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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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[–] Honse@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 2 days ago (4 children)

Is this AI? Why does santa have 4 arms?

[–] TastehWaffleZ@lemmy.world 13 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] Honse@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 days ago

Well that's certainly confusing

[–] xia@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Probably to convey a sense of action, or two/mixed reactions/emotions in a single frame.

[–] anyhow2503@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

No, this santa just has 4 arms. It must be trendy in the future envisioned in these covers.

[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 4 points 2 days ago

Because he’s an alien in the future?

[–] Catoblepas@piefed.blahaj.zone 7 points 2 days ago

That Erector set style Christmas tree is really cute!

[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I'm as confused as you are Santa

[–] novibe@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 days ago

The little robot is way less confusing than 4 armed Santa tho

[–] ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago