Fan Art versus Official Art
A showdown between fan-made creations and their official counterparts
Title: Super Real Mario World
Artist: pixeloo
Above: We doubt that we’ll ever see Nintendo release anything like Pixeloo’s “real life” renditions of game and cartoon characters
Funny and morbid images like this…
Title: N/A
Artist: Bill Mudron
Above: Bill Mudron has done work for Disney, EGM, and Hudson. But he’s most famous for his off-the-wall fan art, like this depiction of what happens when Mario dies
And beautiful matte paintings with subtle digital tweaks like this…
Title: Mario World
Artist: Mikael “Orioto” Aguirre
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