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r/drawing vs r/Art

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Curated art showcase vs open drawing practice

r/Art frames itself as serious discussion of art and artists. r/drawing describes drawing as mark-making and welcomes technique, gear and artwork—more like a shared refrigerator door than a gallery.

In our directory Art is larger (about 22.6M, rank #29) than drawing (about 5.8M, rank #143). Activity samples are both high (~154 vs ~111 posts/day). Art’s submission type in our sample is link-only; drawing allows text or links.

Rules diverge sharply: Art bans sketches/doodles, fanart/comics/requests, memes, AI art/NFTs and requires specific title formatting with direct image/video links. drawing requires effort and credit, bans NSFW drawings and “is this good for my age” posts, and limits to one post per day.

  • Post finished, well-presented work to r/Art only if you meet its title and content rules—sketches belong elsewhere.
  • Use r/drawing for practice pieces, technique talk and constructive critique norms.
  • drawing sits outside the live Top 100 cut on SubMouse (info tool); Art has a full /r/ page.

Written comparison based on public descriptions and rule titles · updated 2026-11-06.

r/drawing

r/drawing: reddit's refrigerator door

Drawing is the act of making marks on a substrate by moving something across it. Discussion, technique, gear, and all kinds of artwork are welcome. Make yourself at home!

Members
5.8M
7-day growth
+2K
Posts/day
110.9
Directory rank
#143
Created
Mar 30, 2009
Submissions
Text or links

Sample mix: images 64%, galleries 34%, text posts 2%

Topics: Drawing

Rule titles (short names we collected)

  • Be respectful and civil.
  • No advertising of any kind.
  • Credit must be given.
  • No reposts.
  • Submissions must demonstrate effort.
  • Drawing posts only.
  • One post per day.
  • This is not a support subreddit.
  • Use existing resources.
  • Critiques must be constructive.
  • No "is this good for x" posts or "what style is this" posts.
  • 100 karma is required to POST.

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About this community: r/drawing welcomes drawings, technique talk, and gear discussion—defined simply as mark-making on a substrate. Rank #143 (about 5.8 million subscribers). Rules require effortful drawing posts, credit, civility, and a 100-karma gate to post; they ban NSFW drawings, ads, support-ticket style asks, and “is this good / what style is this” posts.

r/Art

Art

This 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. …

Members
22.6M
7-day growth
+5.1K
Posts/day
154.4
Directory rank
#29
Created
Jan 25, 2008
Submissions
Link posts

Sample mix: images 84%, galleries 14%, text posts 1%

Topics: Art

Rule titles (short names we collected)

  • Use correct title formatting
  • Direct Image/Video Links Only
  • Do Not Make Multiple Posts
  • Do Not Submit Sketches or Doodles
  • Do not Submit Work With Extraneous Objects
  • Do Not Post Memes or Low Quality Work
  • No Fanart, Comics, or Requests
  • Be Respectful and Stay on Topic
  • No Blogs/Social Media/Stores/Spam/Self-Promo
  • No reposts. Also, Turtles are Friends, Not Food.
  • No AI Art or NFT

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About this community: r/Art ranks #29 on SubMouse’s SFW Top list (about 22.6 million subscribers in the directory). Catalogue framing: This 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… Moderation themes that shape the room include: Use correct title formatting; Direct Image/Video…

Supported differences

Aspectr/drawingr/Art
Public focus (from each community’s public description) Drawing is the act of making marks on a substrate by moving something across it. Discussion, technique, gear, and all kinds of artwork are welcome. Make yourself at home! This 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. …
Size
r/Art is larger in our directory (about 3.9×).
 5.8M members 22.6M members
Posting activity (our sample) 110.9/day 154.4/day
Common post types in our sample images 64%, galleries 34%, text posts 2% images 84%, galleries 14%, text posts 1%
Allowed submission type (meta) Text or links Link posts
Topic tags on SubMouse Drawing Art
Selected rule titles (short names we collected) Be respectful and civil.; No advertising of any kind.; Credit must be given.; No reposts.; Submissions must demonstrate effort. Use correct title formatting; Direct Image/Video Links Only; Do Not Make Multiple Posts; Do Not Submit Sketches or Doodles; Do not Submit Work With Extraneous Objects

Rules and tone we can verify

r/Art short titles include: correct title formatting; direct image/video links only; no multiple posts; no sketches/doodles; no extraneous objects in frame; no memes/low quality; no fanart/comics/requests; respectful/on-topic; no social/store spam; no reposts; no AI art or NFT.

r/drawing: civil; no advertising; credit required; no reposts; no NSFW drawings; effort required; drawing posts only; one post/day; not a support sub; constructive critiques; no “is this good for x” / “what style is this”.

Where this comparison comes from

Directory descriptions/members plus collected short rule titles and activity samples. Short titles only.

Members and public descriptions come from SubMouse's safe-for-work directory (as of 2026-11-02 UTC); 7-day growth measured from 2026-10-26. Posts/day and post-type mixes appear when we have an activity sample. Rule lines are short titles, not the full sidebar. Directory rank is listing order — communities outside the current Top 100 open in the info tool instead of a full community page.

Comparisons we prepared

Hand-written explanations for pairs where the public descriptions and rules support a real distinction: