'Big is beautiful': Artist gives Jennifer Lawrence and Michelle Keegan plus-size makeovers

MOST A-listers are afraid of piling on the pounds, but a controversial artist has created portraits of fattened-up celebrities.

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The artist has given celebs including Jennifer Lawrence plus-size makeovers

David Lopera has designed plus-sized portraits of stars including Katy Perry, Michelle Keegan, Mila Kunis and even Frozen's Princess Elsa.

And the 20-year-old insists they all look better with more weight on them.

The budding artist sells his altered images to men who prefer their women plumper.

So far he has fattened some of the biggest celebrities on the planet and says he's happy to take commissions that focus on a specific celebrities.

David says the business is booming, with requests coming in from all over the world.

"Men are always writing to me asking if I can make their celebrities crushes look a bit fatter," said the artist, from Menorca.

"Emma Watson, Jennifer Lawrence and Kim Kardashian are some of the most popular requests I get."

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The 20-year-old Photoshop expert thinks Emma Watson looks better bigger

David, who is in a relationship with a big woman himself, says his clients prefer the famous faces with a bit more weight on their bones.

"These women look much better when they're overweight," he said. "I prefer Elsa [of Frozen fame] when she's a fat princess - that's a real woman right there."

Look at my pictures and you will see that big is beautiful

David Lopera

He is hoping that his work will help to prove that flab is better than abs.

And the artist wants to become renowned for his fattening Photoshop skills.

"Look at my pictures and you will see that big is beautiful," said David. "For example, Mila Kunis is much sexier with chunky thighs and a bulging belly that hangs around her waist."

The artist has been playing around with Photoshop since he was at school. However, he only began his unusual money-making scheme after his altered image of Katy Perry went viral last year.

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David sells his artwork to men who like bigger women

David said: "I love Katy Perry but she would look much more sexy with a few extra pounds.

"So for my own pleasure, I manipulated her first album cover to make her look a bit chubby.

"I uploaded it online and soon, men were messaging me with requests to Photoshop other stars to look flabby."

A computer technician by day, David has since received over 200 requests from men and women all over the world.

Each work takes around two days - with four to six hours spent on each in total - to complete.

"Usually each manipulation takes a few days but there have been times when I've spent a whole week on just one," he said.

Part of the reason for the lengthy production time is that clients have very specific ideas about how they want the final result to look.

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His plus-size version of Katy Perry went viral last year

"I know my clients want their fat celebs to look as realistic as possible," he explained.

"Some even have an idea of how much they want them to weigh. I don't stop until they look perfectly plump."

"When I get requests to make Disney characters - like Elsa and Ariel - look fat, I have to make a digital drawing on a pen tablet. That can take a long time too," he added.

Now he hopes to turn his part-time job into a full-time career. 

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He said: "I would love to dedicate my life to this. 

"The big women are beautiful but there are many people today who don't agree with that. 

"However when they see my gorgeous, fat celebrities, I think they might realise how wrong they are." 

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