About r/ArtisanVideos
In its own words:
This community is a space for curated high-quality video content that showcases the talent and skills of trades-persons and crafts-persons as they engage in and practice their craft.
Community guide
r/ArtisanVideos (#485, about 2.3 million) is this community is a space for curated high-quality video content that showcases the talent and skills of trades-persons and crafts-persons as they engage in and practice their craft. Collected rules highlight All posts must include a timestamp in the title; All posts must be flaired properly; and No Advertising posts allowed, among 9 listed. Activity mix in sample: video:7. A thin activity sample (~0.8 ppd across 7 posts) — treat the rate as approximate.
What belongs here
Posts should match the community’s stated focus—this community is a space for curated high-quality video content that showcases the talent and skills of trades-persons and crafts-persons as they engage in and practice their craft. Rule themes on file include: All posts must include a timestamp in the title; All posts must be flaired properly; No Advertising posts allowed; No 'How-To' or DIY posts allowed. Stay on-topic and civil.
Format and effort
Sample composition leans video:7. Low-effort or off-scope posts are common removal reasons when rules call them out. Prefer clear titles and media that fit the stated remit.
Practical pointers
A thin activity sample (~0.8 ppd across 7 posts) — treat the rate as approximate. Use the live rules for spoilers, NSFW, reposts, and promo. This page paraphrases directory + arctic rule snapshots only.
SubMouse Editorial
The community was created on Feb 8, 2011, which makes it 15 years old. Since Oct 26, 2026, it has gained 54 subscribers (+0.00%). It sits just behind r/CryptoMoonShots (#484) and ahead of r/hbo (#486) in our ranking.
What sets r/ArtisanVideos apart
Relative to its huge audience, posting is calm — around 0.3 new posts a day per million members, which puts it in the quietest fifth of the Top 100. A good post has less competition here. Growth has more or less levelled off (0.02% since Sep 19, 2026), which is common for very mature communities.
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026, r/ArtisanVideos grew from 2,295,639 to 2,296,040 subscribers (+401, +0.02%). That is about 9 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (9 so far), so it gets longer every week.
What r/ArtisanVideos talks about
We read the titles of 7 recent posts (Oct 30–Nov 5), the words that come up most are “japanese”, “art”, “restoring”, “star” and “wars”. Recurring phrases include “japanese star”, “star wars”, “wars movie” and “movie poster”.
Popular post flairs: Restoration Crafts (4), Stone Crafts (2), Wood Crafts (1).
Activity and best time to post
r/ArtisanVideos gets about 0.8 new posts a day. The public archive holds 43,169 posts and 392,665 comments in total, about 9.1 comments per post.
Rules of r/ArtisanVideos
The moderators of r/ArtisanVideos list 9 rules. In short:
- All posts must include a timestamp in the title.
- All posts must be flaired properly.
- No Advertising posts allowed
- No 'How-To' or DIY posts allowed
- No generic art posts allowed
- No karma farming or circlejerking
- All posts must have descriptive titles. Click-bait is not allowed.
- All videos must be linked directly, and from the original source.
- Reposts are not allowed
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/ArtisanVideos and press “Join”. Read the community rules in the sidebar before you post: every subreddit is run by its own volunteer moderators.
Frequently asked questions
How many subscribers does r/ArtisanVideos have?
r/ArtisanVideos has 2,296,040 subscribers (Nov 2, 2026), which makes it the #485 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 401 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026.
When was r/ArtisanVideos created?
r/ArtisanVideos was created on Feb 8, 2011, so it has been around for 15 years.
Is r/ArtisanVideos still active?
Moderately: r/ArtisanVideos gets about 0.8 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 43,169 posts and 392,665 comments.
What kind of posts are on r/ArtisanVideos?
The community describes itself as: “This community is a space for curated high-quality video content that showcases the talent and skills of trades-persons and crafts-persons as they engage in and practice their craft.” Recent post titles often mention japanese, art, restoring, star and wars.
Is r/ArtisanVideos SFW?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/ArtisanVideos as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
What are the rules of r/ArtisanVideos?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/ArtisanVideos accepts link and media posts (no plain text posts). It has 9 posted rules, starting with: “All posts must include a timestamp in the title.”; “All posts must be flaired properly.”; “No Advertising posts allowed”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
What subreddits are similar to r/ArtisanVideos?
Communities with similar topics include r/HighQualityGifs (3.9M), r/crafts (2.9M), r/fantasyfootball (3.5M), r/videos (26.9M) and r/woahdude (4.3M).
Stats from public data (data updated Nov 2, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Nov 6, 2026). Point and comment counts are archive snapshots and can be lower than on Reddit today. SubMouse is an independent directory and is not affiliated with Reddit or the moderators of r/ArtisanVideos.