To this day, some gamers still see the world of Skyrim as their second home. It is the game that made all others realize open-world gameplay was the way of the future. Character creation, the ability to romance, make choices, and explore were proven to all paramount to a majorly successful role-playing game.

With a large and loyal fanbase comes fan art. Here are ten pieces of Skyrim fan art that are as beautiful as the lands’ NPCs, mountains, and adventures.

10 Lydia

Lydia is a Nord Housecarl, which means she works a bit like a bodyguard to the Dragonborn. She is both an NPC that can be set to follow you as well as a possibility to marry. Followers like her tend to be the NPC’s with the most fan art since you can go on adventures together.

The art was done by Spain-based artist, Daniel Vendrell Oduber. He has done fan art of a lot of popular characters such as Samus Aran from Metroid and games like World of Warcraft.

9  Aela The Huntress

Aela is one of the most popular companions out of Skyrim. She is a Nord, thief, and werewolf all in one. She is an expert archery trainer as well as a follower and marriage candidate. A lot of players marry her!

This beautiful fan art of her was done by Sciamano240. They have done fan art also for characters from Overwatch, League of Legends, and Dark Souls.

8 Khajiit

Khajiit are the cat race of the Elder Scrolls series, and they are one of the ten playable races in Skyrim. They are part of what make the series popular, as few games give you options to play as cat-people. They have all sorts of different fur, tails, and ears.

This art looks smooth as silk and was made by another artist out of Spain, Armiche Lora Sánchez.

7  Dragonborn

This fan art is of an original character by the artist. According to them, this is their character that they play as in the game. At the time of the art being posted, the artist shared that their character is level 81.

The art was made by Australian artist, Patrick Brown. He has done fan art for other popular franchises such as The Witcher, Spiderman, and Star Wars.

6 Nord Woman

This gorgeous piece is also of an original character made by the artist. That’s right, its their Dragonborn, a female Nord with face-paint and armed to the teeth. However, wouldn’t she get a little cold in that armor? Well, Nords are pretty resistant to cold.

The artist is Siya Oum from the United States. She has done a lot of fan art of pop culture female characters like Jessica Rabbit, Princess Leia, Bayonetta, and more.

5 Hooded Khajiit

There is a vast diversity in Khajiit designs, so there is another piece of khajiit fan art. This one looks like it works out of the shadows as an archer.

The character actually isn’t the artists, but the character of Eric Major. The art was made by Dygee, who does a lot of art on animal characters.

4  Skyrim Sunrise

What an amazing way to start your morning! This appears to be a Nord adventurer or Dragonborn who has made camp and is just getting started with their day as the sun rises over the mountains.

The colors are beautiful and the landscapes would make anyone wish to camp there for a night. The art was made by Alice Duke.

3 Combat

This fan art has a cool angle, as it is in first-person just like when you are playing the game. So many people commented on this art piece with “Arrow to the Knee” jokes that the artist edited the summary to ask them to stop making those jokes.

The artist is MLeth and they’ve also done fan art for games like Mario Kart and popular fan-made characters like Bowsette.

2 Warrior And Dragon

Its nice to have female character art that actually dresses them well according to Skyrim’s frigid climate. Besides the character, there are a lot of hidden details in this art. For example, there is a ghost over a skeleton to the left of the dragon.

According to the artist, they prefer to use bows and magic. However, a warrior seems most suited for this fan art. The art was done by Alteya. She does a lot of Dragon Age fan art as well.

1 Shrine Of Talos

Not all fan art has to exhibit a character. Sometimes the landscapes are enough for an interesting painting. That is especially true for the land of Skyrim. Every glance looks like a painting.

The artist actually uploaded a presentation of this art on Youtube. The artist is MichalKus from the Netherlands. He has also done very professional-looking fan art for The Witcher, Star Wars, and Mirror’s Edge.

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