30 Badly Drawn Animal Portraits That Look Like Masterpieces
Badly drawn animal portraits do not usually sound like the kind of art people line up to see, but Hercule Van Wolfwinkle has turned them into a full-on internet favorite. His sketches are messy, exaggerated, and completely unbothered by realism, which is exactly why they work.
In this collection, the animals look half masterpiece, half glorious disaster, and every portrait seems to get more ridiculous than the last. The joke is simple, but the execution makes each one feel weirdly charming, especially when the titles lean into the chaos.
By the end, you may find yourself picking a favorite for all the wrong reasons. Read on.
1. Draw me like one of your French cats...
2. Bat Dog with underwear?
3. Derpy donkey!
4. Levitating hand slave.
5. Toothpaste ad contestant.
6. Sharp dog!
7. Those eyes. Wow.
8. May I please have an extra-long hamster?
9. That underwear though.
10. Derpy cat?
11. That tongue though.
12. Oh, the '80s hairdo dog!
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13. Extra-long French bulldog.
14. Aww! The yellow underwear's constant.
15. Skateboarding cat!
16. Mr. Ruffus, most likely.
17. The dog who needs to focus on some limb exercises.
18. The five-limbed dog with a chicken tail?
19. The spotted dog with yellow underwear!
20. The wild-haired dog!
21. Three-legged dog? Or human in a dog costume?
22. Dog Vader?
23. Mr. Underwear?
24. The otter dog!
25. The dog with an extremely stretched paw.
26. The spooked dog.
27. Delightful! Dog in red underwear with a hamster for a tail.
28. Big-brain dog.
29. The happy dog without a stick.
30. Um. Speechless.
Well, it looks like Hercule really needs to work on adding some fat to his portraits because those are some sharp images. I mean, look at #6; he's so sharp that even looking at the portrait could impale you.
Either way, it's great to see that the original dogs are dog-like and don't hover like Dog Vader in #22. Which one's your favorite portrait? Comment down below!
Not done obsessing over Phil Heckles and his silly pet portraits? Check out more of his work we've featured before right here.
Want that same “I can’t believe you captured them” reaction? See pet owners crying after Disney-style portraits for their rainbow bridge friends.
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