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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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[–] Honse@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

Is this AI? Why does santa have 4 arms?

[–] TastehWaffleZ@lemmy.world 13 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] Honse@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 weeks ago

Well that's certainly confusing

[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 4 points 2 weeks ago

Because he’s an alien in the future?

[–] anyhow2503@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks 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 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

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

[–] Catoblepas@piefed.blahaj.zone 7 points 2 weeks ago

That Erector set style Christmas tree is really cute!

[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

I'm as confused as you are Santa

[–] ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago