When celebs’ images are Photoshopped, it’s usually to make them look as slim as possible.

Not so for Spanish artist David Lopera: He uses photo manipulation to make svelte stars look 10 times heavier.

Lopera told the Daily News on Tuesday that he digitally alters pictures of some of the world’s sexiest celebrities because he wants to show that plus-size women “can be beautiful too,” and hopes to “change people’s mind about beauty standards.”

The 20-year-old computer technician embarked on his unique hobby after a manipulated photo of Katy Perry’s cover for her 2008 album “One of the Boys” went viral once he shared it on Deviantart, an online community of user-made artwork, last year.



The photo was an instant hit, with other users deluging him with requests to digitally manipulate celebs. Lopera has since received over 200 requests from around the world, with Emma Watson, Jennifer Lawrence and Kim Kardashian requested most often.



Besides celebs, he has also taken to creating heavier versions of beloved Disney characters such as Elsa from “Frozen” and Ariel from “The Little Mermaid.”

It only takes about three to four hours for Lopera to make his popular artworks. Despite the number of requests he receives, he told The News he does “95% of (his) work totally free.”

Lopera, whose goal is to make Photoshopping work his full-time job, said in a statement, “I would love to dedicate my life to this.”

“Look at my pictures and you will see that big is beautiful ... but there are many people today who don’t agree with that,” he said.

“However, when they see my gorgeous, fat celebrities, I think they might realize how wrong they are.”

Originally posted by rivers

How on earth can he empower big women if their bodies are smooth like that? Big girls have cellulite and stretch mark. Still an unrealistic portrayal