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)

make sure to check the rules stickied to the top of the community before posting.

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by Marius van Dokkum (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by NexiusLobster to c/traditional_art

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[–] VubDapple 36 points 2 months ago (3 children)

This is strangely compelling as an image

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago

Same for me. I can't even tell you why I find it fascinating, but I do find it fascinating.

[–] aeronmelon 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It’s like if Norman Rockwell had no chill.

[–] VubDapple 0 points 2 months ago

Rockwell-esque is a great way to capture it. Like one of the old Saturday Evening Post magazine.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Syd and Mackey's latest video on YouTube shows Mackey's 79 year old father competing in a mountiain bike race. https://youtu.be/-YGnoBC0I1o