How the art communities compare
Membership is concentrated: the three largest communities hold 73% of all members on this list, so most of the art conversation happens in a handful of places. r/Art and r/DigitalArt are the two busiest, with roughly 154 and 166 new posts a day. Per member, the liveliest is r/artcommissions: 153 posts a day from 194.2K members — a smaller crowd, but an engaged one. Among the communities we track weekly, r/oilpainting grew fastest recently (+0.19%, +2.1K members since Oct 19). The oldest is r/Art, founded in 2008, and every community here is more than five years old — this is a long-established corner of Reddit.
The 19 biggest art subreddits
r/Art 22,565,288 members · ~154 posts/day · +9.3K since Oct 19 · since 2008This is a subreddit about art, where we are serious about art and artists, and discussing art in a mature, substantive way. Please READ THE RULES at https://www.reddit.com/r/Art/wiki/index BEFORE commenting or posting. Be on your…
r/painting 4,622,405 members · ~115 posts/day · +4.1K since Oct 19 · since 2008Welcome 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…
r/DigitalPainting 3,732,845 members · ~6.7 posts/day · +388 since Oct 19 · since 2011Welcome! The purpose of r/DigitalPainting is to to critique art, to receive critique and grow as artists. Be prepared to receive constructive critique on your art. Be active and participate in the conversations, give critiques! B…
- Ar/AnimeART ↗ 1,887,731 members · ~42 posts/day · +456 since Oct 19 · since 2012
Welcome to r/AnimeART: A community dedicated to the admiration of artwork and the anime art style! Please read our rules before posting. Join the no longer affiliated Discord here: https://discord.com/invite/h5ku6wCymd
- Sr/SpecArt ↗ 1,468,097 members · ~2.4 posts/day · +179 since Oct 19 · since 2011
SF, fantasy, and post-apocalypse visual arts. Explore the visual aspects of imagined worlds. All speculative visual arts are welcome, from space vistas to fantasy landscapes to ruined cities to psychedelic paintings to dreaded mo…
- Mr/minipainting ↗ 1,278,282 members · ~75 posts/day · +1.3K since Oct 19 · since 2011
A community for painting miniatures and models. Everything from tabletop wargames to board games, display pieces or just for fun! Painters of all skill levels are welcome! From beginners who have never held a brush to pros who ha…
- Ir/ImaginaryArchitecture ↗ 1,233,153 members · ~0.9 posts/day · +453 since Oct 19 · since 2013
Paintings and drawings featuring architecturally interesting buildings and structures, real or imagined.
- Or/oilpainting ↗ 1,066,651 members · ~50 posts/day · +2.1K since Oct 19 · since 2011
r/Oilpainting it's a place to share your OWN paintings, we don't care if you are new or professional, all art are welcome. we only allow real oilpaints, not digital or AI generated, both will get you banned.
- Pr/PourPainting ↗ 908,375 members · ~4.1 posts/day · since 2017
/r/Pourpainting has gone private in protest of Reddit's attack on 3rd Party developers and not-for-profit API users. We recommend contacting Reddit administrators to let them know you do not support their corporate hostility, and…
- Dr/DigitalArt ↗ 650,764 members · ~166 posts/day · since 2010
A community for digital artworks and related discussions. Do not post AI art, please.
- Ar/aiArt ↗ 556,409 members · ~161 posts/day · since 2017
Welcome to r/aiArt ! A community focused on the generation and use of visual, digital art using AI assistants such as DALL E3, Starryai, NightCafe, Midjourney, Stable Diffusion, and more.
- Wr/WhatIsThisPainting ↗ 446,916 members · ~28 posts/day · since 2014
A place to find out if you have a lost masterpiece or if it's just a garage sale treasure! Please see below for submission guidelines, sub rules, and related subreddits.
- Pr/Paintings ↗ 358,277 members · since 2009
Traditional painting. NO DIGITAL WORKS. All other links will be aced by our space lazers. Here at r/paintings is a subreddit dedicated to looking and reading about the well known artists who are working in paint. This is not the …
- Br/BadArt ↗ 340,828 members · since 2012
Bad Art
- Ar/acrylicpainting ↗ 337,391 members · ~35 posts/day · since 2019
A place to share any and all paintings made with acrylic paint regardless of your skill level.
- Ar/AbstractArt ↗ 311,728 members · since 2011
Abstraction is the distancing of an idea from objective referents. That means, in the visual arts, pulling a depiction away from any literal, representational reference points. You can also call abstract art non-representational …
- Dr/diamondpainting ↗ 249,221 members · ~35 posts/day · since 2016
A subreddit for the up-and-coming, addictive craft, diamond painting! Share your works in progress, finished paintings, and anything you think other diamond painters would love! (On topic of course!) :)
- Ar/ArtHistory ↗ 220,615 members · ~18 posts/day · since 2009
This is a community of art enthusiasts interested in a vast range of movements, styles, media, and methodologies. From novice to professional, please feel free to share your favorite articles, essays, and discussions on artists a…
- Ar/artcommissions ↗ 194,228 members · ~153 posts/day · since 2013
A subreddit for anyone seeking to have a commission made or those looking to sell their services. Tons of portfolios are advertised daily, along with many clients looking to hire services. Scroll down to find the flair filtering …
Choosing where to post
Questions do best in r/WhatIsThisPainting, the community on this list that is built around advice and help (around 28 posts a day). Asking the same thing in r/Art often gets it removed or lost among the 154 daily posts. Competition for attention differs a lot: r/SpecArt has 1.5M members but only about 2.4 new posts a day — roughly one new post for every 611.7K members — while r/DigitalArt gets about 166 a day, one for every 3.9K. A strong, well-made post therefore has more room to be seen in r/SpecArt; r/DigitalArt is better when you want quick replies.
A simple rule of thumb: ask questions in the specialised communities and share your best finds in the big ones, where they can reach the most people. Always read the rules in the sidebar first — each community is run by its own volunteer moderators. Our guide to searching Reddit explains how to dig through any of these communities, and the subreddit info tool gives you the stats of one we don't list.
Frequently asked questions
What is the biggest art subreddit?
r/Art is the largest, with 22,565,288 members, followed by r/painting (4.6M) and r/DigitalPainting (3.7M).
Which art subreddit is the most active?
By new posts per day, r/DigitalArt leads with about 166, ahead of r/aiArt (161). Counts are averages over the last seven days.
Where should a beginner ask about art on Reddit?
r/WhatIsThisPainting is the one built around questions and advice, with about 28 new posts a day. Check its rules and search it first — common questions have usually been answered.
How many art subreddits are there?
We list 19 active, safe-for-work art communities with at least 25,000 members each, 42.4M members in total (people can be in several). Reddit has many smaller ones too; our guide on searching Reddit shows how to find them.
What is the oldest art subreddit?
r/Art, created on Jan 25, 2008.
Are these art subreddits safe for work?
Yes. Every community on this page is public and not marked 18+ by Reddit, and we filter out communities whose name or description points to adult content.
Data: Reddit's public subreddit search and the Arctic Shift archive (Oct 30, 2026), growth from SubMouse's weekly snapshots. Member counts of communities outside our Top 1000 come from the archive and can lag a little. Not affiliated with Reddit.