Amy Winehouse and Susan Boyle are turned into Avatars

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Amy Winehouse and Susan Boyle are turned into Avatars

Amy Winehouse and Avatar Avatar may have lost out at the Oscars but it still packs a pop cultural punch. You want proof? Amy Winehouse and Susan Boyle have been “Avatized” by 22 year old San Francisco-based photo shop whiz Robert Paulson. See the amazing pictures after the jump.

“I never used pohotoshop before this,” said Robert.

“Apart from a couple of school projects my experience was pretty much what everyone else’s is.

‘However, after seeing the film I saw a picture of Tilda Swinton, the British actress next to George Clooney where she towered over him.

‘I thought that reminded me of the scene in the movie where the character Jake Sully is rescued by the Na’vi princess.

‘So I set about making Tilda a Na’vi.’

I started to take in my favourite film stars and television show stars too,’ explained Robert.

‘It used to take me around four hours to do the first ones, but now with your average Photoshop programme and a trusty PC it takes me around two hours.

‘I am still a perfectionist about it though. I feel that I can never get the look of the yellow eyes, with their hypnotic irises and pupils and the Na’vi’s glowing dots to my satisfaction. Yet.’

Having completed over 100 examples of celebrity Avatar makeovers, Robert is now more than ever aware of the physical differences between humans and the fictional Na’vi.

‘You want to get the tail and the fact that they have three fingers and a thumb right,” said Robert.

‘I must have spent over 200 hours on this project so far, which is good considering I just finished college and am now looking for a job.

‘But, jokes aside, it has given me a huge appreciation of the skill and detail and genius of James Cameron and his team on a technical level.’

Impressed by Avatar’s Oscar haul in the technical categories, Robert was not surprised by its failure to win the coveted Best Picture Oscar.

Robert’s fave film this year? Not Avatar, but District Nine a South African film about Alien refugees.

Susan Boyle as Naavi Susan boyle and Avatar Amy Winehouse and Avatar Amy Winehouse and Na'avi