Rediscovering Fantasy through Fan Art
Posted by Meg
Fan art is a creative and engaging way to interact with a loved story when you (for the time being a least) don’t have any new material to read. What I love the most about fan art is that fans are inspired by the original work to create their own work and expand and experiment in different mediums. Well super-fan Kym, also known as spookysculpter on Deviant Art, has gone above and beyond with her most recent projects. From sewing to painting to warding, Kym has put together an impressive collection of items, costumes and photos proving that her level of awesomeness as fan and as an artist is something to be taken seriously.
Renna in an action pose
Here’s what she had to say about her process and her return to fantasy:
My sister recommended his books to me and I was not sure at first because I had not read fantasy for years and didn’t know if I would still like the genre. I was blown away by how awesome The Painted Man was and quickly got hold of The Desert Spear, Brayan’s Gold and even The Great Bazaar.
While reading all these I wanted to make some of my own Alagai Hora so I bought some wood and a wood-burning tool, had not used one before, and got to work. I liked the results and made some warded boxes as well.
With my mind on Halloween, which was coming up at the time, I made a warded necklace, a knife (made from balsa wood and a couple of rulers, and I sewed and distressed a Renna Tanner costume. It was the first costume that I have sewn, I usually make dolls and smaller things, so I tried a couple of new creative techniques as well as rediscovered my love for fantasy books.
So here’s her collection. Let’s start with her incredible Renna Tanner costume. I especially like the new breed of coreling she’s discovered!
Renna Tanner with a Coreling Cat
Renna with knife
Warded Legs
Warded Palm
Warded Necklace
Warded Knife
Warded Hand Box
Alagai Hora Painted Box
Alagai Hora
Warded Box
You can view more of Kym’s artwork on her deviant page.
Don’t forget to submit your own fan art to our latest contest by 11:59pm on December 31, 2011. For more details, check out the rules here.
The warded hand box is the most amazing thing… I want one. Hell, I just want that design on a shirt, black on white, or something. Amazing.
The necklace, the other boxes, and the alagai hora were also impressive, but I think the warded hand box was a clear winner for me.
Wow! Thank you so much for featuring my fanart, I would just like to add that the hand design on the warded hand box is by
http://medicinewolf.deviantart.com/
http://medicinewolf.deviantart.com/art/Warders-of-Old-169578710
who very kindly allowed me to use their design for my box.
Saw these on Deviant Art the other day, Kym. How awesome! Nice work with the wood burning.
Wish I had time to work on something. 🙁