Best Art & Design Subreddits
Art on Reddit splits into two kinds of communities. Showcase subs like r/Art are galleries where finished pieces collect upvotes, while learning subs such as r/learntodraw and r/learnart are where people post rough work and ask what to fix.
The rest divides by medium. Traditional drawing and painting have their own homes, digital painters and pixel artists gather separately, and 3D artists cluster around Blender and general modeling subs. Photography, graphic design and architecture each run as their own worlds with their own vocabulary.
If you make things, join one showcase sub and one critique sub in your medium. If you mostly like looking, the big galleries are enough.
At a glance
This list covers 15 communities with a combined 65,542,573 members. The largest is r/Art (22,477,905), the smallest r/blender (1,428,210). 15 of 15 are work-safe. Subscriber counts come from the public Reddit API and were refreshed on 2026-10-24; the full category has 2,509 communities.
| Subreddit | Members | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| r/Art | 22,477,905 | SFW |
| r/drawing | 5,776,169 | SFW |
| r/painting | 4,569,871 | SFW |
| r/photography | 5,631,483 | SFW |
| r/Design | 4,451,230 | SFW |
| r/DigitalPainting | 3,726,567 | SFW |
| r/learntodraw | 3,115,197 | SFW |
| r/graphic_design | 2,910,517 | SFW |
| r/PixelArt | 2,682,163 | SFW |
| r/architecture | 2,030,752 | SFW |
| r/animation | 1,990,140 | SFW |
| r/learnart | 1,677,452 | SFW |
| r/3Dmodeling | 1,481,580 | SFW |
| r/blender | 1,428,210 | SFW |
| r/SketchDaily | 1,593,337 | SFW |
The largest general art gallery on Reddit, open to every medium from oil to digital. Good for discovering styles, though big posts here need strong, finished work.
A broad community for pencil, ink and sketchbook work at every skill level. Friendlier to work-in-progress than r/Art, so it suits anyone who draws regularly.
Acrylic, oil, watercolor and gouache paintings with plenty of talk about materials and technique. Join if you paint on real surfaces and want feedback from other painters.
A discussion sub about cameras, technique and the business of photography rather than a photo dump. Useful for anyone choosing gear or trying to improve their shooting.
A general design community covering products, interfaces, typography and visual culture. Worth following if you want a wide view of how good design gets made.
Digital paintings shared with an emphasis on critique and process. A good fit for tablet artists working in Procreate, Krita or Photoshop.
Built for beginners: posts asking how to draw hands, perspective or faces get patient answers. Start here if you are picking up a pencil for the first time.
A learning community for working and aspiring graphic designers, with portfolio reviews and software questions. Helpful if design is your job or you want it to be.
Sprites, tilesets and animated pixel scenes, plus tips on palettes and tools like Aseprite. Ideal for indie game artists and fans of retro visuals.
For students, professionals and enthusiasts talking about buildings, careers and design theory. Join if you care about architecture beyond pretty photos.
News, short films and industry talk about animation in all its forms. Suits animators and anyone who follows studios and the craft behind them.
An art learning resource where you post work and get structured critique. Good for intermediate artists who want honest notes rather than compliments.
A place to show 3D models and ask about modeling workflows across any software. Useful for game artists, hobbyists and anyone moving into 3D.
The Reddit home of Blender users, from first donut tutorials to film-quality renders. Essential if Blender is your main tool.
Posts a new drawing prompt every day so you always have something to sketch. Great for building a habit when you never know what to draw.
We picked active, on-topic communities with clear rules and a mix of galleries, critique subs and tool-specific hubs. The full Art & Design category lists many more subreddits, sorted by size.