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Paintings and drawings featuring scribes, librarians, philosophers, alchemists, researchers, and scientists.

Paintings and drawings featuring scribes, librarians, philosophers, alchemists, scientists and all others in the pursuit of knowledge.

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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    Smart One by Tulio Brito

    1 Comment
    2025/01/06
    18:08 UTC

    7

    The Laboratory by John Collier, 1895

    1 Comment
    2025/01/06
    15:07 UTC

    43

    Late evening by Alexandra Pavlovich (AncientKing)

    1 Comment
    2025/01/03
    19:00 UTC

    68

    Mad Scientist by b0wie

    1 Comment
    2025/01/03
    17:06 UTC

    9

    Elliott by point-maitimo

    1 Comment
    2025/01/03
    15:07 UTC

    26

    The Pedant by Thomas Rowlandson

    2 Comments
    2025/01/02
    21:58 UTC

    45

    Interstellar Researcher by Ivo Campelo da Silva

    1 Comment
    2024/12/28
    17:06 UTC

    58

    Book Elf by IllustoryArt

    1 Comment
    2024/12/27
    17:04 UTC

    72

    Christmas 1900 Success magazine cover by Joseph Christian Leyendecker

    1 Comment
    2024/12/25
    20:24 UTC

    182

    Ballistics by Mats Minnhagen

    2 Comments
    2024/12/24
    12:07 UTC

    19

    Frohe Weihnachten! (Merry Christmas!) by Moriz Jung, 1907

    1 Comment
    2024/12/24
    03:20 UTC

    61

    Concept Art: The Scholars of Infinity

    1 Comment
    2024/12/23
    15:06 UTC

    106

    The Bookworm by Andreas Achenbach

    1 Comment
    2024/12/20
    22:45 UTC

    236

    Pre-shattering Ranni by Ariamis Arts

    1 Comment
    2024/12/20
    09:56 UTC

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    Academy of Magic 2 cover art by Stepan Gilev

    1 Comment
    2024/12/19
    15:00 UTC

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    A botanist of the Golden City. - from Obliskura by Alex Konstad

    1 Comment
    2024/12/18
    19:08 UTC

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    Vostok - Yelena by Marthe Jonkers

    1 Comment
    2024/12/17
    21:36 UTC

    296

    Elder Shark by Requinoesis

    5 Comments
    2024/12/14
    18:50 UTC

    52

    mufti reading in his prayer stool by Jean-Léon Gérôme

    1 Comment
    2024/12/10
    16:37 UTC

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    Astromo-23_27 by Vyacheslav Safronov

    1 Comment
    2024/12/09
    12:42 UTC

    130

    Practically Complete Guide to Dragons - DnD Cover by Clint Cearley

    1 Comment
    2024/12/08
    15:45 UTC

    87

    Empyrean News Banner by Sam Perin

    1 Comment
    2024/12/06
    15:01 UTC

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    DKHF HAMBURG illustration by Manuel Kilger

    1 Comment
    2024/12/05
    14:23 UTC

    183

    Faust Aleph Null by Gray Morrow, 1967

    2 Comments
    2024/12/02
    18:40 UTC

    46

    The Librarian by Iowasi

    1 Comment
    2024/11/29
    00:20 UTC

    33

    concept art : Biologist by Fred Augis

    1 Comment
    2024/11/25
    16:42 UTC

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    Clubroom by StudioQube

    1 Comment
    2024/11/24
    17:01 UTC

    42

    Flower Turtle by Luis de la Torre

    1 Comment
    2024/11/20
    14:46 UTC

    43

    Joan Squires and the Pit short story illustration by Simon Dominic Brewer

    1 Comment
    2024/11/18
    17:12 UTC

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