Fan Art - Revision history

Tombraidergirl at 18:05, 13 July 2015

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Tombraidergirl at 10:24, 31 August 2009

2009-08-31T10:24:18Z

Ostercy: /* The Deviant Art Website */

2009-02-23T09:44:08Z

‎The Deviant Art Website

Ostercy at 22:58, 14 February 2009

2009-02-14T22:58:24Z

Ostercy: /* Artists from the Tomb Raider comics */

2008-10-10T09:51:59Z

‎Artists from the Tomb Raider comics

Ostercy: /* Artists from the Tomb Raider comics */

2008-10-10T09:49:35Z

‎Artists from the Tomb Raider comics

Ostercy: /* Artists from the Tomb Raider comics */

2008-10-08T07:26:44Z

‎Artists from the Tomb Raider comics

Ostercy at 07:59, 7 October 2008

2008-10-07T07:59:17Z

Ostercy: /* Selected references */

2008-10-07T07:56:28Z

‎Selected references

Ostercy: /* The effect of Lara's image on fan artwork */

2008-10-07T07:47:40Z

‎The effect of Lara's image on fan artwork

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	'''Fan Art''' refers to artwork created by fans (either professional or amateur) which usually features copyrighted characters (such as, for example, [[Lara Croft]], [[Kurtis Trent]], [[Winston]], ''et cetera'').		'''Fan Art''' refers to artwork created by fans (either professional or amateur) which usually features copyrighted characters (such as, for example, [[Lara Croft]], [[Kurtis Trent]], [[Winston]], ''et cetera'').

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 * copies of comic artwork by artists like [[Michael Turner]] <br>
 * nude, fetish and furry TR artwork<br>
-* photos of cosplayers dressed as [[Lara Croft]]<br>
+* photos of [[cosplayers]] dressed as [[Lara Croft]]<br>
 * adaptations of TR game pack covers<br>
 * cartoons and cartoon comic strips featuring Lara<br>

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		+	==Fan Art Sites==

		+	[http://web.archive.org/web/20000926120658/volc.ctimes.net/ Visions Of Lara Croft] (1999-2003, no longer active)<br>
		+	[http://www.planetlara.com/fan_artwork.asp Fan Art at Planet Lara]<br>
		+	[http://www.larasanctuary.com/fanart/fanart.html Fan Art at Lara's Sanctuary]<br>
		+	[http://www.tombraiderboard.com/index.php?s=9a1e705d35feba45144e02907b625370&showforum=141 Fan Art Archive at tombraiderboard]<br>
		+	[http://browse.deviantart.com/?qh=&section=&q=lara+croft Lara Croft at Deviant Art]
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 * [[Michael Turner]]

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 * [[Michael Turner]]
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-===From [[user:Ostercy|Ostercy]]===
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 The overt sexuality of [[Lara Croft]] - as demonstrated both by her deliberately designed in-game "sexy" image and by the advertising materials used on the release of the early games - gave rise to a phenomenon known as "Nude Raider", and thus pictures showing the naked Lara were almost certainly the first fan work to be distributed on the Web. Even the initial concept art for Lara, sometimes attributed to [[Toby Gard]], shows her as a conventionally attractive "action babe" dressed in tight or revealing clothing, and this image has naturally increased her appeal as the subject of fan art. The "sexuality" quotient was probably increased even more by Lara's portrayal in the Top Cow comics as a woman with the face and body of a supermodel, and by the casting and performance of "sex goddess" [[Angelina Jolie]] in the first [[movie]]. Recent moves by the game developers to freeze Lara's age in the early twenties (originally she was born in 1968 and would be 40 by now), as well as the casting of nubile "actresses" dressed in (sometimes embarrassingly) skimpy clothing to portray Lara at trade conferences has cemented the image of Lara as a "sex kitten" almost irrevocably. Lara Croft's tight clothing, tightly-wound ponytail (until recently), large boots, thigh holster straps, threatening guns, ''et cetera'', as well as her almost "dominatrix" characterisation has almost led to her becoming a "fetish" character, and the existence of a great deal of Tomb Raider fetish artwork probably arises from these design decisions. The original cosplayers (fans who dress as Lara) were probably as interested in Lara's potential to arouse as they were in her ability to raid tombs. Attempts to portray Lara as "caring" and "athletic" in her more recent incarnations has not diminished her role as an object of sexual fantasy for both genders, nor diminished the exposure of younger Tomb Raider fans to sexualisation by media. Unlike some other franchises where the focus of erotic attention is usually on subsidiary characters (Star Trek's Seven of Nine, Batman's Catwoman, for example), in Tomb Raider the focus is almost wholly on Lara.

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 The overt sexuality of [[Lara Croft]] - as demonstrated both by her deliberately designed in-game "sexy" image and by the advertising materials used on the release of the early games - gave rise to a phenomenon known as "Nude Raider", and thus pictures showing the naked Lara were almost certainly the first fan work to be distributed on the Web. Even the initial concept art for Lara, sometimes attributed to [[Toby Gard]], shows her as a conventionally attractive "action babe" dressed in tight or revealing clothing, and this image has naturally increased her appeal as the subject of fan art. The "sexuality" quotient was probably increased even more by Lara's portrayal in the Top Cow comics as a woman with the face and body of a supermodel, and by the casting and performance of "sex goddess" [[Angelina Jolie]] in the first [[movie]]. Recent moves by the game developers to freeze Lara's age in the early twenties (originally she was born in 1968 and would be 40 by now), as well as the casting of nubile "actresses" dressed in (sometimes embarrassingly) skimpy clothing to portray Lara at trade conferences has cemented the image of Lara as a "sex kitten" almost irrevocably. Lara Croft's tight clothing, tightly-wound ponytail (until recently), large boots, thigh holster straps, threatening guns, ''et cetera'', as well as her almost "dominatrix" characterisation has almost led to her becoming a "fetish" character, and the existence of a great deal of Tomb Raider fetish artwork probably arises from these design decisions. The original cosplayers (fans who dress as Lara) were probably as interested in Lara's potential to arouse as they were in her ability to raid tombs. Attempts to portray Lara as "caring" and "athletic" in her more recent incarnations has not diminished her role as an object of sexual fantasy for both genders, nor diminished the exposure of younger Tomb Raider fans to sexualisation by media. Unlike some other franchises where the focus of erotic attention is usually on subsidiary characters (Star Trek's Seven of Nine, Batman's Catwoman, for example), in Tomb Raider the focus is almost wholly on Lara.
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+'''Selected references'''
 * Analyses of Lara's perceived sexuality by female authors - ''Does Lara wear fake polygons?'' by Anne-Marie Schleiner, 1998 [http://www.opensorcery.net/lara2.html], ''Lara Croft: feminist icon or cyberbimbo?'' by Helen W. Kennedy, 2001 [http://gamestudies.org/0202/kennedy/] ''Women representing women'' by Clare Lovey, 2004 [http://www.mediaed.org.uk/posted_documents/womenrep.html]
 * Review of Lara Croft: Tomb-Raider #38 comic by Ray Tate, March 6, 2004 [http://www.comicsbulletin.com/reviews/107855395068086.htm]