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)


make sure to check the rules stickied to the top of the community before posting.


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What is 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)


Submission Rules

  1. Do not post Digital or AI art, as they have their own separate communities.
  2. Mildly NSFW content is allowed.
  3. Explicit NSFW content needs to be tagged as such.
  4. Extreme NSFW content like gore, graphic imagery, fetishistic works and straight up pornography will be deleted.
  5. Post only images. No gifs, videos or articles.
  6. Ensure the post title contains the title of the artwork or the name of the artist (or ideally both). If there is further information about the artwork you want to convey, do it in the body of the post or in the comments.
  7. You can post your own art but keep in mind not to spam. Feel free to add an [OC] tag in the title of your post.
  8. Avoid posting photos of yourself next to an artwork, unless you're the creator of the artwork in question. In all other cases avoid extraneous objects and post only the art.

Community Rules

  1. Be Civil and respectful.
  2. Trolling, spamming, use of abusive language, and self-promotional advertising (that is not related to you posting your own artworks) will be removed.
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Artist's statement

"To me, a painting has to capture the drama and personality of the subject.

"My current passion is painting animals in water. I love the abstract quality of reflections, shadows and the pulse of the sea.

"To some, art may be a hobby, a passion or even a career, for me art is my life. I take pride in every piece I produce and strive to learn and perfect my technique as I continue to explore the natural world around me."

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Tag next to work: "As a young boy, John Lewis learned to speak publicly by preaching to the chickens on his family farm. This was the first sign of him getting ready to become one of the most outstanding spokesmen for Civil Rights of our time. A portrait of a young John Lewis with small confetti pieces secured with netting and free motion quilting. 10" X 15", 2024."

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cross-posted from: https://pawb.social/post/21227846

Source (Furaffinity)

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Saw this in my RSS feeds and thought a blog post from one of the modern-day painting "masters" (wrote the book on lighting and materials) would be appropriate to share here.

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