Question...

[goth-batafurai.livejournal.com]

Can someone tell me if this picture is official artwork or fanart (or something else)? Thanks! :D

Comments

[ninja-demongirl.livejournal.com]

I think it's fanart

[goth-batafurai.livejournal.com]

Thank you! :3

[sammywhatammy]

Pretty sure that's just a famous piece of fanart.

[goth-batafurai.livejournal.com]

I was wondering if it was but Google was not being much help. ;)

[sammywhatammy]

It suck when it doesn't have the answer to everything |D

[goth-batafurai.livejournal.com]

That is what I was thinking. And I cannot find the original artist either! XD I do keep running into stolen versions though. ^^;

[betterinorange.livejournal.com]

Pretty sure this originates on DeviantART.

[goth-batafurai.livejournal.com]

I've been searching DA a good bit and I still cannot find the original. =/ I do keep running into people posting it even though they are not the original artist, though. ^^;

[honzeldafitz.livejournal.com]

It's by spaceyk69 on Deviant Art.

http://spaceyk69.deviantart.com/gallery/#Naruto-Chibi-Art

[goth-batafurai.livejournal.com]

I think that spaceyk69 just posted that as a reference to some photographs they had taken. ^^; Thanks for trying to find the original artist though! :D

[honzeldafitz.livejournal.com]

Well crap, you're right. I didn't notice the 'inspiration' part. This is such a well known picture. It's odd that no one can find the original. I wonder if it's by a Japanese artist from early in the fandom. Still, it's frustrating.