Father imagines what children’s abstract pictures would REALLY look like

A father-of-two has become an online sensation by using his editing skills to imagine what children’s drawings would look like in real life.

Tom Curtis, who lives in the UK, takes abstract art from creative little ones and uses Photoshop to bring them to life, be it an animal, an airplane – or even the Queen.  

He started the Things I Have Drawn Instagram account as a fun project with his two sons, Al and Dom, but now accepts submissions from children around the world. 

Speaking to Campaign Live, Mr Curtis said: ‘I thought about what the world really would look like the way kids drew them, drew animals or drew objects around them. So I decided it was a very simple idea and decided to turn the thing that my sons had drawn into something real.’

Examples of his work include a curious four-eyed creature with fangs, which he suggested could be an ‘abnormal mouse’ or a ‘mutant shrew’, and a terrifying interpretation of the Queen with a pinched nose and a spiky crown. 

Mr Curtis’ work has proved so popular that he’s released a book, Things I Have Drawn: At The Zoo.  

Here, FEMAIL shares some of the best examples…  

British father Tom Curtis uses Photoshop to imagine what children’s drawings (like the one pictured) might look like in real life. He has amassed 126,000 followers on Instagram with his creative ideas and has recently released a book bringing together some of his best work 

Mr Curtis decided the creature, with four eyes and fangs, could be an 'abnormal mouse or a mutant shrew' if it were to exist

Mr Curtis decided the creature, with four eyes and fangs, could be an ‘abnormal mouse or a mutant shrew’ if it were to exist

This unusual creature had the same pointy teeth, a small nose, curly hair and an abstract crown

This unusual creature had the same pointy teeth, a small nose, curly hair and an abstract crown

Mr Curtis used his skills to create this rather spooky version of the Queen. He captioned the image: 'A glimpse of Her Majesty, in lovely lime green. We love her really, don’t we boys'

Mr Curtis used his skills to create this rather spooky version of the Queen. He captioned the image: ‘A glimpse of Her Majesty, in lovely lime green. We love her really, don’t we boys’

Author Tom then photoshopped the image onto a picture of the Statue of Liberty, adding of his son's attempt at the monument: 'Al drew from a book - he’s not really been'

Author Tom then photoshopped the image onto a picture of the Statue of Liberty, adding of his son’s attempt at the monument: ‘Al drew from a book – he’s not really been’

Mr Curtis' son drew his interpretation of flight ZB016 that the family took from Luton to Spain

Mr Curtis’ son drew his interpretation of flight ZB016 that the family took from Luton to Spain

The father jokingly said this is what the 'real' plane looked like flying overhead

The father jokingly said this is what the ‘real’ plane looked like flying overhead

Author and artist Tom shared a snap of himself holding 'spinning eyes' over his face after his sons Al and Dom drew a 'portrait' of him (above), before posting a snap of 'reality'

Author and artist Tom shared a snap of himself holding ‘spinning eyes’ over his face after his sons Al and Dom drew a ‘portrait’ of him (above), before posting a snap of ‘reality’

Tom then showed what the picture would look like if it was reality, photoshopping himself to look rather cross-eyed in a hilarious image of what he would look like according to his sons

Tom then showed what the picture would look like if it was reality, photoshopping himself to look rather cross-eyed in a hilarious image of what he would look like according to his sons

Author Tom then shared a picture his sons had drawn of a hippopotamus, revealing they had sketched it at the zoo before he used it as inspiration for a photoshoppped version

Author Tom then shared a picture his sons had drawn of a hippopotamus, revealing they had sketched it at the zoo before he used it as inspiration for a photoshoppped version

In a hilarious 'children's reality', author Tom then posted a picture of a family of hippos, with his sons' version photoshopped into the midst of them, making for a very odd image

In a hilarious ‘children’s reality’, author Tom then posted a picture of a family of hippos, with his sons’ version photoshopped into the midst of them, making for a very odd image

Posting a snap of another one of his sons' creative sketches, author Tom showed off a long-necked creature with the caption: 'What could this be?', teasing his fans to guess

Posting a snap of another one of his sons’ creative sketches, author Tom showed off a long-necked creature with the caption: ‘What could this be?’, teasing his fans to guess

Author Tom then posted a snap of a cobra and ET, before settling on Donald Trump as imagined by his sons, writing of the reimagined drawing: 'He definitely looks a bit weird to me'

Author Tom then posted a snap of a cobra and ET, before settling on Donald Trump as imagined by his sons, writing of the reimagined drawing: ‘He definitely looks a bit weird to me’

Teasing his followers, author Tom then posted a picture of a four-legged animal urging them to guess what it was, with fans guessing 'a turtle' and even a tiger

Teasing his followers, author Tom then posted a picture of a four-legged animal urging them to guess what it was, with fans guessing ‘a turtle’ and even a tiger

Author Tom then posted a picture of a cow with a drawing of his son's face photoshopped onto it, writing: 'Didn’t you know? Of course it’s a cow!', racking up thousands of likes

Author Tom then posted a picture of a cow with a drawing of his son’s face photoshopped onto it, writing: ‘Didn’t you know? Of course it’s a cow!’, racking up thousands of likes

Revealing that he encouraged his sons to draw sketches according to the alphabet, artist Tom then shared an adorable drawing of a fish before posting an image of it photoshopped onto the side of a real fish

Revealing that he encouraged his sons to draw sketches according to the alphabet, artist Tom then shared an adorable drawing of a fish before posting an image of it photoshopped onto the side of a real fish

Artist Tom then posted a snap of a crab spread-eagled on the sand, as imagined through the eyes of his sons. He wrote: 'Another picture showed I thought we could probably make an entire alphabet out of the pictures we’ve made together'

Artist Tom then posted a snap of a crab spread-eagled on the sand, as imagined through the eyes of his sons. He wrote: ‘Another picture showed I thought we could probably make an entire alphabet out of the pictures we’ve made together’

Continuing the 'c' theme,  artist Tom Curtis posted a picture of a cockerel, photoshopped with a hilarious elongated beak as imagined by his son in another adorable post

Continuing the ‘c’ theme,  artist Tom Curtis posted a picture of a cockerel, photoshopped with a hilarious elongated beak as imagined by his son in another adorable post

Artist Tom Curtis then shared a picture from his 'p' theme to Instagram, holding up his son's sketch of a parrot, photoshopped onto a real picture of one with hilarious results

Artist Tom Curtis then shared a picture from his ‘p’ theme to Instagram, holding up his son’s sketch of a parrot, photoshopped onto a real picture of one with hilarious results

And in an adorable snap, author Tom posted  a snap of his son's attempt at a tiger with a rather small head, juxtaposed against a picture of a real tiger with a rather interesting side profile

And in an adorable snap, author Tom posted  a snap of his son’s attempt at a tiger with a rather small head, juxtaposed against a picture of a real tiger with a rather interesting side profile



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