Well, if it can be any sort of consolation I drew tons of fanart during my first few years here. It's like training wheels to a lot of people to learn proper anatomy and the like without formal training. And of course they gain the popularity because media hypes these characters up more than one individual can about their own character. What gains them real popularity later on that's worth more than a pixel gift is whether they can get beyond using the training wheels and onto their own ideas, creations and styles.
Although you reminded me...I gotta start posting fancomics again. That section has been lacking major win. Time to spam non-Naruto related humor~
...i am listening to angels on the moon, and your rant just kinda fit the beat and stuff......dang now i really am going to realize it....i have to say, i am a little taken by that rant...because i know i am the kind of person that you are talking to....man, you just really made me realize that....i am..
Fan art or fanart is artwork that is based on a character, costume, item, or story that was created by someone other than the artist. The term, while it can apply to art done by fans of characters from books, is usually used to refer to art derived from visual media such as comics, movies or video games. In addition to traditional paintings and drawings, fan artists may also create web banners, avatars, or web-based animations, as well as photo collages, posters, and artistic representation of movie/show/book quotes.
Usually, it refers to fan labor artworks by amateur artists, or artists who are unpaid for their fan creations--so that, for example, professional comic adaptations of the Star Wars films would not be considered fanart while a version done by an unaffiliated fan would be. The distinctions here cannot always be finely drawn and the actual status of particular works can often fall into a gray area. It is a piece of work done by the fans on their imagination to the original one.
http://www.answers.com/main/ntquery?s=fanart&gwp=13
TheOtaku is a site for fans...which includes fanart.
Last edited by Japan86 at 1:17:57 AM CDT on June 28, 2010.
Six-year-olds and nuclear weapons: a combination that just can't be beat.
kamichama karin s
Otaku Legend | Posted 06/29/10 | Reply
@twiliwolf:
no no no, *flail* that's perfectly ok!!!
in fact, thank you...
i will try for more oc and the likes... ^-^'
*nya*
Gaarabeachbum
Otakuite++ | Posted 06/28/10 | Reply
ya i agree ^^ i do copy some but not all of the time i try to make my own and put my own touch to it ^^ i like to be a bit unique lol
twiliwolf
Otaku Eternal | Posted 06/28/10 | Reply
@kamichama karin s:
I'm sorry if I offended you or anything <:(
Sage of Magic
Moe Foxgirl (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 06/28/10 | Reply
*applaud*
Well, if it can be any sort of consolation I drew tons of fanart during my first few years here. It's like training wheels to a lot of people to learn proper anatomy and the like without formal training. And of course they gain the popularity because media hypes these characters up more than one individual can about their own character. What gains them real popularity later on that's worth more than a pixel gift is whether they can get beyond using the training wheels and onto their own ideas, creations and styles.
Although you reminded me...I gotta start posting fancomics again. That section has been lacking major win. Time to spam non-Naruto related humor~
kamichama karin s
Otaku Legend | Posted 06/28/10 | Reply
...i am listening to angels on the moon, and your rant just kinda fit the beat and stuff......dang now i really am going to realize it....i have to say, i am a little taken by that rant...because i know i am the kind of person that you are talking to....man, you just really made me realize that....i am..
xlolfishx
Kawaii Princiess (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 06/28/10 | Reply
I think my gallery has a nice balance. *nods*
Japan
Bagel Gurl | Posted 06/28/10 | Reply
Fan art or fanart is artwork that is based on a character, costume, item, or story that was created by someone other than the artist. The term, while it can apply to art done by fans of characters from books, is usually used to refer to art derived from visual media such as comics, movies or video games. In addition to traditional paintings and drawings, fan artists may also create web banners, avatars, or web-based animations, as well as photo collages, posters, and artistic representation of movie/show/book quotes.
Usually, it refers to fan labor artworks by amateur artists, or artists who are unpaid for their fan creations--so that, for example, professional comic adaptations of the Star Wars films would not be considered fanart while a version done by an unaffiliated fan would be. The distinctions here cannot always be finely drawn and the actual status of particular works can often fall into a gray area. It is a piece of work done by the fans on their imagination to the original one.
http://www.answers.com/main/ntquery?s=fanart&gwp=13
TheOtaku is a site for fans...which includes fanart.
Last edited by Japan86 at 1:17:57 AM CDT on June 28, 2010.
Six-year-olds and nuclear weapons: a combination that just can't be beat.