Communities related to r/painting, with what each one is for and how it differs. Member figures come from SubMouse's safe-for-work directory.
r/painting (about 4.6M members, directory rank #198) works like an artist cooperative gallery for beginning to advanced painters. Medium-specific rooms help when you need watercolor, oil-only rules, digital critique culture or miniature scale.
Stay on painting for general painting display and discussion. Use Watercolor, oilpainting or DigitalPainting for those media, and minipainting for models and miniatures.
r/painting — Painting
Welcome to /r/Painting! Functioning like an artist cooperative gallery, this is the place where beginning to advanced painters display their work in an ongoing group discussion. Artists who post their work are strongly encouraged to interact with their fellow subscribers and be …
Watercolor
When to choose it: Watercolor-only painting, tutorials and critique.
Why it is here: Listed as related (about 1.1M members, rank #981).
How it differs from r/painting: Watercolor specialty versus general painting gallery.
Oil Painting
When to choose it: Real oil paint shares with digital/AI disallowed.
Why it is here: Listed as related (about 1.1M members, rank #991).
How it differs from r/painting: Oil specialty versus general painting.
Digital Painting
When to choose it: Digital painting with critique-first culture.
Why it is here: Listed as related (about 3.7M members, rank #266).
How it differs from r/painting: Digital critique room versus general painting gallery.
/r/minipainting
When to choose it: Miniatures and model painting for games or display.
Why it is here: Listed as related (about 1.3M members, rank #831).
How it differs from r/painting: Miniature scale versus easel/gallery painting.
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Members and public descriptions come from SubMouse's safe-for-work directory (as of 2026-11-09 UTC); 7-day growth measured from 2026-11-02. Directory rank is listing order. Guide updated 2026-11-07.