anthropomorphised animals
July 14, 2013 10:59 PM Subscribe
They all look like extras from Wes Anderson's version of Fantastic Mr. Fox.
(Not just because the portraits are all perfectly centered.)
posted by lisa g at 11:28 PM on July 14, 2013 [2 favorites]
(Not just because the portraits are all perfectly centered.)
posted by lisa g at 11:28 PM on July 14, 2013 [2 favorites]
The site that launched a thousand Twitter icons...
posted by gwint at 11:40 PM on July 14, 2013 [2 favorites]
posted by gwint at 11:40 PM on July 14, 2013 [2 favorites]
Totally faviconing these!
posted by Foci for Analysis at 11:58 PM on July 14, 2013
posted by Foci for Analysis at 11:58 PM on July 14, 2013
In 2212 a crack MAPPO commando team was sentenced to long term stasis for a crime they didn't commit. These elephantmen escaped from a secure stasis facility and disappeared into the criminal underground.
Engineered by the MAPPO Corporation to head an elite high speed persuit unit Cheetah Rivera lives her live one quarter mile at a time and is a consummate bunco artist. When not fleecing a mark in a short con, she is the best getaway driver in the business.
Wally Tusk, once MP in MAPPO's illegal army, now enforcer, muscle and second in command.
The enigmatic cyberciminal known only as Nyan is rumored to have been commander of MAPPO's cyber warfare unit. Now specializes in wire fraud.
Squeeky Jones, SIGINT, has found the transition to the private sector difficult, and is now comic sidekick and pilot. Squeeky can fly anything with wings and some things without.
And the leader Jeremy Lion. Bred for command. Master strategist and tactician. Speaks 14 languages fluently, plays the violin at virtuoso level, and is ranked grandmaster in Kal-toh.
Together they travel the globe fixing unsolvable problems and causing massive property damage. If you have a problem, if no-one else can help, maybe you can hire (Dramatic pause) the A-Team.
posted by Ad hominem at 12:05 AM on July 15, 2013 [11 favorites]
Engineered by the MAPPO Corporation to head an elite high speed persuit unit Cheetah Rivera lives her live one quarter mile at a time and is a consummate bunco artist. When not fleecing a mark in a short con, she is the best getaway driver in the business.
Wally Tusk, once MP in MAPPO's illegal army, now enforcer, muscle and second in command.
The enigmatic cyberciminal known only as Nyan is rumored to have been commander of MAPPO's cyber warfare unit. Now specializes in wire fraud.
Squeeky Jones, SIGINT, has found the transition to the private sector difficult, and is now comic sidekick and pilot. Squeeky can fly anything with wings and some things without.
And the leader Jeremy Lion. Bred for command. Master strategist and tactician. Speaks 14 languages fluently, plays the violin at virtuoso level, and is ranked grandmaster in Kal-toh.
Together they travel the globe fixing unsolvable problems and causing massive property damage. If you have a problem, if no-one else can help, maybe you can hire (Dramatic pause) the A-Team.
posted by Ad hominem at 12:05 AM on July 15, 2013 [11 favorites]
Yeah, I suppose that would have worked as the FPP text, too.
posted by paleyellowwithorange at 12:08 AM on July 15, 2013
posted by paleyellowwithorange at 12:08 AM on July 15, 2013
I went to a ukulele jam this weekend, and the main organizer looked just like the koala. Hawaiian shirt, grey hair, slightly chubby.
posted by Fig at 2:35 AM on July 15, 2013 [1 favorite]
posted by Fig at 2:35 AM on July 15, 2013 [1 favorite]
The walrus is totally not caring that you think his sweater is ridiculous. He knows it's ridiculous, but he still wears it because he has an unshakable faith in his fashion sense. Your opinions don't count to the walrus.
posted by GenjiandProust at 2:48 AM on July 15, 2013
posted by GenjiandProust at 2:48 AM on July 15, 2013
Good stuff...I'm reminded of Ryan Berkley and his wife at Berkley Illustration out of Portland. Their Etsy page.
posted by NervousVarun at 4:09 AM on July 15, 2013
posted by NervousVarun at 4:09 AM on July 15, 2013
Counterpoint: Animals should definitely not wear clothing.
posted by Ennis Tennyone at 4:36 AM on July 15, 2013
posted by Ennis Tennyone at 4:36 AM on July 15, 2013
Together they travel the globe fixing unsolvable problems and causing massive property damage. If you have a problem, if no-one else can help, maybe you can hire (Dramatic pause) the A-Team.
The A-Team is a little too silly. I'd rather watch Angus MacGyver.
posted by RonButNotStupid at 5:16 AM on July 15, 2013
The A-Team is a little too silly. I'd rather watch Angus MacGyver.
posted by RonButNotStupid at 5:16 AM on July 15, 2013
I'd rather watch Angus MacGyver.
Dog looks like a McGuyver.
We need a lot more so we can have Remington Steele, Simon & Simon, Hart to Hart(obviously played by Harts),Hill Steet Blues, Miami Vice.
posted by Ad hominem at 5:25 AM on July 15, 2013
Dog looks like a McGuyver.
We need a lot more so we can have Remington Steele, Simon & Simon, Hart to Hart(obviously played by Harts),Hill Steet Blues, Miami Vice.
posted by Ad hominem at 5:25 AM on July 15, 2013
The sloth has Miami Vice covered. He looks good AND he knows it.
posted by Atreides at 6:23 AM on July 15, 2013 [2 favorites]
posted by Atreides at 6:23 AM on July 15, 2013 [2 favorites]
These are cute and all, but more than a little half-assed. It's especially apparent blown up to full size: A lot of really atrocious stretching (bat), weird overlaps (house cat), mismatched image quality (puppy), and the classic, light coming from the wrong direction (walrus). And just a lot of really, really obvious seams.
They'll do as tiny internet avatars, but dude seriously expects to get up to $224 per print?
posted by Sys Rq at 7:25 AM on July 15, 2013 [2 favorites]
They'll do as tiny internet avatars, but dude seriously expects to get up to $224 per print?
posted by Sys Rq at 7:25 AM on July 15, 2013 [2 favorites]
The elk is not angry at you. Just disappointed.
posted by TheWhiteSkull at 8:27 AM on July 15, 2013 [1 favorite]
posted by TheWhiteSkull at 8:27 AM on July 15, 2013 [1 favorite]
I was going to mention Berkley illustration, already mentioned above! Also our own Lou Stuells' Etsy shop. And many other artists. These portraits are really terrific but digitally adding clothes doesn't do much for me when so many artists illustrate both the animal AND the clothes.
posted by Glinn at 9:08 AM on July 15, 2013
posted by Glinn at 9:08 AM on July 15, 2013
Primus sez, Animals Should Not Try to Act Like People.
posted by Herodios at 9:10 AM on July 15, 2013
posted by Herodios at 9:10 AM on July 15, 2013
If I dressed as well as any one of these animals, I'd be laughing.
posted by bicyclefish at 10:19 AM on July 15, 2013 [1 favorite]
posted by bicyclefish at 10:19 AM on July 15, 2013 [1 favorite]
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