Conan the Barbarian has been effectually since 1932. Created by Robert Ervin Howard, Conan was the hero in a fantasy serial inWeird Tales. His pulp adventures eventually spun out into every medium, including comic books, video games, and even feature-length films. The Terminator himself, Arnold Schwarzenegger, portrayed the character in multiple films. Conan even entered the Curiosity Universe and served as a member of the Savage Avengers.

It'due south been almost a century since the character debuted, and Conan is however beingness historic with comics likeKing-Size Conan. Netflix will be bringing the character back in another idiot box series. With such a rich history, there have been numerous interpretations of the graphic symbol, and many fans take used their artistic talents to celebrate the character in fan fine art. Here are 10 gorgeous pieces of fan art that remind u.s.a. only how epic Conan the Barbaric can be.

10 Conan The Wanderer Past Alex Horley

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This beautiful painting was created with acrylics and oils by Deviant Art user AlexHorley. The piece non only treats onlookers to a nostalgic interpretation of Conan merely also takes a await at his world equally a whole, bringing in characters from the original Howard works. The color palette continues to tug on your cornball heartstrings. In the comments, the slice is aptly compared to the likes of Earl Norem and Joe Jusko.

9 Conan And Sonja By Josh Burns

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This interpretation of Conan by JoshBurns gives the character his long-haired version that would brand Fabio jealous, and he's wielding an amazing pair of axes. The landscape adds to the piece's beauty with a lovely winter backdrop and a mortiferous dragon that feels similar a fun Easter egg since it may take viewers a second to spot information technology.

This Conan, the Barbarian piece besides features another famous Robert Due east. Howard character who is notwithstanding around today, Red Sonja. The she-devil with a sword is lovingly painted and placed centerstage with the color palette making her pare shine while prominently displaying her muscles. Red Sonja is another character with a long history and so much beloved that fans become to painstaking lengths to cosplay as her.

8 Conan The Barbarian By Nerkin

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Deviant Art user Nerkin pays tribute to Arnold Schwarzenegger's version of Conan in this beautiful piece. He perfectly matches the motion picture version's outfit, including little details such as Conan's necklace and the designs on the hilt of his sword. The express colour palette and splash effects throughout the piece give it a unique experience.

7 Conanthe The Barbarian By RaffaeleMarinetti

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User RaffaeleMarinetti, a freelance illustrator and concept artist from Italia, created this digital painting of Conan. He emphasizes the figure'southward rippling muscles and takes the time to add numerous details to his belt, sword, jewelry, and boots.

The fading groundwork surrounded by fog creates a mystical setting befitting the sword and sorcery lore surrounding Conan. The characters imposing gaze, glorious eyebrows, and ready-for-activeness opinion adds the final touches to the fun atmosphere of the piece.

6 Conan the Barbarian Ink And Watercolor By MyCKs

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This lovely watercolor piece past Deviant Artist MyCks is a wonderful look at Conan the Barbarian in activeness with his sword and, not often seen in these pieces, a shield. The watercolors and inks give this piece a distinct look, with bursts of color serving as more than enough background. The pointer in Conan'due south shoulder, besides as the barrage of arrows in his shield, are a overnice bear upon as well.

5 Drinking Buddies, Coloured Past Loopydave

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This is a fun and epic crossover image of a fantasy bar filled with archetype characters. Created by Deviant Art user Loopydave, this color version of his "Drinking Buddies" piece creates wonderful caricatures of a bandage of very battle-weary characters.

One of the highlights in this piece, besides Conan the Barbarian and Cherry-red Sonja, is the interpretation of a jolly Thor with bulging muscles and exaggerated veins. There'southward also a confused-looking Khal Drogo (ironically played by Jason Momoa, Conan in the 2011Conan the Barbaric film), who is unexpectedly sharing a pint with a niggling dragon. Fifty-fifty the French icon Asterix is there to share in the fun with He-Homo, Geralt, Xena, and the rest of this cast of fantastical characters.

4 Conan The Barbarian By Darko-Unproblematic-ART

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This Conan, the Barbarian piece past Darko-uncomplicated-Art, is appropriately complimented for demonstrating some amazing crosshatching skills. The black-and-white imagery gives us a wonderful snapshot of Conan on horseback with a simplistic background that perfectly complements the piece.

iii King By His Ain Paw Past Stevegoad

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This artwork by stevegoad pays tribute to the final scene inConan the Barbaricwhen Conan is sitting on his throne equally King Conan. The piece has lovely details, including the lion heads on and higher up the throne and the ophidian with an amazing amount of detail in its scales slithering at Conan's anxiety.

It'southward interesting to become a less-frequently seen version of Conan with a beard and a pensive await on his face. Instead of his trademark sword, he has an impressive blade sitting upright adjacent to him. This fine art slice was created for the gaming room of a friend of the artist'south, so a thoughtful item in the piece is that the blade above the handle says "Educator," which is his friend'due south gaming handle.

ii Conan Quick Sketch By Urban-Barbarian

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This quick sketch was done past urban-barbarian during a Drinkable and Drew in Downtown LA. Despite being a quick sketch, this has a wonderful amount of shadowing details that go down to the character'southward knuckles. The selection to utilize regal of all colors gives the classic grapheme an unexpected twist that works actually well.

1 Conan Poster By Machinegunkicks

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This academy assignment past machinegunkicks is a poster paying homage to Arnold'southConan the Barbarian.Created with pencils and digital colors, the piece shows various characters and events from the moving-picture show, taking the fan art to the next level by delving into the narrative of Conan. The fine art fashion makes it experience like an edgy Sabbatum forenoon cartoon.

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