About r/PixelArt
In its own words:
We welcome all kinds of posts about pixel art here, whether you're a first timer looking for guidance or a seasoned pro wanting to share with a new audience. We have just a few rules about posting, so just check those out and then show us what you got!
Community guide
r/PixelArt (#412, about 2.7 million) welcomes pixel-art sharing and guidance from beginners to pros. Rules: must be pixel art, OC, civil, no self-promo, no NFTs, no nudes, no AI art, account >2 weeks and 100 karma to post, no drama posts. Hand-pixelled flair dominates (~67.8 ppd).
Hand-pixelled OC
Most samples use Hand Pixelled flair; AI art and non-pixel work are out.
Access gates
Need 100 karma and a >2-week-old account to post; no NFT or self-promo threads.
Versus generative art rooms
3D-render/generative flair exists as a minority tag—default expectation is real pixel work, not AI.
SubMouse Editorial
The community was created on Aug 9, 2008, which makes it 18 years old. Since Oct 26, 2026, it has gained 1,211 subscribers (+0.05%). It sits just behind r/hiking (#411) and ahead of r/thewalkingdead (#413) in our ranking. Reddit files it under the “drawing and painting” category and its main language is English.
What sets r/PixelArt apart
r/PixelArt is far more image-driven than most big subreddits: 69% of its recent posts are images, against a median of 19% across the Top 100. People mostly look and upvote here rather than comment — about 5.3 comments per post, against 13.6 for a typical large subreddit. Its rhythm is strongly tied to time zones: the busiest hour (12:00 UTC) sees about 6.0× as many posts as the quietest (04:00 UTC).
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026, r/PixelArt went up from 2,694,923 to 2,702,704 subscribers (+7.8K, +0.29%). That is about 177 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (9 so far), so it gets longer every week.
What r/PixelArt talks about
We read the titles of 487 recent posts (Oct 29–Nov 5), the words that come up most are “art”, “pixel”, “halloween”, “animation” and “happy”. Other frequent themes are character, improve, project, style, working and cat. Recurring phrases include “pixel art”, “happy halloween”, “late halloween” and “lofi loops”. By format, 69% are images, 18% are galleries and 13% are videos.
Popular post flairs: Hand Pixelled (435), Post-Processing (23), Article / Tutorial (11), 3D Render / Generative (7), Meme (6), Art Contest (5).
Activity and best time to post
r/PixelArt gets about 68 new posts a day. The public archive holds 371,223 posts and 1,979,023 comments in total, about 5.3 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Thursday (91 posts) and the quietest was Tuesday (54). Posting peaks around 12:00 UTC and is lowest around 04:00 UTC.
Rules of r/PixelArt
The moderators of r/PixelArt list 10 rules. In short:
- Must be Pixel Art
- OC Content
- Be Civil
- No Self-Promotion
- No NFT related posts
- No sexual/nude content
- No AI Art
- Account must be older than 2 weeks to post
- No Outrage/Controversial/Drama Posts
- 100 karma is required to POST.
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/PixelArt 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/PixelArt?
r/PixelArt has 2,702,704 subscribers (Nov 2, 2026), which makes it the #412 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 7,781 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026.
When was r/PixelArt created?
r/PixelArt was created on Aug 9, 2008, so it has been around for 18 years.
Is r/PixelArt still active?
Yes. r/PixelArt gets about 68 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 371,223 posts and 1,979,023 comments. In a sample of 487 recent posts we counted 351 different authors.
What is the best time to post in r/PixelArt?
Based on post counts from Oct 29, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, the busiest day was Thursday and the quietest Tuesday, and most posts arrive around 12:00 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 kind of posts are on r/PixelArt?
The community describes itself as: “We welcome all kinds of posts about pixel art here, whether you're a first timer looking for guidance or a seasoned pro wanting to share with a new audience. We have just a few rules about posting, so just check those o…” Recent post titles often mention art, pixel, halloween, animation and happy. Most posts are images (69%).
Is r/PixelArt SFW?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/PixelArt as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
What are the rules of r/PixelArt?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/PixelArt accepts link and media posts (no plain text posts), with images, videos and galleries enabled. It has 10 posted rules, starting with: “Must be Pixel Art”; “OC Content”; “Be Civil”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
What subreddits are similar to r/PixelArt?
Communities with similar topics include r/Art (22.6M), r/AnimeART (1.9M), r/place (7.6M), r/askscience (26.4M) and r/careerguidance (5.1M).
Stats from public data (data updated Nov 2, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Nov 6, 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/PixelArt.