Breakfast Topic: What is your favorite World of Warcraft fan art or media?
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With the massive number of players logging in every day to WoW, there's an equally expansive amount of art and media coming from that player base. Very few games have ever brought out such a community of creative minds showing the rest of us their vision of a fantasy world. From machinima to custom WoW dolls (I mean action figures -- right, guys?), to Horde/Alliance-themed cakes, there are a ton of different venues for artists of all varieties to express their passion for the game.
I've just recently begun to start watching WoW-based machinima and have discovered there are quite a few masterpieces out there from people who seem talented enough to write or direct feature films. After the Cataclysm launch, I'm going to start an ongoing fan fiction story about a rogue and what his life is like after Deathwing ravages Azeroth. It should be plum full of adventures and high jinks! Although I'd love to include custom artwork with that story, my drawing skill ends at stick figures, so I'll have to use to screen shots.
Out of all the different art, videos, and other "warcrafts," are there any you'd like to participate in? Or maybe you already check out great fan art, make custom troll outfits for cosplay, or bake cupcakes shaped like murlocs. What are your favorites?
With the massive number of players logging in every day to WoW, there's an equally expansive amount of art and media coming from that player base. Very few games have ever brought out such a community of creative minds showing the rest of us their vision of a fantasy world. From machinima to custom WoW dolls (I mean action figures -- right, guys?), to Horde/Alliance-themed cakes, there are a ton of different venues for artists of all varieties to express their passion for the game.
I've just recently begun to start watching WoW-based machinima and have discovered there are quite a few masterpieces out there from people who seem talented enough to write or direct feature films. After the Cataclysm launch, I'm going to start an ongoing fan fiction story about a rogue and what his life is like after Deathwing ravages Azeroth. It should be plum full of adventures and high jinks! Although I'd love to include custom artwork with that story, my drawing skill ends at stick figures, so I'll have to use to screen shots.
Out of all the different art, videos, and other "warcrafts," are there any you'd like to participate in? Or maybe you already check out great fan art, make custom troll outfits for cosplay, or bake cupcakes shaped like murlocs. What are your favorites?
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Reader Comments (Page 3 of 4)
Knob Nov 27th 2010 11:04AM
Badass just doesn't seem to quite say it all.
TheBigFatMuffinMan Nov 27th 2010 10:30AM
My mind. It is blown. Too many good artworks!
TheBigFatMuffinMan Nov 27th 2010 10:34AM
Forgot to add one of my favorites. Awesome picture of an awesome set.
http://us.blizzard.com/en-us/community/fanart/index.html?ip=warcraft#
Jejin Nov 27th 2010 10:38AM
I'm a big fan of machinima's, and I waste more time than I should browsing youtube for them. I'm also into fan music, but of course I'm a bit biased to that. ;)
Tim {the other Tim} Nov 27th 2010 10:37AM
One of my favorite wow sub-medias is Fanart. I thought they were nerdy and silly at first, then I started reading them more.
Here is one I like.
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5530054/1/Gunmouth
Sidda Nov 27th 2010 10:51AM
I didn't even have to think twice:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAOoRtPr5Kk
STHedgeHog Nov 28th 2010 5:52AM
Its been Ages since I've seen that vid. Loved it, and after listening to it it's stuck in my head once again :D
Mastari Nov 27th 2010 10:57AM
There was an anime style fan art of the Moroes fight in karazhan I loved it but I can't seem to find it now. I remember an orc warrrior and feral bear tank.
Hiwa Nov 27th 2010 11:13AM
Best fan-fic hands down: Destron's Travels through Azeroth and Outland. Don't let the title deceive you though; he is actually (slowly) making his way across Northrend.
http://destron.blogspot.com/
Alcoma Nov 27th 2010 11:17AM
It may have been around for a while, but being the giant Discovery Channel nerd I am, I'd have to say Boom De Yada WoW.
wonderjeff7 Nov 27th 2010 11:26AM
I was LOVING the POWER OF THE HORDE wallpaper, but I can't find a link for it anymore!
Wait, just got it http://videogames.desktopnexus.com/wallpaper/366436/
Schadenfreude Nov 27th 2010 11:45AM
Aureath http://aureath.deviantart.com/ draws AMAZING goblins and trolls and I wish the in-game models looked like this.
alpha5099 Nov 27th 2010 12:13PM
This, a thousand times this:
http://us.blizzard.com/en-us/community/fanart/index.html?ip=warcraft#768
I absolutely adore male Draenei, but as cool as I think they are, their in-game appearance can never hold a candle to how badass they look in some fan-art, and this for my money is probably the epitome of Draenei badassitude. I immediately rolled a Draenei paladin after seeing that art, though that toon didn't actually get all that far.
Ithrandil Nov 27th 2010 2:42PM
I was going to poste this same picture, greatest bit of paladin art ever, of any race, and one of my absolute favorite fan-arts of any series or game. I'm a Hordie and I love love love my Belf paladins, but this picture is so absolutely incredible that I also made a draenei paladin becuase of this pic. Too bad it's nowhere near the same, so much is relayed with no text whatsoever, it's amazing, but the in-game male draenei don't look anywhere near as cool.
Rhamona Q Nov 27th 2010 12:33PM
One of my favorite machinimas ever:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oC_xTlMWui4
Also the warlock wallpapers from www.felfire.com http://felfire.com/warlock/hoist-the-colours/
Qetu Nov 27th 2010 12:45PM
Really? No "I'm MT"?. I know it's chinese, but it's hugely popular and a lot of fun.
Look it up on youtube.
Behr Nov 27th 2010 1:24PM
My favorite was from Vanilla WoW. It was a drawing of a tier 2 Paladin. It was hosted on curse-gaming's original site. I have been looking for it forever and can no longer find it unfortunately.
Joester Nov 27th 2010 2:54PM
My favorite Media was the, "A Day in the Life."
http://wow.joystiq.com/2009/08/26/wow-moviewatch-a-day-in-the-life/
Lorthenar Nov 27th 2010 3:14PM
I have a lot of good arts but I love the Darrowshire video by Cranius!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-SJ9xey_1Q
Skarlette Nov 27th 2010 8:18PM
I second the nomination for Cranius' "Darrowshire." It's a masterpiece.