About r/drawing
In its own words:
Drawing is the act of making marks on a substrate by moving something across it. Discussion, technique, gear, and all kinds of artwork are welcome. Make yourself at home!
The community was created on Mar 30, 2009, which makes it 17 years old. Since Oct 19, 2026, it has gained 2,971 subscribers (+0.05%). Among the 9 communities on our drawing list it is the largest.
What sets r/drawing apart
Compared with other large communities, r/drawing leans heavily on images (65% of recent posts; the typical Top 100 subreddit sits at 9%). r/drawing is more of a browsing community than a debating one: 3.1 comments per post on average, well under the Top 100 median of 16.2. For its size it is unusually busy: about 19.5 new posts a day per million members, more than 90% of the Top 100. Its rhythm is strongly tied to time zones: the busiest hour (11:00 UTC) sees about 3.3× as many posts as the quietest (04:00 UTC).
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Oct 29, 2026, r/drawing climbed from 5,795,141 to 5,806,554 subscribers (+11.4K, +0.20%). That is about 285 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (8 so far), so it gets longer every week.
Top posts on r/drawing this week
The most upvoted posts of the past seven days, in the order Reddit ranks them (collected Oct 30, 2026).
- Another blurry cat drawing (and the others I've done recently)u/jairysignfelt · Oct 23 · gallery
- Nathanu/clairesalvo · Oct 27 · image
- This October, I’ve been creating helpful Halloween costume suggestions for those in need.u/buttcheeks_mcgeee · Oct 29 · gallery
- The drawing I drew of my mom vs the chat gpt version she put as her profile pictureu/Vast-Beginning2219 · Oct 25 · gallery
- Is this considered cheating?u/ktmylady · Oct 23 · gallery
- Inktober day 26: Zipu/Andreyyyyyyyyyyyyyy · Oct 27 · gallery
- 5 month difference (May 2026 - October 2026)u/iinematsu · Oct 24 · gallery
- I have a habit of drawing all over the boxes at my job lolu/Burgessbadass · Oct 23 · gallery
- Crowsu/Paul_bab · Oct 28 · image
- アーノルド・シュワルツェネッガーu/KingDisastrous7579 · Oct 24 · gallery
All-time top posts
The highest-ranked posts in the history of r/drawing, from 2018 to 2025, ranked by Reddit.
- White charcoalu/ThatsnotmyMorty · Aug 15, 2024 · image
- Waiting for pizza, swipe for referenceu/wingedWolf333333333 · Oct 5, 2025 · gallery
- I broke my neck and was paralyzed in Dec. 2010. Here is a photo of the first drawing I did in rehab, with assistance from my recreational therapist Ashley. Followed by a self portrait I did 7 years l…u/natebibaud · Apr 3, 2018 · 34,081 points · 594 comments · image
- My father drew this in 1974 after an acid trip. Wish he would still draw.u/HoaxMakesBeats · Jan 15, 2025 · image
- My barber chair drawing just won 1st place in a realism contest!u/emilycopeland · Aug 28, 2025 · gallery
- Art teacher here. Had my 7/8yo students create monsters that were then “adopted” by local college artists and professors to be reimagined. Goal was to show my students that if they continue to grow t…u/snzb · Jul 6, 2019 · 29,110 points · 436 comments · image
- Probably the most time I have ever invested into a pencil drawing. Titled 'Guilt'u/Miles___ · Feb 5, 2018 · 28,292 points · 463 comments · image
- One of my favorite drawingsDec 11, 2024 · image
- I was offered $800 to sell this sketchbook. is it worth giving it? help plsu/Temporary-Speaker254 · Jan 5, 2025 · gallery
- A drawing I made while my gf was cookingu/mehuldraw · Aug 25, 2025 · image
What r/drawing talks about
Across 678 recent posts (Oct 21–Oct 28), the words that come up most are “drew”, “art”, “portrait”, “pencil” and “sketch”. Other frequent themes are inktober, draw, drawings, colored, pencils and halloween. Recurring phrases include “colored pencils”, “colored pencil”, “portrait sketch” and “dibujo hasta”. By format, 65% are images, 33% are galleries and 2% are text posts.
Popular post flairs: ink (176), graphite (115), digital (114), seeking crit (69), showcase (65), character (60).
Activity and best time to post
r/drawing gets about 110 new posts a day. The public archive holds 1,200,672 posts and 3,753,901 comments in total, about 3.1 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Sunday (124 posts) and the quietest was Friday (84). Posting peaks around 11:00 UTC and is lowest around 04:00 UTC.
Rules of r/drawing
The moderators of r/drawing list 13 rules. In short:
- Be respectful and civil.
- No advertising of any kind.
- Credit must be given.
- No reposts.
- NSFW drawings are not allowed.
- Submissions must demonstrate effort.
- Drawing posts only.
- One post per day.
- This is not a support subreddit.
- Use existing resources.
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/drawing 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 big is r/drawing?
r/drawing has 5,806,554 subscribers, which makes it the #143 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 11,413 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Oct 29, 2026.
How old is r/drawing?
r/drawing was created on Mar 30, 2009, so it has been around for 17 years. The oldest post in the public archive is from Oct 13, 2009.
How active is r/drawing?
Very active: r/drawing gets about 110 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 1,200,672 posts and 3,753,901 comments. In a sample of 678 recent posts we counted 496 different authors.
When is r/drawing most active?
Based on post counts from Oct 22, 2026 to Oct 28, 2026, the busiest day was Sunday and the quietest Friday, and most posts arrive around 11:00 UTC, with the fewest around 04:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What is r/drawing about?
The community describes itself as: “Drawing is the act of making marks on a substrate by moving something across it. Discussion, technique, gear, and all kinds of artwork are welcome. Make yourself at home!” Recent post titles often mention drew, art, portrait, pencil and sketch. Most posts are images (65%).
Is r/drawing safe for work?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/drawing as an 18+ (NSFW) community, and its own rules forbid NSFW content. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
How do I post on r/drawing?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/drawing accepts both text and link posts, with images and galleries enabled. It has 13 posted rules, starting with: “Be respectful and civil.”; “No advertising of any kind.”; “Credit must be given.”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
Which communities are like r/drawing?
Communities with similar topics include r/Art (22.6M), r/tattoos (10.3M), r/funny (67.6M) and r/AnimeSketch (1.4M).
Stats from public data (data updated Oct 29, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Oct 30, 2026; top posts from Reddit’s public feeds). 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/drawing.