I've been thinkin'... (okay not really...)
Every artist and their mothers draws fanart at some point. Some do it very rarely and some do it all the time. But do you ever wonder if most of those pieces of art are actually "fanart" at all?
A fan is someone that is devoted to someone or something. So technically, fanart is artwork made by someone that is devoted to or enjoys that property. But what about artwork with licensed characters that are made by artists that have no interest or have not engaged in the series or property the characters are based off of? What is the ratio of artists drawing fanart of a video game character because they really like the game to artists that do it without knowing anything about the game or character at all?
This isn't me judging the merit of the artist or their work by any means at all, but I do wonder whether or not "fanart" is still considered fanart even if it's not made by fans.
What do y'all think about it?
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05 Dec 2017 00:51 CET
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