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Paintings and drawings featuring mythological figures depicted in traditional, fantasy, or sci-fi settings.

Paintings and drawings featuring mythological figures depicted in traditional, fantasy, or sci-fi settings.

The Imaginary Network Expanded (INE) is a network of art sharing subreddits ranging from broad in subject to very specific. It is the goal of the INE to share, inspire, discuss and appreciate static image paintings, drawings, and digital art while maintaining artist credit and source links.


Rules (See All):

1) Submit credited, sourced paintings and drawings.

a. Follow title format: Art Title by Artist Name. Add no other info, except if to tag as OC.

b. Comment with an artist published website link. We want to drive some traffic to the creators!

c. Traditional paintings and drawings only. No videos, screenshots, photography, audio, multi-panel comics, content generated or AI-assisted submissions.

d. Posting your own work? See our best practices for submitting OC.

e. Requests, meta, and discussion should be posted to /r/ImaginaryNetwork.

2) Make quality submissions.

a. Do repost something that was posted to this subreddit less than three months ago, or is currently in the top 100 posts of all time. Use the search function before you post.

b. No collections, galleries or other multi-image submissions. Instead, submit your favorite image and link the rest in the comments.

c. Don't look spammy. Do not post to the same subreddit more than twice a day. No more than one crosspost per day.

d. Low resolution images may be removed. Images that contain too much background, text, or advertisement may be removed. Images must be submitted in the correct orientation. Submissions should not be more than 25% text. Text should not be necessary to understand the context of an image.

e. The scope of this sub is based on "what you see in the picture." The subject needs to be identifiable by the art alone, without descriptive title or any knowledge of lore.

f. Content should first glorify the subreddit subject matter. Hypersexualized characters should not be a main focal point. NSFW submissions should be limited to approx 1 in 10 per user.

g. Images of or titles mentioning merchandise are not allowed. No submission links to storefronts. Instead, link that info in the comments section.

3) This sub focuses on art appreciation.

a. All comments must be phrased respectfully. No name calling.

b. No dirty birdies or body-shaming. Low effort negativity may be removed.


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    11

    The Mourning Star & Icarus by ParaChica

    1 Comment
    2023/11/04
    13:52 UTC

    15

    Harvest Cabirus by Kyriakos Kylimos

    1 Comment
    2023/11/02
    17:20 UTC

    84

    Lethe by Ben Guldemond (ArtOfBenG)

    1 Comment
    2023/11/02
    14:01 UTC

    63

    ARTEMIS illustrated by me

    0 Comments
    2023/11/02
    13:18 UTC

    8

    'Fractal Phoenix' by James Fletcher. Large zoomable image

    0 Comments
    2023/11/02
    13:13 UTC

    14

    Fléau !, by Henri-Camille Danger (1901)

    1 Comment
    2023/11/02
    12:49 UTC

    110

    Nut from Stars of the Duat comic project by Rachel B

    4 Comments
    2023/11/02
    09:47 UTC

    53

    "Monsters of Mythic Greece" Prints, illustrated by me (*character details posted in comments)

    1 Comment
    2023/10/31
    14:02 UTC

    46

    (Gods Are Real) Freyja & Erik By Me

    3 Comments
    2023/10/30
    16:08 UTC

    53

    Adolf Hirémy-Hirschl - The Souls on the Banks of Acheron (with the Greek god Hermes), 1898

    1 Comment
    2023/10/29
    16:30 UTC

    25

    Cyclop by Guilherme Motta

    1 Comment
    2023/10/29
    14:01 UTC

    38

    Alphonse Mucha - The Celebration of Svantovit. 1912 (from the cycle Slav Epic)

    0 Comments
    2023/10/29
    03:04 UTC

    26

    Peter Paul Rubens, Perseus Freeing Andromeda, 1620-22

    0 Comments
    2023/10/29
    02:58 UTC

    66

    "La bruja" Character inspired by the "Dia de Muertos", one of my favorite traditions in my country. It is based on an "Altar de muertos".

    1 Comment
    2023/10/27
    22:01 UTC

    46

    HERMES illustrated by me

    0 Comments
    2023/10/27
    14:38 UTC

    115

    Hecate by Karina S

    1 Comment
    2023/10/26
    11:32 UTC

    44

    God of War: Ghost of Sparta concept art:Minotaur by Tobias Kwan

    1 Comment
    2023/10/25
    15:10 UTC

    135

    Venus by Man Luo

    1 Comment
    2023/10/24
    10:33 UTC

    52

    HEPHAESTUS illustrated by me

    0 Comments
    2023/10/24
    13:08 UTC

    110

    To Valhalla by André Simões

    1 Comment
    2023/10/23
    14:00 UTC

    49

    Sphinx by Alexandra GaudiBuendia Khitrova

    1 Comment
    2023/10/22
    11:54 UTC

    17

    A Warm Breeze by Emily Fiegenschuh

    1 Comment
    2023/10/22
    00:36 UTC

    59

    Minotaur by me

    3 Comments
    2023/10/20
    22:28 UTC

    27

    Loki VS Hermes WIP

    2 Comments
    2023/10/20
    20:08 UTC

    35

    Valkyrie in acrylics

    0 Comments
    2023/10/20
    09:31 UTC

    66

    APHRODITE illustrated by me

    0 Comments
    2023/10/19
    13:31 UTC

    43

    Centaur Centurion by Carl Jackman

    1 Comment
    2023/10/18
    13:01 UTC

    9

    Garuda, Leadjockey, Digital, 2023

    0 Comments
    2023/10/17
    18:01 UTC

    81

    ARES illustrated by me

    2 Comments
    2023/10/17
    13:39 UTC

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    Coatlicue is a primordial goddess of the Mexica culture, generator of duality, of day and night; of east and west; of life and death, whose cycle, in order to maintain itself and give meaning to the life of man, demands bloody sacrifices. Only after it, rebirths happen.

    2 Comments
    2023/10/16
    19:33 UTC

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