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Traditional Art
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.
I’d rather that video not be a part of this sub. I’d like to not deal with youtube and it’s ad-driven ecosphere. My preference is to cleanly see an image and appreciate that. In my opinion, “traditional” art is not video-based. Others may disagree, but I just wanted to state my thoughts.
Edit: I also want to add that while I don't particularly care to see video-based art here, I am not so inflexible as to never allow some sort of exceptions in my thinking. Having separate subs for video art (or other art) means smaller and smaller communities as we seek accommodations for all our interests. Instead, perhaps we can have one day of the week where video or other arguably legitimate "traditional" art are seen or discussed (documentaries, etc). In this way we can embrace the art (or discussions about art) that does not fall within the boundaries already set here.
I think it is important to be inclusive with a topic such as this as everyone's conception of "traditional" art can be as different as the art itself.