fanart
Unofficial character illustrations
Fanart is artwork created by fans depicting characters, settings, or scenes from existing media—movies, video games, anime, books.
It ranges from casual sketches to polished digital paintings, shared primarily online in fan communities.
She posts her fanart on Tumblr.
The term acknowledges both tribute and transformation: fans reimagining beloved properties through their own creative lens.
Dressing as media characters
- fanficUnofficial stories using existing characters
- headcanonUnconfirmed fan-created backstory
- shippingTransporting goods to destinations
- conventionAgreed standard of behavior
fanzine · otaku · fanbase · subculture · DeviantArt · Tumblr · commission · request
Picture explaining something
- sketchHasty informal drawing
- drawingMarks forming a picture
- paintingPigment on canvas
- lineworkDrawn strokes in art
coloring · shading · composition · stylization · aesthetic · brushwork · rendering · chibi
Fresh interpretation of existing material
- crossoverGenre-blending work or transition
- fusionJoining into unity
- mashupCombined creative fusion
- genderbendReimagine with changed sex
modernization · redesign · costume swap · role reversal · what-if · alternate universe · redraw
Expression of deep respect
- appreciationRecognition of worth
- dedicationWholehearted loyalty to purpose
- celebrationFestive event marking occasion
- honoringRecognizing with respect
acknowledgment · respect · admiration · love letter · devotion · commemorative · memorial · character study
cosplay
Dressing as media characters
- fanficUnofficial stories using existing characters
- headcanonUnconfirmed fan-created backstory
- shippingTransporting goods to destinations
convention · fanzine · otaku · fanbase · subculture · DeviantArt · Tumblr · commission · request · enthusiast
illustration
Picture explaining something
linework · coloring · shading · composition · stylization · aesthetic · brushwork · rendering · chibi · anime style
reimagining
Fresh interpretation of existing material
genderbend · modernization · redesign · costume swap · role reversal · what-if · alternate universe · redraw
homage
Expression of deep respect
- appreciationRecognition of worth
- dedicationWholehearted loyalty to purpose
- celebrationFestive event marking occasion
honoring · acknowledgment · respect · admiration · love letter · devotion · commemorative · memorial · character study
parody
Satirical imitation
- caricatureExaggerated comic depiction
- pasticheImitative artistic tribute
- satireMockery exposing vice
comic · doodle · reference · trace · study · copy · recreation
- Geek CultureTrekkie, Whovian, otaku, cosplay, cosplayer
- online artillustrations, digital painting, sketches, digital illustration, character design
- fanspeakOTP, ship, fic, fanfic, fanfiction
- fanworksfanfic, fanfiction, fanfilm, fanzine, zines
- Kodiadd-ons, skins, builds, repositories, repository
- doujin eventscircle, artist alley, booth, day pass, wristband
- fitness fanaticPerson obsessed with exercise
- religious fanaticismExtreme, uncompromising spiritual conviction