My interests in the genres of fantasy and sci-fi inspire majority of my art pieces. Where I got my start with rendering characters was a combination of unskilled drawings of my own characters and drawing from reference those characters I liked most from various media. This combination and continued attempts at it has developed into my art and illustrations today.
Drawing my favorite characters from movies, TV series, comics, and video games can be considered fanart. Fanart sits in this strange zone of artists being inspired to create works of art based on copyrighted media. You do not own the rights to the characters or the fictions they are from, but you still feel inspired to create art of it.
I am much the same. It is simply a fact that drawing my favorite characters is a part of my artistic origins. The following are a sample of some of the fanart drawings I’ve made.
Arwen, played by Liv Tyler in The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
charcoal on white cardstock
The release of Peter Jackson's version of The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien is a huge source of inspiration for me. It expanded my imaginative world view, opening up new and exiting possibilities.
As Arwen is a source of inspiration and strength to her love, Aragorn, she also inspired me.
"Man With No Name", played by Clint Eastwood in The Dollars Trilogy
charcoal on cardstock
It could be said that I was a bit of a "daddy's girl". My dad, a man that kept his hands busy, has been a big artistic influence for me. So it's no wonder that, I too, came to love his western icon: the "Man With No Name" portrayed by Clint Eastwood. These movies include A Fistful of Dollars; For a Few Dollars More; and The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly.
Milla Jovovich
charcoal on smooth white bristol paper
With such movies as The Fifth Element and The Resident Evil Series (among many others), Milla Jovovich is an actress that expertly portrays strong female characters.
Paul Telfer
charcoal on cardstock
Ahem. What can I say? The actor Paul Telfer is an attractive man.
Ben Barnes
charcoal on cardstock
Much like The Lord of the Rings, I was also drawn in by the setting of C.S. Lewis's The Chronicles of Narnia. Ben Barnes portrays Prince Caspian in the movie The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian. Much like the aforementioned fanart, Ben Barnes is an attractive man.
Supernatural
charcoal and graphite on smooth white bristol paper
Supernatural was a long running series on CW. The two brothers, Dean (Jensen Ackles) and Sam (Jared Padalecki) Winchester are hunters of the supernatural evil in contemporary times. With an interesting setting and characters, the series was a great source of inspiration for me for many years.
This was a collaboration piece between a friend and I. Maria Iasillo drew Sam (Jared Padalecki) on the left and I drew Dean (Jensen Ackles) on the right and the backdrop.
300 Persian Messengers
charcoal on cardstock
The movie 300 struck me with the artistic feel of it's look and setting. It had a historic feel with its sepia tones and vibrant reds. So I felt inspired to render this scene of the Persian messengers approaching Sparta.
Shakugan no Shana
charcoal and acrylic paint on cardstock
Shakugan no Shana is one of many manga and anime that I was and am a fan of. This depiction is of Shana, a Flame Haze that fights the forces of the Crimson Realm that feed on the essence of living people which throws the world out of balance.
World Trigger Jin Yuichi
Digital Painting
Jin Yuichi is a character from the manga and anime World Trigger written by Daisuke Ashihara. World Trigger is a setting in which gates to other worlds appear that monsters come through and attack. In response, a national agency called Border was established to protect our world by channeling an internal energy called Trion.
Jin is a carefree character, however remains a powerful figure and influence over the narrative of the series.
Becky and Hei Hei
colored pencil
These recognizable characters are Hei Hei (left) from Moana and Becky (right) from Finding Dory, both by Disney. These quirky, feathery characters are some of the favorites of a friend of mine. So as a gift, I drew them in a cross-over for her.
While these fanarts are a part of my artistic origins, I rarely make fanart in this sense anymore. By this sense, I mean of worldwide distributed media and characters with copyrights.
Rather, I choose to use my artistry to render primarily characters that are my original creation or the creation of friends and players of tabletop RPG (roleplaying games).
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