Dragon Ball Art – Paintings
Saluti, and welcome to “Galleria di Dragon Ball.”
The Dragon Ball community is really amazing. Aside from being one of the largest fan bases in the world, it is also filled with a lot of talented artists.
This is because Dragon Ball inspired many people to become artists, whether it be in drawing, painting, digital art or comic book illustration.
Most of us, including myself, began by copying the art of Akira Toriyama. Those who persisted in their artistic training became better and better, eventually reaching the level of fine art, as you’ll see here.
Fine art is a representation of the best that a culture has to offer.
The fine art presented here is an example of the best that Dragon Ball fandom has to offer.
Dragon Ball might appear to be a simple series, but its effect on society has been rather large, and the artists wouldn’t have created these works of art without being inspired in their hearts.
The works are traditional paintings, using acrylics, oils or other natural materials
I have done my best to give credit where it’s due.
As you scroll downward, try to imagine that you are viewing the paintings in a real art gallery.
Please enjoy, and Grazie Mille.
Dragon Ball Oil Paintings
The above painting and the next 10 are by Nacho Molino.
“Freeza Crossing the Namek” by PoisonousFox
“Cell” by Lucas Hartes
Dragon Ball Modern Art
“Kamehameha” by MysteriousSquirrel
“Jeice’s Portrait” by SirCrocodile
Dragon Ball Acrylic Painting
“Battle Preparashyuns” by arumise
“Nouveau Vegeta” by Sara Richards
As You Exit the Gallery
That concludes the “Galleria di Dragon Ball’s” fine art wing.
If there’s enough interest in Dragon Ball art, then I will continue to post more art in different styles, such as watercolor, digital paintings, 3 dimensional art, pencil drawings and alternative art.
Have a favorite? Please let me know in the comments.
I enjoyed the stark contrasts visible in the acrylic titled "Battle Preperashyuns" by arumise !
That’s one of my top 3 favorites. I also like the Broly vs. Super Saiyan Goku at the top, and the Super Saiyan 4 Goku portrait (beneath the lady).
that lady is android 18. any true fan of the DBZ series would have known that
Thanks, TRUEfan. I’m aware of who the character is, but my dad most likely did not, so it wouldn’t have been very kind of me to refer to her with a name he didn’t recognize.
I really enjoyed the paintings by Nacho Molino. Especially the one where Cell is stepping on that guy. The Dr.Gero’s to me are a good representation of what he’d look like in real life. They added a creepy element to him that I liked.
Nacho’s art is so detailed it’s hard not to appreciate it. A little dark for my tastes, but I admire his talent. Everything he creates looks real.
Unbelievable works. Great site!
Thanks!
Now THIS is some seriously intense work. These artists have clearly been moved by the show but, also by their own talent. You don’t get THAT good without the desire to be better at all times. Very much the spirit of Goku and the Z team, eh?
A lot of these make the dragonball series look a LOT less farfetched. It almost seems plausible and real in a way. Like they drew it from a photograph rather than their memory or a drawing. I’m quite happy to see the creative arts being inspired by a series like this.
Thoughts? Favorite painting?
Super i love !! good works
Stunning! I love art, so it’d be great to see more of this.
Great. I’m thinking about doing some more now!
These are great. Keep them coming. The one of Android 18 is my personal favorite.
The broly v goku picture is amazing! The hair is awesome. Always wondered what it would look like in a more realistic light.
i’ve always considered myself to be the biggest dbz fan alive… i’ve watched all of db, dbz, dbgt at least 25 times over and over again.. i actually just watch a few episodes a day and once i’m done with one series i just move on to the next.. and once they’ve all been watched i start over from the beginning. i started watching the show when i was in the 2nd grade or some sh*t like that. i’ve always loved it and i always will. it’s actually what got me started on drawing people and different backgrounds.. i’m a tattoo artist now and i incorporate a lot of animation into all of my work. animation that i believe i picked up from watching the show for so many years non-stop. anyways what im getting at is that i’ve always wanted to do portraits of what these characters would look like in real life, so i’m glad to finally see that there are people out there thinking and doing the same thing.. i’m about to start my own acrylic painting of gohan and once i’m done i can send you a picture if you’d like.. i’m on FACEBOOK and my account name is David-John Benoit from sault ste. marie MI
Yeah, absolutely send me the finished painting. I’ll add it to the gallery for sure.
Have you seen the tattoo collection on the site?
https://thedaoofdragonball.com/category/fans/…
Ever give anyone a Dragon Ball tattoo?
i just checked out the tattoos they look really cool and there’s alot of good ideas on there for sure. i’ve only done one dbz tattoo so far and it was on my dad. it was actually a cover up on an old tattoo he got when he was a kid and it was just in black and grey.. i don’t think i have a picture of it but if i can get one i’ll put it up so you can check it out. i haven’t started my painting yet, it’s been really busy down at the shop i work at but it’s starting to slow down so i’ll hopefully have it finished soon. once i’m done i’ll put it up here for sure though
Cool. I look forward to seeing it.