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A collection of Original Fanart
Fan Art: "Artwork that is based on a character, costume, collage, item, or story that was created by someone other than the artist" - Wikipedia
With that definition, the term "Original Fanart" may seem contradictory. However the images featured in this article are the perfect example of artworks that are based or inspired in something already existing (thus being considered "Fanart") yet presenting the artist's original vision of said
inspiration.
Said in less fancy words: "Fanart presented in the artist original style"
We all love fanart. That's because we all are fans of at least one thing: a book, a movie, a TV show, a game, even a fellow artist, and a large etcetera.
Fanart is not a stranger to deviantART, in fact you only have to check out the front page set to popular to discover a great plethora of fan artworks being submitted everyday, made from a great variety of artists, in an equal variety of styles.
Fandom is certainly very strong among the deviantART community, that's why the most avid fans of a certain show may consider staying away from sites like dA for an specific set of time to avoid spoilers
It is obvious that not all of us are fans of the same
subjects, but that's where the immense variety of styles and fandoms
among the community comes into play.
There's simply something for everyone! You just have to dig a little and I can assure you, you'll find fan works from any fandom whichever it is.
Quite often the fans try to emulate the style of the real thing. There are some who succeed at it. There are some times when you could think the fan artwork you're seeing is in fact official art, as opposed to art made from a fan.
But there are other times when it's precisely the opposite; when the artist tries to preserve the original idea but adding their own flavour, presenting the scene or the character in their own style. This gives as a result a fan artwork which you still identify as derivated from an existing show, game, movie or book but deviating from the original presentation, thus feeling more fresh and original.
If you add the immense plethora of styles among the dA artists to the equation, you'll have as result a wide range of different interpretations of the same character or scene.
Who said Fan Art couldn't be original?
There are still a lot of stigmas against Fan Art, one of them being the belief that you're giving up your originality and creativity as artist by making fanart, a debate that will go on forever.
However I believe, as shown with these features, that you can still create Fan Art without compromising your creativeness and originality. Just like with any other subject, you are free to present the idea in your own way.
Links of interest
The Fan Art Community Volunteers
`CreativeJenn - Fan Art
^KasumiCR - Fan Art
^JZLobo - Fan Fiction
Project Educate
An introduction to Fan Art Week
Some Fan Art Groups
#FanArtClassroom
#Fan-Art-Frenzy
#Video-game-Fan-art
I love this journal, very well done!!!
Many people still using Copyright that people who create and belong to the creator like Butch Hartman (creator of The Fairly OddParents), Man of Action (Ben 10), Scott Fellows (Johnny Test) and etc... Right? I think is very important when you have FanArt deviation with credit or Copyright sign. Others didn't follow the instruction, it's a lack of respect.
Hmm, I think there's a crossovers...
Anyway, you article is awesome
And you know what, I think that could blame for those creator who responsible for these deviations
When I think of original Fan Art, I think of something that either tries to repair original material's major flaws or play with them - Not just show it and indulge itself in it.
What's for example why I am not so keen toward OC - Here one can see how many people try to be creative and fail. It's like they don't even attempt to make them good. They just count on shout-out of others, that's all.