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.

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This is the result of my first attempt at making my own charcoal to draw with and I couldn't be happier. Leucistic Curtains by L. Lamm (me) Charcoal, 2024 (lemmy.world)

submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I'm looking forward to practicing with this medium more, I used to love it but I haven't done anything with it in years.

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[–] UNWILLING_PARTICIPANT 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Good work. You really nailed the softer shaded areas. You must be very patient to fill out a whole scene like this in detail.

Very satisfying to look at. Makes me want to hunt down my own charcoal sticks and take a jab at some mark making...

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

Thank you! I think this piece took me like four hours. And definitely give it a go! I forgot how much fun it is to work with