Aesthetic Edit

Synonyms:	moodboard
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An aesthetic edit or aesthetic post, also known as a moodboard, is a type of 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. They might include shots of the character from canon or a fancasting of the character, images of locations associated with that character, images of props associated with that character, etc.

Aesthetics 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

• moodboards: hermione granger, ^{Archived version}, Hermione Granger (Harry Potter) aesthetic post by siriusisntdead
• mood boards. the boy who flew too close to the sun, Greek Mythology moodboard by remuslupi
• Character Aesthetic: Peter Parker, Peter Parker (Spider-Man) aesthetic board by Katie Scott
• The Sherlock aesthetic tag
• Character Aesthetic: Yuuri, a Yuuri Katsuki (Yuri!!! on Ice) aesthetic board by Katie Scott
• Character Aesthetic: Seven Deadly Sins, ^{Archived version} by the-nerdy-archer (multifandom)
• Character Aesthetics: Hugo Vega, a Hugo Vega (Dream Daddy) aesthetic board by The Black Queen Of Hearts

Ship Aesthetics

• recasting my ships as pocs, ^{Archived version} by manilaenvy, a Peter Parker/Gwen Stacy (Spider-Man) moodboard and fancast
• you have always been important. you have always been something. A Carlos/Cecil (Welcome to Night Vale) moodboard

Trope Aesthetics

• hanahaki aesthetic board, ^{Archived version} by letsmcfreakingloseit, a Hanahaki Disease aesthetic board

Example Art Gallery

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  Stuckony, Role Reversal AU by nixie-deangel, MCU

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  Moodboard by farrells, created for the Supernatural fic Last Outpost Of All That Is

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

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  Moodboard by babyotaku, created for the Yuri!!! on Ice fic The Fundamentals of Caring

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

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  One of two moodboards created by Foxeyesam for the fic Severance as part of the Samifer Big Bang (Supernatural)

Archives and Communities

• Moodboard tag at AO3
• Moodboard tag at DeviantArt

Resources

• Tutorials on making aesthetics and moodboard posts: Masterlists, ^{Archived version}
• A Complete Beginner's Guide To Moodboards, ^{Archived version} by Undine