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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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[–] Deceptichum@kbin.social -4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

You'd have to be pretty stupid/American to instantly assume a pointy nose is racist and the black/white is obviously a choice for the repeating pattern to be visible.

https://i.imgur.com/Vila7jB.png

https://i.imgur.com/CoGDmUB.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/6zgTdlE.png

[–] CeruleanRuin@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Americans didn't invent racism, man.

[–] Deceptichum@kbin.social 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No, but Americans are the most obsessed with it and see it in everything even if it's not there.

[–] CeruleanRuin@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

To me me that only says we're less willing to ignore it.

[–] Deceptichum@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

And to me it says you need to realise that sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.