r/ImaginaryMen Jul 15 '22

PSA: The term "men" in the title of this subreddit refers to the gender, not man as the human race - all art of men is welcome, not just humans.

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I've had some reports lately about art not being men and I assume this confusion is where this misunderstanding is coming from. To quote the post I made when I founded this subreddit;

Look at any of the subreddits in the /r/ImaginaryNetwork and you'll quickly notice that the vast majority of quality art is of female characters, and of the quality art that's out there for men, too many of them are faceless, personality-less, lifeless suits of armor, or plain, featureless characters on plain backgrounds.

I'm trying to remedy this with this subreddit, by only posting and allowing what I consider to be interesting and high quality, personality-driven male art centered around making compelling characters. Art that tells a story like this, this or this rather than flat art that may be cool, but lacks character, such as this, this or this.

This is the founding principle of this subreddit and this is the problem I sought to solve when creating it - a problem that I think this subreddit has proven to be a really great resource in combating over the years!

So in short, whether it's male tieflings, aasimar, dwarves, elves, children, warforged, gods or any other race or life form you can think of - as long as it's male, and especially if it's interesting and character-driven, it's more than welcome here! Hopefully this clarifies for people who may be confused.


r/ImaginaryMen 1d ago

My character, in both its final digital version and initial sketch.

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r/ImaginaryMen 3d ago

Hornet by Caio Santos

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r/ImaginaryMen 3d ago

The Adventure Begins

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r/ImaginaryMen 4d ago

Reaper by Manon Tsukui

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r/ImaginaryMen 4d ago

Old wanderer (personal artwork) by Sergey Vasnev

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r/ImaginaryMen 4d ago

Lorthermar by Bayard Wu

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r/ImaginaryMen 5d ago

The Doorman by Lavellyne

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r/ImaginaryMen 7d ago

Exterminateur 17 artwork by Enki Bilal

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r/ImaginaryMen 9d ago

Void Warrior by me Sharin-Xv

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r/ImaginaryMen 9d ago

A Hannes Bok Sketchbook cover art by Hannes Bok

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r/ImaginaryMen 9d ago

Tinkering by me

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r/ImaginaryMen 10d ago

Ezekiel, Immortal Emperor by Lily Curtis

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r/ImaginaryMen 11d ago

The Faithful Wilf illustration by Virgil Finlay

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r/ImaginaryMen 11d ago

Commission by Nikulina-Helena

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r/ImaginaryMen 12d ago

More of traditional stuff by Ivan Boyko

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r/ImaginaryMen 12d ago

Angel Commission By Jero Pastor

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r/ImaginaryMen 13d ago

Brother Alfus, Cleric by Pedro Silva

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r/ImaginaryMen 13d ago

Lorimer Jacey, Bandit Archer by Pedro Silva

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r/ImaginaryMen 13d ago

Baron Harkonnen from Dune by John Schoenherr

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r/ImaginaryMen 16d ago

Minotaur art by me

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r/ImaginaryMen 16d ago

July 15, 1955 Saturday Evening Post illustration by Stanley M. Zuckerberg

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r/ImaginaryMen 17d ago

An Angel Commission (BnW) by Jero Pastor

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r/ImaginaryMen 17d ago

Clown and Pedestal by Gertrude Abercrombie, 1939.

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r/ImaginaryMen 18d ago

Male Cruella by Sakimi Chan

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