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Traditional Art

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This is a community dedicated to showcasing all types of traditional medium art.

Traditional means a physical medium. This includes acrylic, pastel, encaustic, gouache, oil and watercolor paintings; Ink illustrations; Pencil and charcoal sketches; Etchings; Lithographs; Wood prints; pottery; ceramics; metal, Wire and paper sculptures; Tapestry; Weaving; Quilting; Wood carvings, Armor Crafting and more.

It EXCLUDES digital art: anything made with Photoshop, Clip Studio Paint, Krita, Blender, GIMP or other art programs, or AI art.


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1- Do not post Digital or AI art.

2- NSFW content is allowed but it must be tagged.

3 - Extreme NSFW content like gore, graphic imagery, fetishistic works and straight up porn is not allowed.

3- [Change as of 4/12/2026] Posts may be art images, or articles about traditional art. Article posts MUST be tagged [ARTICLE].

4 - The post title should contain the title of the artwork or the name of the artist or ideally both if available. If there is further information about the artwork you want to convey, do it in the body of the post or in the comments.

5 - You can post your own art but keep in mind not to spam. An [OC] tag in the title of your post is recommended.

6 - Avoid extraneous objects and post only the art.

7 - Be civil to other community members.

8 - Keep on the topic of art in the comments. Extreme tangents or arguments will be removed.

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

Is this AI? Why does santa have 4 arms?

[–] TastehWaffleZ@lemmy.world 13 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] Honse@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 4 months ago

Well that's certainly confusing

[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 4 points 4 months ago

Because he’s an alien in the future?

[–] anyhow2503@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

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

[–] xia@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

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

[–] Catoblepas@piefed.blahaj.zone 7 points 4 months ago

That Erector set style Christmas tree is really cute!

[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I'm as confused as you are Santa

[–] novibe@lemmy.ml 1 points 4 months ago

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

[–] ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago