/r/ImaginaryPortals

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Paintings and drawings featuring portals, gates, hatches, doorways, and other interesting access points that lead to the unknown.

Paintings and drawings featuring portals, gates, hatches, doorways, and other interesting access points that lead to the unknown.

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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    Portal by Iara Gimenez

    1 Comment
    2025/01/16
    13:53 UTC

    121

    Icewall entrance by Alexander Forssberg

    1 Comment
    2025/01/15
    15:50 UTC

    74

    The then temple by artist Najeeb Najjar

    1 Comment
    2025/01/15
    06:04 UTC

    169

    The Frost Gate by Ryan Anelowe

    2 Comments
    2025/01/14
    17:54 UTC

    67

    Magic: The Gathering artwork by Alexander Forssberg

    1 Comment
    2025/01/14
    15:33 UTC

    28

    Wayward Mage by Azzedar Ranthalion

    1 Comment
    2025/01/14
    13:53 UTC

    153

    Dark Ritual by Adrien Gonzalez

    1 Comment
    2025/01/11
    18:48 UTC

    214

    Mystical Dream by Fabian Mosakowski

    1 Comment
    2025/01/09
    13:29 UTC

    225

    Dwarf Gate by artist Hyunwook Jeon

    2 Comments
    2025/01/08
    22:16 UTC

    309

    Dying Inside by artist Tim White

    2 Comments
    2025/01/08
    00:47 UTC

    120

    What Lies Beyond by Stefano Scuccimarra

    1 Comment
    2025/01/07
    13:46 UTC

    53

    Hell portal (The Stygian Maw) by artist Ryan Anelowe

    1 Comment
    2025/01/06
    22:24 UTC

    47

    The Cauldron of Cataclysm by artist Ryan Anelowe

    1 Comment
    2025/01/06
    22:01 UTC

    135

    Solevision by Josh Pierce

    1 Comment
    2025/01/06
    17:21 UTC

    86

    Wastes by artist Whendell Souza

    1 Comment
    2025/01/04
    18:24 UTC

    119

    Purpela by Josh Pierce

    1 Comment
    2025/01/04
    14:26 UTC

    98

    Verticalis by Josh Pierce

    1 Comment
    2025/01/03
    15:23 UTC

    120

    In the underworld by artist Alexander Deruchenko

    1 Comment
    2025/01/02
    20:51 UTC

    40

    Heaven's Gate by MidoriMushrooms

    1 Comment
    2025/01/02
    14:27 UTC

    277

    Book Cover by Tamás Patkós

    2 Comments
    2025/01/02
    13:43 UTC

    115

    Portal - Secrets of Luminara by Valeria Di Paola

    1 Comment
    2025/01/01
    15:43 UTC

    55

    The World by artist simoneferriero (SimzArt)

    1 Comment
    2024/12/30
    22:41 UTC

    278

    Between the worlds by artist Pawel Kosior

    1 Comment
    2024/12/30
    22:11 UTC

    104

    Daily Sketch by Niсk Murenets

    2 Comments
    2024/12/28
    02:34 UTC

    60

    Untitled Passage by David King

    1 Comment
    2024/12/26
    19:01 UTC

    161

    The Garden Gate by Philip Byers

    1 Comment
    2024/12/26
    13:46 UTC

    329

    Swamp by artist Steven Belledin

    3 Comments
    2024/12/24
    22:29 UTC

    76

    The Legend of Drizzt by artist Steven Belledin

    1 Comment
    2024/12/24
    22:27 UTC

    118

    The HIDDEN TRACKS by Jonathan Lebrec

    1 Comment
    2024/12/24
    13:45 UTC

    47

    Ghost in the Mirror by Sergey Glushakov

    1 Comment
    2024/12/24
    13:36 UTC

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