/27/2008 21:20
NWKopf
Even if it's not realistic, it sure looks cool.
Magesx's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/27/2008 22:04
Magesx
Bowser is a turtle, not a dinosaur.
Seanus's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/27/2008 22:28
Seanus
Real life Peach next. kthx.

<.<
RAB's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/27/2008 23:33
RAB
needs moar badass



that's from that imario forum

would make a hell of an awesome GRAPHIC NOVEL
RAB's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/27/2008 23:37
RAB
maybe even a bedtime storybook
RskimB's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/28/2008 00:27
RskimB
bowzer tis even more badass
Teta's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/28/2008 00:55
Teta
Realistic or not, I CAME!
Sharpless's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/28/2008 01:01
Sharpless
@Necros
Sorry, didn't mean to answer for you. Just wasn't sure if you would come back to this post anytime soon. :)
Hiltz's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/28/2008 01:39
Hiltz
That's pretty cool.

Bowser = dragon + alligator snapping turtle
mistic's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/28/2008 03:01
mistic
I think he looks pretty evil-looking, so quite fitting for his type of guy :-)
Rainbowblack's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/28/2008 03:04
Rainbowblack
oh man I thought the subject said BROWSER...like some awesome painted gaming-related firefox skin
SWE3tMadness's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/28/2008 05:30
SWE3tMadness
RAB, I think I prefer your version. >.>

This is still pretty neat though.
TrailerParkJesus's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/28/2008 08:20
TrailerParkJesus
@Trevor McGee Brianna Banks? I gotta lay off the stuff
lAboMbA's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/28/2008 09:06
lAboMbA
i've got a big head...and little arms. i'm just not sure...how well this plan was thought through.

Holyetheline's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/28/2008 21:46
Holyetheline
That is very creepy. omfg
CrocBox's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/29/2008 19:34
CrocBox
HAHAHAHA oh... that is very disturbing...
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