r/learnart vs r/Art
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Art learning and critique vs finished-art gallery
r/learnart describes a free open art-learning resource for feedback, guidance and discussion. r/Art presents a serious community about art and artists and points readers at its rules wiki before posting.
In our directory, Art is much larger (about 22.6M, rank #29) than learnart (about 1.7M, rank #631). Activity samples show Art posting far more often (~154 posts/day vs ~13). Art’s sample is overwhelmingly images and galleries; learnart’s sample mixes images, galleries and text with flairs such as question, digital, drawing and tutorial. Our directory lists each name among the other’s related communities.
Rule titles underline the split: learnart wants constructive feedback and allows learning posts; Art bans sketches/doodles, fanart, comics, memes and low-quality work and requires correct title formatting with direct image/video links.
- Choose r/learnart for practice pieces, questions and constructive critique under its feedback rules.
- Choose r/Art to share finished work that meets its title, quality and no-sketch standards.
- Art is inside the current Top 100; learnart opens via the info tool. SubMouse also has art-vs-drawing as a separate pair.
Written comparison based on public descriptions and rule titles · updated 2026-11-07.
r/learnart
For artists who want to improve
LearnArt is a free open art learning resource built on the principles of free education and art access to all. Come check us out for feedback, guidance, and discussion!
- Members
- 1.7M
- 7-day growth
- +223
- Posts/day
- 13.2
- Directory rank
- #631
- Created
- Nov 8, 2010
- Submissions
- Text or links
Sample mix: images 41%, text posts 27%, galleries 26%
Rule titles (short names we collected)
- Remember the person
- Be civil.
- Give constructive feedback, including examples
- Post titles should include descriptions of the art or questions, not personal details
- Include images
- Group multiple drawings into one post
- Keep it on-topic.
- Unhelpful tutorials will be removed.
- No Spam.
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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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Supported differences
| Aspect | r/learnart | r/Art |
|---|
| Public focus (from each community’s public description) |
LearnArt is a free open art learning resource built on the principles of free education and art access to all. Come check us out for feedback, guidance, and discussion! |
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 13.4×). |
1.7M members |
22.6M members |
| Posting activity (our sample) |
13.2/day |
154.4/day |
| Common post types in our sample |
images 41%, text posts 27%, galleries 26% |
images 84%, galleries 14%, text posts 1% |
| Allowed submission type (meta) |
Text or links |
Link posts |
| Topic tags on SubMouse |
n/a |
Art |
| Selected rule titles (short names we collected) |
Remember the person; Be civil.; Give constructive feedback, including examples; Post titles should include descriptions of the art or questions, not personal details; Include images |
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 |
What they share
- Our directory lists each of these communities on the other’s related list.
Rules and posting patterns we can verify
learnart short titles include: remember the person; be civil; give constructive feedback including examples; post titles should describe the art or questions; include images; group multiple drawings; keep it on-topic; unhelpful tutorials removed; no spam; NSFW tag. Our sample flairs include digital, question, drawing, painting, traditional and tutorial.
Art: use correct title formatting; direct image/video links only; do not make multiple posts; do not submit sketches or doodles; no extraneous objects; no memes or low-quality work; no fanart, comics or requests; be respectful; no blogs/social/stores/spam; no reposts. Our sample flairs include painting, digital art, drawing, illustration, mixed media and portrait.
Where this comparison comes from
Public descriptions and member counts from SubMouse’s safe-for-work directory. Short rule titles and activity samples SubMouse collected. Mutual related-list links. 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.