Aesthetic Edit

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Synonyms: moodboard
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An aesthetic edit or aesthetic post, also known as a moodboard, is a type of thematic image set. It is visually unified, often by being desaturated or having a specific color tint added. In fandom, it is common to see aesthetic posts about individual fandoms, pairings, or characters. It is also not unusual for them to be created for fanfics, sometimes as part of a challenge. They can also be popular in fandoms without a visual adaptations, for example book fandoms, allowing fans to illustrate the story. They might include shots of the character(s) from canon or a fancasting of the character(s), images of locations associated with that character(s), images of props associated with that character(s), etc.

Aesthetic edits are particularly popular on Tumblr due to the ease with which sets of images can be posted. A number of aesthetic boards also exist on Pinterest, which also lends itself to collecting sets of themed images, either uploaded by the user or from elsewhere on the site.

Examples

Character Aesthetics

Ship Aesthetics

Trope Aesthetics

Examples

Character Aesthetic Edits

  • Images of: a dog with a tongue sticking out of its mouth; tickets to a circus; a white mug with text 'over worked under caffinated; a sign that reads 'new plan fuck it'; a young man with brown hair; the exterior of a pizzeria; a person with purple shoes sitting on the edge of a city building; illustrations of sign language; a hand holding a bow; a closet full of purple shirt; a young man with a black eye; purple neon lights that say 'people disappoint, pizza is eternal'.

    an aesthetic/mood board for Clint Barton by buckybuck, (Marvel Comics) (2017)

Trope Aesthetic Edits

  • Images of: Iron Man gloves on a white surface; a black background with red text that reads 'I Forgot My Name Again'; a man straddling a motorcycle; a hand touch a electronic touch screen; an image of Tony in a hoodie; cans of paintbrushes; Steve in a suit walking down in the street; dog tags laying on an 4F form; Bucky in a leather jacket; a small arc reactor; a person holding a machine gun; the Captain America shield half buried in the ground.

    Stuckony, Role Reversal AU by nixie-deangel, MCU (2018)

  • Images of: a gold crown on a green background; Loki in profile with his horned helmet and hold his staff; green background with black text that reads 'but in all the chaos there is calculation'; a bouquet of roses laid on a white sheet; an illustration of Loki holding pink roses; a single red rose laying on a white sheet; Tony in Victorian dress with a dressing gown; a white background with green text that reads 'half man half god'; illustration of Tony in medival dress with a fur trimmed cape.

    AU: Odin lost against the Jötnar by sweethoneyplum (Frostiron Bingo, 2019)

Fanfic Aesthetic Edits

Canon Inspired Aesthetic Edits

Fanmix Aesthetic Edits

Archives and Communities

Resources

References

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