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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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[–] BromSwolligans@lemmy.world 16 points 7 months ago

"I'm in this photo and I don't like it"

[–] jopepa@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago (2 children)

What’s the popcorn shape and sphere under his right arm supposed to be?

[–] EmergMemeHologram@startrek.website 11 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (3 children)

It’s a drawer knob, the thing under it is another drawer handle.

I don’t know what they symbolize here without the drawers being drawn themselves.

Maybe it’s three handles.

[–] jopepa@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago

A study in handles!

[–] 0x0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 7 months ago

Looks like hardware from a dresser minus the dresser. Maybe it has deeper significance, or maybe the cigar is just a cigar.

[–] owen@lemmy.ca 4 points 7 months ago

Good eye. I thought he was pulling and dropping fat from his body

[–] SloppySol@lemm.ee 6 points 7 months ago

Looks like ink dropping