Australian Illustrator Creates Incredible Gallery Of Pop Culture Characters For Fans Of DC, Video Games, And More

Why aren't more people creating Mortal Kombat fan art? Honestly.

Elana

• Published in Gaming
• March 15, 2022

JW Artwork hails from Australia where he works as an illustrator who specializes in concept character and costume designs and teaching other budding artists how to hone their skills via the platform SkillShare. Skillshare, while not an accredited institution, allows users from all over the world to learn skills through subscription via educational videos that focus more on interactions than lecturing.

JW Artwork has thousands of fans on social media where he's able to display his incredible abilities as an illustrator, inspiring people to create their own art. It's not every day that artists with this much skill and talent also offer online courses that are functionally accessible to anyone to learn how to create incredible details and hone their own skills!

If you're a fan of the DC Universe, videogames like Mortal Kombat, and pop culture media in general, then there's a good chance you'll really appreciate JW Artwork's pop culture illustrations. It's clear that he is a huge fan of DC, Marvel, Disney, and more... and we are, too!

Fanart serves a unique purpose for both artists and fans to enjoy and re-live the characters and stories close to their hearts in fantastic, new ways that are often just as creative as the original characters and stories that inspired them. So, shout out to creative illustrators like JW who help keep our imaginations alive.

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1. Two Face (DC)

2. Bat Girl (DC)

3. Catwoman (DC)

4. Wonder Woman (DC)

5. Wonder Woman (DC)

6. Poison Ivy (DC)

Dr. Pamela Lillian Isley who is also known as Poison Ivy made her debut in Batman #181 and continues to regularly frequent various forms of Batman media including comic books, animated television series, and movies. To some, she is an eco-terrorist villain who has total control over plants and to others, she is a femme-fatale who stands in stark contrast to Batman's other villains, who are often totally insane or selfish with their motivations for chaos and evil.

7. Wonder Woman (DC)

8. Wonder Woman (DC)

9. Legend of Korra (Avatar)

10. Ms Marvel (Marvel)

11. Super Girl (DC)

12. Harley Quinn (DC)

13. Wonder Woman (DC)

14. Wonder Woman (DC)

15. Scorpion (Mortal Kombat)

In the Mortal Kombat franchise, Scorpion (known in the world of the living before he died as Hanzo Hasashi, a member of the Shirai Ryu, a clan of Japanese ninja) is an undead ninja "principally defined by his quest to avenge the deaths of himself, his family, and his clan." He harpoons opponents with a kunai spear and is considered one of the franchise's most recognizable characters.

16. Sub Zero (Mortal Kombat)

17. Lara Croft (Tomb Raider)

18. Chun Li (Street Fighter)

19. Harley Quinn (DC)

20. Wonder Woman (DC)

21. Sonya Blade (Mortal Kombat)

22. Sheeva (Mortal Kombat)

23. Kitana (Mortal Kombat)

24. Cheetah (DC)

25. Leonardo (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)

Oftentimes, Josh is inspired by press releases about upcoming movies and video games, be they reboots or not, to create concept art for characters we're expecting to see in the movies. He draws inspiration from all sorts of sources when compiling it all together into his vision and then shares his ideas with the world.

We hope he never ceases to find inspiration in his artistic endeavors because he's a really gifted artist! Don't forget to check him out on social media to keep up with his work and see what else he has to offer.

Elana