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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Meguro Drum Bridge and Sunset Hill - by Hiroshige Utagawa (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 months ago by NexiusLobster@lemmy.world to c/traditional_art@lemmy.world

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[–] RootBeerGuy@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Love the use of white space in this one!

[–] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 months ago

Such a sublime quiet it brings.

[–] TheFlopster@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

I've seen this picture! (The exclamation point is because I never recognize art, and I'm shocked.)

Wall Calendar 2025, Japanese Woodblocks: https://a.co/d/0ueyiiG

I've gotten this calendar 7 out of the last 10 years or so. They use mostly the same pictures every year, but change the pictures for each month around a little, lol.