One of my absolute favorite things about being a part of the Tumblr community is seeing spectacular works of art on a daily basis.
Tumblr’s artists post fanart to the site very freely, sharing their gorgeous works with the communities who will love them the most. These original works can be crossovers with other TV shows or movies, cartoon panels giving the artist’s take on the newest episode, and countless other variations. I myself have a fanart tag on my Tumblr page where I reblog great artwork. In this post, I’ve included a few of my favorite examples of Tumblr fanart.
One of the most well-known Tumblr artists is Alice Zhang. She has posted her art for years and often sells her pieces at conventions. This is her interpretation of Starlord, the main character of the recent movie “Guardians of the Galaxy.” Click the picture for the original post.
Some pieces combine fandoms and historical artwork. This fanart by yamiswift places Buffy the Vampire Slayer in the role of Rosie the Riveter.
This fantastic crossover combines the characters from Marvel Studio’s “Thor” with the popular Broadway musical “Wicked.” With fanart, there are no limitations. Any genre, any book, any movie can be combined with anything to make a great original work. I absolutely love Tumblr users’ endless creativity. This piece was done by velvet-toucher. (Warning: Some of the art featured on the page is NSFW).
Here’s a picture of the original Wicked poster that the user imitated.
Photo via Frank Gumola on Flickr
Euclase is another popular Tumblr fanartist. She creates pieces of art on Photoshop based on her favorite fictional characters. This one depicts Tom Hiddleston’s character Henry in his recent film “Henry V.”
This fanart by natalaze shows Dean Winchester, one of the main characters of “Supernatural.”
Some art is based off of text posts. The post serves as the inspiration for a truly brilliant or comedic piece. This work by not-a-comedian, ironically, is hilarious. The text post combines Gotye’s song “Somebody That I Used To Know” with Dr. Suess’ “Horton Hears a Who.” Not-a-comedian’s addition combines them artistically, putting the Seuss characters in the style of Gotye’s music video.
For more amazing examples of fanart, you can check out the Tumblr tag. I’ll also link to some great art collections: This Spongebob anime fanart, an artist’s portrayal of Disney characters as real women, pompeii77’s lifelike artwork, and some awesome money art. Enjoy!
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