{"id":593,"date":"2025-03-31T16:01:18","date_gmt":"2025-03-31T13:01:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lbdigitalnews.com\/?p=593"},"modified":"2025-03-31T16:01:20","modified_gmt":"2025-03-31T13:01:20","slug":"ronald-ong-photoshops-animals-to-make-them-weird-because-why-not","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lbdigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/31\/ronald-ong-photoshops-animals-to-make-them-weird-because-why-not\/","title":{"rendered":"Ronald Ong Photoshops Animals To Make Them Weird, Because Why Not"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>t\u2019s getting harder and harder to get some light-heartedness in these seemingly everlasting Corona days. The weather is clearing up and we still have to spend most of our time indoors, avoiding social contact and being locked up with nothing but ourselves. That might sound like a bleak and depressing life, but it does come with perks. For instance, you have more time to become acquainted with lovely Instagram artists, like&nbsp;<a href="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.instagram.com%5C/ronnaldong%5C/%5C%22" target='\"_blank\"' rel='\"noreferrer' noopener>Ronald Ong!\n\n\n\n<figure class='\"wp-block-image\"'><img decoding='\"async\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/img-cdn.brainberries.co%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2020%5C/05%5C/ronald-ong-animal-surrealist-art-01.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"\"' class='\"wp-image-66916\"\/'>\n\n\n\n<figure class='\"wp-block-image\"'><img decoding='\"async\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/img-cdn.brainberries.co%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2020%5C/05%5C/ronald-ong-animal-surrealist-art-02.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"\"' class='\"wp-image-66917\"\/'>\n\n\n\n<figure class='\"wp-block-image\"'><img decoding='\"async\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/img-cdn.brainberries.co%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2020%5C/05%5C/ronald-ong-animal-surrealist-art-03.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"\"' class='\"wp-image-66918\"\/'>\n\n\n\n<!--nextpage-->\n\n\n\n<p>What Ronald does seems simple enough: he photoshops animals into weird, surrealistic works of art. It usually has to do with food, but he doesn\u2019t stick to just the one theme. He uses all manner of objects and even other animals, as long as it makes sense for the animal he\u2019s trying to photoshop.\n\n\n\n<figure class='\"wp-block-image\"'><img decoding='\"async\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/img-cdn.brainberries.co%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2020%5C/05%5C/ronald-ong-animal-surrealist-art-04.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"\"' class='\"wp-image-66919\"\/'>\n\n\n\n<figure class='\"wp-block-image\"'><img decoding='\"async\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/img-cdn.brainberries.co%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2020%5C/05%5C/ronald-ong-animal-surrealist-art-05.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"\"' class='\"wp-image-66920\"\/'>\n\n\n\n<!--nextpage-->\n\n\n\n<p>There\u2019s little known about the artist himself. He\u2019s a 21 year old digital artist from Malaysia, but we have no idea how long he\u2019s been making these works of art. It\u2019s obvious that he\u2019s either extremely talented or has been doing this for many years \u2013 probably both.\n\n\n\n<figure class='\"wp-block-image\"'><img decoding='\"async\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/img-cdn.brainberries.co%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2020%5C/05%5C/ronald-ong-animal-surrealist-art-06.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"\"' class='\"wp-image-66921\"\/'>\n\n\n\n<figure class='\"wp-block-image\"'><img decoding='\"async\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/img-cdn.brainberries.co%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2020%5C/05%5C/ronald-ong-animal-surrealist-art-07.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"\"' class='\"wp-image-66922\"\/'>\n\n\n\n<figure class='\"wp-block-image\"'><img decoding='\"async\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/img-cdn.brainberries.co%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2020%5C/05%5C/ronald-ong-animal-surrealist-art-08.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"\"' class='\"wp-image-66923\"\/'>\n\n\n\n<!--nextpage-->\n\n\n\n<p>There\u2019s obviously a lot to be said for how aesthetically pleasing these works are. The animals blend so smoothly with the objects that it almost feels real. While the photoshopping itself probably doesn\u2019t take that much skill (although it\u2019s far beyond mine, but my photoshop wizardry skills are at less than zero), I think the main appeal of these works of art is the complete concept and how everything looks.&nbsp;\n\n\n\n<figure class='\"wp-block-image\"'><img decoding='\"async\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/img-cdn.brainberries.co%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2020%5C/05%5C/ronald-ong-animal-surrealist-art-09.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"\"' class='\"wp-image-66924\"\/'>\n\n\n\n<figure class='\"wp-block-image\"'><img decoding='\"async\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/img-cdn.brainberries.co%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2020%5C/05%5C/ronald-ong-animal-surrealist-art-10.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"\"' class='\"wp-image-66925\"\/'>\n\n\n\n<p>Ofcourse, like every decent artist, Ronald Ong has a&nbsp;<a href="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.mozayik.co%5C/collections%5C/ronald-ong-fine-art-prints?sca_ref=201326.Goy85SlawZ%5C%22" target='\"_blank\"' rel='\"noreferrer' noopener>webshop&nbsp;where you can purchase some of his works of art on a print. They come at a pretty decent price, so you wouldn\u2019t even have to break the bank to make your living room look like animal surrealist heaven. One could argue why you\u2019d want to do that, but let\u2019s just leave that for a different article and conclude that you can.&nbsp;\n\n\n\n<figure class='\"wp-block-image\"'><img decoding='\"async\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/img-cdn.brainberries.co%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2020%5C/05%5C/ronald-ong-animal-surrealist-art-11.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"\"' class='\"wp-image-66926\"\/'>\n\n\n\n<figure class='\"wp-block-image\"'><img decoding='\"async\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/img-cdn.brainberries.co%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2020%5C/05%5C/ronald-ong-animal-surrealist-art-12.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"\"' class='\"wp-image-66927\"\/'>\n\n\n\n<figure class='\"wp-block-image\"'><img decoding='\"async\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/img-cdn.brainberries.co%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2020%5C/05%5C/ronald-ong-animal-surrealist-art-13.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"\"' class='\"wp-image-66928\"\/'>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m sure we\u2019ll be hearing a lot more from this amazing artist in the future, and now you can follow him on Instagram to make sure you stay in the loop of all things Ronald Ong!\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"</p><p>t\u2019s getting harder and harder to get some light-heartedness in these seemingly everlasting Corona days. 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