this post was submitted on 10 Mar 2025
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Traditional Art

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From dabblers to masters, obscure to popular and ancient to futuristic, this is an inclusive community dedicated to showcasing all types of art by all kinds of artists, as long as they're made in a traditional medium

'Traditional' here means 'Physical', as in artworks which are NON-DIGITAL in nature.

What's allowed: Acrylic, Pastel, Encaustic, Gouache, Oil and Watercolor Paintings; Ink Illustrations; Manga Panels; Pencil and Charcoal sketches; Collages; Etchings; Lithographs; Wood Prints; Pottery; Ceramics; Metal, Wire and paper sculptures; Tapestry; weaving; Qulting; Wood carvings, Armor Crafting and more.

What's not allowed: Digital art (anything made with Photoshop, Clip Studio Paint, Krita, Blender, GIMP or other art programs) or AI art (anything made with Stable Diffusion, Midjourney or other models)


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[–] [email protected] 11 points 6 days ago (1 children)

It's weird how timeless it is. If you told me she was holding a phone tablet, and resting on a sofa-bed at her grandma's house, I'd believe you

[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 days ago

I know right. Once you remove the different clothing and makeup and hairstyling they had back then. And show someone in an “non-cosmetified” state, in casual clothes, it looks like she could have been sick in bed yesterday.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 days ago

TFW you buy an iPad but forget you don't have electricity in your home

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago

But at least she has an iPad. Not many kids had those in the 1800s