Some cartoons have such distinctive aesthetics, a unique “feel,” that viewers may recognize them right away. In order to draw oneself in 100 self-portraits, cartoonist Kevin McShane opted to imitate some of the most cherished and well-known cartoons.
Cartoons used to be almost like a religion, but we don’t know what the youngsters are doing these days. Since they were exclusively shown on television, you occasionally had to skip class in order to see them or get up early on Saturdays and Sundays in order to catch all of your favorites. I may infer that he was one of these kids based on the amazing recreations of cartoon styles that this artist has created.
The detail in Kevin’s drawings is astounding; he manages to convey the essence of each cartoon in a single, straightforward self-portrait. It must have been enjoyable to do the research! It is 2 AM, Kevin. Why are you chewing on Cheetos while watching old episodes of Snorks on the couch?
“Research!”
If you scroll down to see Kevin’s fantastic self-portraits in 100 different cartoon art forms, you just might discover your new favorite!

#1 Matt Groening (The Simpsons)

#2 Seth Macfarlane (Family Guy)

#3 Charles Schulz (A Charlie Brown Christmas)

#4 Hanna Barbera (The Flintstones)

#5 Jim Davis (Garfield & Friends)

#6 Craig Mccracken (The Powerpuff Girls)

#7 Hanna-Barbera (Scooby Doo)

#8 Trey Parker & Matt Stone (South Park)

#9 Akira Toriyama (Dragon Ball Z)

#10 Van Partible (Johnny Bravo)

#11 Klasky Csupo (Rugrats)

#12 Stephen Hillenberg (Spongebob Squarepants)

#13 Bruce Timm (Batman: The Animated Series)

#14 Jay Howell (Bob\’s Burgers)

#15 Rankin/bass (Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer)

#16 Alex Hirsch (Gravity Falls)

#17 Genndy Tartakovsky (Dexter’s Laboratory)

#18 Sunbow (Transformers)

#19 Peyo (The Smurfs)

#20 Pendleton Ward (Adventure Time)

#21 Chris Gifford (Dora The Explorer)

#22 Mike Judge (King Of The Hill)

#23 John Lasseter (Toy Story)

#24 Osamu Tezuka (Astroboy)

#25 Jhonen Vasquez (Invader Zim)

#26 Ub Iwerks (Mickey Mouse, Willie Whopper)

#27 Max Fleischer (Popeye, Betty Boop)

#28 Don Hertzfeldt (Billy\’s Balloon, Rejected Cartoons)

#29 Chuck Jones (Warner Bros)

#30 Tom Ruegger (Tiny Toons, Animaniacs)

#31 Povenmire & Marsh (Phineas & Ferb)

#32 Hanna-Barbera (The Jetsons)

#33 Terry Gilliam (Monty Python\’s Flying Circus)

#34 Nicolas Broca (Snorks)

#35 Craig Bartlett (Hey Arnold!)

#36 Hayao Miyazaki (Spirited Away)

#37 Bryan Konietzko (Avatar : The Last Airbender)

#38 Dave Fleischer (Superman)

#39 Danny Antonucci (Lupo The Butcher, Ed, Edd, N Eddy)

#40 Jim Jinkins (Doug)

#41 Tatsuo Yoshida (Speed Racer)

#42 Brad Bird (The Iron Giant)

#43 Grim Natwick (Snow White)

#44 Sunbow (Jem)

#45 Dic Enterprises, Inc. (The Real Ghostbusters)

#46 Otto Messmer (Felix The Cat)

#47 Tom Yohe (Schoolhouse Rock)

#48 Walter Lantz (Woody Woodpecker, Chille Willie)

#49 Yoshito Usui (Crayon Shin-Chan)

#50 Windsor Mccay (Little Nemo, Dreams Of A Rarebit Fiend)

#51 Bill Plympton (Plymptoons)

#52 Joe Casey And Joe Kelly (Ben 10)

#53 Adam Reed (Frisky Dingo, Archer)

#54 Maxwell Atoms (The Grim Adventures Of Billy And Mandy)

#55 John Kricfalusi (Ren & Stimpy)

#56 Herbert Klynn (Alvin & The Chipmunks)

#57 Monkey Punch (Lupin The 3rd)

#58 Bruno Bianchi (Inspector Gadget)

#59 Rankin/bass (Thundercats)

#60 Glen Keane (Disney)

#61 Masashi Kishimoto (Naruto)

#62 Chris Mcculloch (Venture Bros.)

#63 J.g. Quintel (Regular Show)

#64 Grim Natwick (Betty Boop)

#65 Tex Avery (Mgm)

#66 Doug Wildey (Jonny Quest)

#67 Heinz Edelmann (Yellow Submarine)

#68 Ruby Spears (Thundarr The Barbarian)

#69 Ralph Bakshi (Lord Of The Rings, Fire And Ice, Cool World)

#70 Shinichirō Watanabe (Cowboy Bebop)

#71 Andre Medina (Paperman)

#72 Sunbow (G.i. Joe)

#73 Craig Mccracken (Foster\’s Home For Imaginary Friends)

#74 Jay Ward (Rocky & Bullwinkle, Dudley Do-Right)

#75 Filmmation (He-Man)

#76 Fine/snowden (Bob & Margaret)

#77 Cambria Productions (Clutch Cargo)

#78 Cordell Barker (The Cat Came Back)

#79 Dic Enterprises, Inc. (M.a.s.k.)

#80 Lesean Thomas (The Boondocks, Black Dynamite)

#81 Bruno Bozzetto (Signor Rossi)

#82 Katsuhiro Otomo (Akira)

#83 Peter Chung (Aeon Flux)

#84 Haruhiko Mikimoto (Macross)

#85 Loren Bouchard (Home Movies)

#86 Songgu Kwon (Metalocalypse)

#87 Bob Clampett (Beany And Cecil)

#88 Brian Cosgrove (Danger Mouse)

#89 Don Bluth (All Dogs Go To Heaven, Dragon\’s Lair)

#90 Toei Animation (Fist Of The North Star)

#91 Everett Peck (Duckman)

#92 Bill Meléndez (Gerald Mcboing Boing)

#93 Gene Deitch (Tom Terrific, Terrytoons)

#94 Pacific Animation Corporation (Silverhawks)

#95 Ken Mundie (Fat Albert)

#96 Craig Kellman (The Critic)

#97 Hideaki Anno (Neon Genesis Evangelion)

#98 Lauren Macmullan (Mission Hill).

#99 Frank Tashlin (Private Snafu)

#100 Ralph Bakshi (Heavy Traffic, Street Fight)
