About r/DigitalPainting
In its own words:
Welcome! 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! Being able to recognize and give constructive criticism will mark your growth as well as help others!
The community was created on Oct 6, 2011, which makes it 15 years old. Since Oct 19, 2026, it has gained 388 subscribers (+0.01%). Among the 19 communities on our art list it is number 3 by size.
What sets r/DigitalPainting apart
Compared with other large communities, r/DigitalPainting leans heavily on images (54% of recent posts; the typical Top 100 subreddit sits at 9%). r/DigitalPainting is more of a browsing community than a debating one: 2.6 comments per post on average, well under the Top 100 median of 16.2.
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Oct 29, 2026, r/DigitalPainting went up from 3,730,873 to 3,732,845 subscribers (+2K, +0.05%). That is about 49 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (8 so far), so it gets longer every week.
What r/DigitalPainting talks about
Looking at the titles of 46 recent posts (Oct 22–Oct 28), the words that come up most are “digital”, “painting”, “brushes”, “illustration” and “art”. Other frequent themes are tablet, beginner, draw, drawing, brush and character. Recurring phrases include “drawing tablet”, “digital painting”, “free photoshop” and “gothic girl”. By format, 54% are images, 17% are text posts and 17% are galleries.
Activity and best time to post
r/DigitalPainting gets about 9.5 new posts a day. The public archive holds 128,162 posts and 333,390 comments in total, about 2.6 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Sunday (10 posts) and the quietest was Friday (2). Posting peaks around 15:00 UTC and is lowest around 04:00 UTC.
Rules of r/DigitalPainting
The moderators of r/DigitalPainting list 12 rules. In short:
- Only original artwork
- You have to leave a comment about what you struggled with, within one hour of posting.
- All art must be linked from imgur or tumblr.
- Self-posts may include links to software.
- Links to progress videos are only allowed if they're not on the submitted page.
- Photobashing is not allowed.
- Self-promotional top comments are not allowed.
- Submissions with the artist name in the title will be removed.
- Animations are not allowed.
- One post per day.
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/DigitalPainting 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/DigitalPainting?
r/DigitalPainting has 3,732,845 subscribers, which makes it the #266 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 1,972 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Oct 29, 2026.
How old is r/DigitalPainting?
r/DigitalPainting was created on Oct 6, 2011, so it has been around for 15 years. The oldest post in the public archive is from Oct 9, 2011.
How active is r/DigitalPainting?
Moderately: r/DigitalPainting gets about 9.5 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 128,162 posts and 333,390 comments.
When is r/DigitalPainting 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 15:00 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/DigitalPainting about?
The community describes itself as: “Welcome! 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 cr…” Recent post titles often mention digital, painting, brushes, illustration and art. Most posts are images (54%).
Is r/DigitalPainting safe for work?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/DigitalPainting as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
How do I post on r/DigitalPainting?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/DigitalPainting accepts both text and link posts, with images and galleries enabled. It has 12 posted rules, starting with: “Only original artwork”; “You have to leave a comment about what you struggled with, within one hour of posting.”; “All art must be linked from imgur or tumblr.”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
Which communities are like r/DigitalPainting?
Communities with similar topics include r/Art (22.6M), r/painting (4.6M), r/itookapicture (7.6M), r/oddlysatisfying (12.8M) and r/BeAmazed (9.7M).
Stats from public data (data updated Oct 29, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Oct 30, 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/DigitalPainting.