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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Acrylic painting of a Moonlit Sea through a Rainy Window - by Ross Baines (lemmy.world)

submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by NexiusLobster@lemmy.world to c/traditional_art@lemmy.world

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[–] berryjam@lemmy.world 6 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Just some uninformed speculation, but - looks like he put down something like painting tape where he wanted the raindrop trails, painted a light coat over the whole thing, removed the tape, and then painted the drops. Feel free to correct me.

[–] littlebluespark@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

With the skill level required for such precise detail and prep, I'm left wondering why the rest of the painting is below that mark.

[–] Ashyr@sh.itjust.works 12 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Personally, I think it's meant to be a deceptively simple painting. At first blush, it doesn't look like much, but then you notice the streaks and then the drops and it pulls you in.

I think it's really clever.

[–] littlebluespark@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

To each their own. You may feel pulled in, but the fact that the artist offers nothing more at that point is the crux of my critique.

[–] Ashyr@sh.itjust.works 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Absolutely. That's part of what makes art so wonderful.

[–] littlebluespark@lemmy.world -2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Ah, I think you misunderstand my meaning, though in that I don't disagree. Please refer to my previous comment, however.

[–] angrystego@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, art is wonderful, because someone might not be impressed by a painting and someone else might like it, and it doesn't really matter.

[–] littlebluespark@lemmy.world 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Ah, so algebraically you're saying: "art is wonderful..." because "it doesn't really matter." Interesting take. Like I said: to each their own.

[–] angrystego@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Yes, the nice thing is there's no need to take it personally when someone doesn't agree with you when it comes to art.

[–] littlebluespark@lemmy.world 0 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

I'm sorry if you misunderstood me, friend, but if you'll kindly point out where in my comments above did this "taking it personally" occur, I believe I might better understand.

FYI, "To each their own" is not a derogatory phrase, and if that's where your irritation lies... the irony in that alone is tragic.

[–] angrystego@lemmy.world 0 points 7 months ago

I don't feel irritated, I feel joyful and friendly and actually kind of euphoric, to be honest :)