Artist Illustrates Famous Characters And Their Spirit Animals

Is there anything more adorable than a movie character interacting with a pet? I honestly don’t think so. If you already think “oh they’re perfect” the only way to make it better and bring it to a whole new level is to add a pet. And that’s exactly what this artist did in his project “Famous characters and their pets”.

Aleksey Vinogradov is a digital artist from Russia who is extremely talented when it comes to painting portraits. Aleksey originally studied Costume Design at Saint Petersburg Art and Industry Academy but his talent for painting faces speaks for itself. He’s got over 120K followers on Instagram and he mostly does portraits of gorgeous women. The way Aleksey is able to portray the emotions in their faces, their attitude and their overall character is nothing short of amazing. In his project “Famous characters and their pets” Aleksey managed to capture our beloved movie characters so well and heir little spirit animals are the cherry on top.

1. Mathilda, “Léon: The Professional”
If by some chance you haven’t seen this movie, I urge you to watch it immediately. Matilda played by young Natalie Portman is a little girl who, due to some truly horrible circumstances, chooses to find comfort in the flat of the best hitman in New York. An unlikely friendship ensues. Aleksey thought that a black kitten would be a perfect spirit animal for Mathilda – very cute and affectionate but also a killing machine in the making.

2. Elizabeth Swann, “Pirates of the Caribbean”
Elizabeth Swan, who has been fascinated with Pirates from a young age makes a pretty awesome pirate herself. She’s great at sword fighting and smarter than most pirates. Her spirit animal is a wild cat and is it just me or does it look like it takes a bit after Captain Jack in terms of style and accessories?

3. Mystique, “The X-Men”
Mystique, played by Jennifer Lawrence in the X-Men movies, has a unique talent of being able to look like anyone she wants. So it’s actually fitting that her spirit animal would have that power too. A little mini Mystique. How cool would that be? One day it’s a puppy, next day it’s a cat, then suddenly a parrot on her shoulder. You’d never have to choose just one.