/r/ImaginaryScholars

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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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    Hermit by Steven G

    1 Comment
    2023/11/04
    12:38 UTC

    11

    Escaron by Kutty-Sark

    1 Comment
    2023/11/04
    12:38 UTC

    28

    Yellow by Summerence

    1 Comment
    2023/11/03
    13:48 UTC

    28

    Far away thoughts by Cesare Agostino Detti

    1 Comment
    2023/11/01
    18:24 UTC

    15

    The Archivist by Phroilan Gardner

    1 Comment
    2023/11/01
    09:19 UTC

    41

    The Archivist by Julie Dillon

    1 Comment
    2023/10/31
    10:52 UTC

    16

    M.M.MAD by me Khem T

    0 Comments
    2023/10/29
    22:55 UTC

    26

    Power Extraction by Ilya Vatutin

    1 Comment
    2023/10/29
    11:57 UTC

    28

    At the Library by Raphael Pinna

    1 Comment
    2023/10/28
    09:48 UTC

    31

    False Augur by Oleksandr Kozachenko (AlexanderExorcist)

    1 Comment
    2023/10/27
    11:56 UTC

    21

    Dwarf Apothecary by Tulio Brito

    1 Comment
    2023/10/25
    12:40 UTC

    12

    Albert Mason by MarzipanicBubblegun

    1 Comment
    2023/10/24
    10:25 UTC

    4

    Studying my tenth and final hour this day it’s 1am rn by sinnykitt

    1 Comment
    2023/10/23
    19:14 UTC

    10

    Dusk in the library , ✦ pyromairon ✦

    1 Comment
    2023/10/23
    08:49 UTC

    10

    Daedalus by stevce lazarevski

    1 Comment
    2023/10/23
    12:20 UTC

    9

    Scholar Sharpening His Quill by Guzel Baiguskarova

    1 Comment
    2023/10/22
    14:57 UTC

    24

    Storytime by Maxine Vee

    1 Comment
    2023/10/22
    14:16 UTC

    25

    Wind Grimoire by Konstantinos Skenteridis

    1 Comment
    2023/10/22
    00:08 UTC

    37

    A very busy night for this halfling, by Jexion

    1 Comment
    2023/10/21
    14:19 UTC

    20

    Candlekeep Mysteries by Clint Cearley

    1 Comment
    2023/10/20
    15:48 UTC

    19

    Ole Lukoje by Julia Alekseeva (Gellihana-art)

    1 Comment
    2023/10/19
    13:23 UTC

    28

    Slaad in the observatory by Zuzanna Wuzyk

    1 Comment
    2023/10/18
    08:51 UTC

    17

    DSA Guild Mage by Michael Witmann (2tall4yall)

    1 Comment
    2023/10/17
    11:40 UTC

    23

    Victorian Library by Giuseppe Di Girolamo

    2 Comments
    2023/10/16
    13:25 UTC

    13

    Onyx The Mage by VoreLord

    1 Comment
    2023/10/15
    14:42 UTC

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    Lex Arcana Illustration by Alessandro Paviolo

    1 Comment
    2023/10/15
    13:00 UTC

    26

    Linzi by Valeriy Vegera

    1 Comment
    2023/10/14
    13:46 UTC

    30

    Reading the Practical Guide by Emily Fiegenschuh

    1 Comment
    2023/10/12
    12:33 UTC

    35

    Conspiracy Theorist by Svetlin Velinov

    2 Comments
    2023/10/11
    10:46 UTC

    42

    Combat Calligrapher by Joseph Weston (Jaasif)

    1 Comment
    2023/10/10
    10:37 UTC

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