Do you cringe when you hear the term ‘Fan Art?’ Does horrible ecchi, or amateurish fantasy mash-ups come to mind? Well, it doesn’t all suck. In fact, there are some wonderfully talented artists out there inspired by many of the books, movies and videogames that I love so much. I’ve gone ahead and collected some of the artwork that’s impressed me most to prove one thing: fan art doesn’t suck.
Calvin and Hobbes by Jaime Posadas
April by Dave Rapoza
Dirty as Hell by duss005
Retro Mario Poster by Unknown
What The…? by adonihs
The key to great fan art, in my opinion, isn’t to emulate the original art, but to capture the spirit and the essence of the subject and cast it in a different light. All of the above pieces do that wonderfully. There’s a whole lot more where this came from. So expect a series of similar posts to pop up in the near future!
There is a huge amount of Wheel of Time fanart out there, but this is one of my all-time favorites.