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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2- NSFW content is allowed but it must be tagged.
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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.
Apparently this was "Engraved in the Illustrated London News, 18th July 1868" ( cite ) I think the idea is, originally it was an engraving in the paper, then later the artist made a watercolor out of it?
The artist was a "special artist" for the Illustrated London News - I think like an artist at large? basically he travelled around the world making art and selling it to them?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Simpson_(Scottish_artist)#Illustrated_London_News
You've heard of the elephant in the room, but what about the crocodile on the doorway?
Let us not go to Cairo. ‘‘Tis a silly place.
Well, that's certainly one way to discourage burglars, just drop a crocodile on them.
Looks like it's a dead, decaying croc
This makes me want to re-read "The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate" by Ted Chiang
Igneous Cutwell’s house.
