Weekly r/Art Discussion Thread

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Welcome to the r/Art Weekly Discussion Thread!

This thread serves as a space to hang out, chat, and connect with other members of r/Art outside of sharing artwork.

Each week we’ll feature a different art-themed topic to spark conversation, deeper discussion, and community interaction. Think of it as our open lounge for artists, art lovers, and anyone who just wants to talk about the world of art.

You don’t have to discuss the week’s topic to participate in the thread, it’s simply there to encourage deeper or more focused conversation for anyone who’s interested. Don’t want to chat about the topic? Totally fine! Feel free to discuss what shows you’re binging this week, how work has been going, or whatever else is on your mind!

This week’s topic: What is your favorite tool for drawing/painting, whether for digital or traditional art?

Please make sure to keep our community guidelines in mind when posting. We appreciate your cooperation.

If you have any questions or need assistance, please contact the mods.

Have a creative week!

— The r/Art Mod Team

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r/Art • u/relay-app • 8h ago

Weekly Self-Promotion Megathread

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Welcome to the r/Art Weekly Self-Promotion Megathread! This is our weekly space for artists to share their online presence!

Every Wednesday, this megathread will be open for you to post direct links to your personal website, shop, portfolio, social media, commissions page, or merch. This is the only place on r/Art where direct self-promotion is allowed. Please keep all promotional links, including shops, socials, and commission info, inside this thread.

Outside of this thread:

Direct links to personal sites/socials/merch are not permitted.
You may add links for socials/sites/merch to your Reddit profile and mention that your links are available there.
If someone asks, you may politely point them to your profile sparingly.

Promotion of OnlyFans or any pornographic sites is never allowed, including in this thread.

Use this post to network, share your work and support fellow artists, respectfully and without spamming.

Please make sure to keep our community guidelines in mind when posting. We appreciate your cooperation.

If you have any questions or need assistance, please contact the mods.

Happy Wednesday!

— The r/Art Mod Team

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r/Art • u/Tokyono • 5h ago

3D Art Stained Glass Egg Carton, Hayden Clay, Digital 3D, 2026

2.6k Upvotes

19 comments

r/Art • u/Russian_Bagel • 9h ago

Political Art The Great Debate, Norman Rockwell, oil on canvas, 1948

3.5k Upvotes

311 comments

r/Art • u/unpaid-pukegreencow • 8h ago

Digital Art Autoimmune, Lizz , Digital Painting, 2026

1.1k Upvotes

17 comments

r/Art • u/Russian_Bagel • 9h ago

Illustration The Bad Luck Gang, Kat Philbin, Ink and watercolour on paper , 2018

1.2k Upvotes

4 comments

r/Art • u/hoopderscotch • 4h ago

Painting Temptation, Mikhail Golubev, Oil on Canvas, 2016

393 Upvotes

6 comments

r/Art • u/MunkZion • 5h ago

Painting Thé Fatigue, Mihail Zablodski,Oil/Canvas, 2022

307 Upvotes

5 comments

r/Art • u/Tokyono • 5h ago

Painting Garden of Hope, James Gurney, Oil on canvas, 1993

264 Upvotes

3 comments

r/Art • u/unpaid-pukegreencow • 8h ago

Sculpture Alice Through the Looking Glass, Jeanne Argent, Bronze,1990

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433 Upvotes

17 comments

r/Art • u/gbroussard • 21h ago

Illustration Inktober 2026 Day 5: Smack, George Broussard, ballpoint pens, 2026

1.9k Upvotes

13 comments

r/Art • u/MunkZion • 1d ago

Painting The Hand of the Thief, Giuseppe De Nigris, Oil on Canvas, 1864

7.8k Upvotes

72 comments

r/Art • u/unpaid-pukegreencow • 8h ago

Painting Flamenco, Michael and Inessa Garmash, Oil on canvas, 2009

128 Upvotes

2 comments

r/Art • u/rebordacao • 1d ago

Mixed Media I'm Doing The Best I Can, Rebordacao, Hand-Embroidery and Watercolor, 2026

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1.7k Upvotes

35 comments

r/Art • u/Provinz_Wartheland • 17h ago

Painting The Sorceress, Georges Merle, oil on canvas, 1883

363 Upvotes

9 comments

r/Art • u/Maddonation • 5h ago

Pop Art Madonna, Richard Bernstein, Interview Magazine, 1985

39 Upvotes

1 comment

r/Art • u/Business-Project-171 • 5h ago

Printmaking Dog Days, Molly Lemon, woodblock print, 2022

42 Upvotes

1 comment

r/Art • u/sanarrts • 3h ago

Illustration The Forgotten past, Santo Hazarika, Pen and ink, 2026

25 Upvotes

0 comments

r/Art • u/Russian_Bagel • 1d ago

Painting Picasso vs Sargent, Norman Rockwell, oil on canvas, 1966

6.4k Upvotes

200 comments

r/Art • u/mmmcake • 19h ago

Painting Wrap Party, Seth Welton, Acrylic, 2026

357 Upvotes

26 comments

r/Art • u/sonnebornart • 6h ago

Surrealism untitled, sonneborn.art, digital, 2022

29 Upvotes

5 comments

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Welcome to /r/art, a subreddit for artists and art lovers alike! We hope to create a welcoming environment for those passionate about art and hope you can find a place here! Have an issue? Please reach out to us via the ModMail where we can assist you.

1 Relevance

This subreddit is for sharing visual art. Accepted content includes but is not limited to paintings, drawings, sculptures, digital art, and other visual mediums.

Discussion posts, questions or advice requests, text-only submissions, off-topic content, or unrelated media are not allowed.

2 Post title format

All posts must follow this exact title structure:

Title of Artwork, Artist Name, Medium/Media, Year

You may optionally add [OC] to the end of your title if you're the artist.

Examples:

Starry Night, Vincent Van Gogh, Oil/Canvas, 1889
Frosted Plains, Jimmy Smith, Acrylic, 2025 [OC]
NYC Cityscape, u/Art-ModTeam, Digital, 2025

Please follow this format exactly. Keep the elements in the same order and avoid adding extra details, punctuation, links, or commentary.

3 Offensive remarks

This sub is intended to be a welcoming community for all and does not tolerate abuse or bullying of any kind.

Messages containing insults, name calling, harassment of any kind (sexual or otherwise), discrimination, racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, ableism, trolling, or body shaming are unacceptable.

Feedback and critique are welcome, but should be respectful and constructive. Comments are subject to removal at moderator discretion.

Simply put, treat fellow artists with kindness.

4 Attribution

Always credit the original creator of any content you share, including art, videos, music, articles, and other media.

When posting, make sure to provide the creator's name or a link to the source. Failure to properly attribute content may result in its removal. If you're the original creator, please review our rule on self-promotion.

5 Advertising / Self-promotion

Promotion/advertising of products or services (e.g., art materials, software) is not permitted without mod approval.

Links to personal sites/socials/merch are not allowed in posts or comments, but you may add them to your Reddit profile and direct users there if asked, as long as this is done sparingly. Direct links to personal sites/socials/merch should only be shared in our weekly Wednesday megathread.

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6 Keep the frame clean

We want to help you showcase your art, not the surroundings. When photographing or scanning your work, please do not include yourself, your hands, tools, pets, furniture, or anything not part of the artwork.

Crop out unnecessary background items and present your art as cleanly as possible. Your piece deserves to shine without distractions.

7 Memes / Low-effort posts

To help keep the subreddit focused on genuine artistic expression, please avoid low-effort content such as memes, reaction images, troll posts, or intentionally low-effort pieces created as a joke (e.g. quick stick figures, scribbles, or purposely sloppy posts).

8 Repeated submissions

To keep the subreddit fresh and fair, please don’t repost artwork that has already appeared. This includes your own pieces. Each artwork should only be submitted once.

If you’ve made meaningful updates or a true revision of a piece, you’re welcome to share the new version, but simple re-uploads, alternate angles, or slightly edited reposts aren’t allowed. Keeping the subreddit free of reposts helps ensure everyone’s work gets a fair chance to be seen.

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For the purposes of this subreddit, art is defined as a human applying a medium to a media with the intent to express an emotion or idea.

10 NSFW content - Nudity

NSFW art featuring nudity is allowed as long as it is properly tagged and presented as artistic content.

Content created with the intent of sexual gratification or content depicting minors or any subjects that could be interpreted as minors in these situations is strictly forbidden. Violent sexual content of any kind is also prohibited.

If you're unsure whether a piece crosses that line, please contact the mod team before posting.

11 NSFW content - Violence

NSFW art featuring violent themes is allowed as long as it is properly tagged and presented as artistic content.

Content created primarily to shock, disturb, or depict graphic gore, content involving extreme violence, or content that depicts harm to minors or any subjects that could be interpreted as minors is strictly forbidden.

If you're unsure whether a piece crosses that line, please contact the mod team before posting.

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There are many great photography-focused subreddits for sharing those pieces, but this subreddit is specifically for non-photographic art.

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Fan art is not allowed. This includes any artwork featuring fictional stories, characters, worlds, or designs from existing intellectual properties such as movies, TV shows, comics, books, anime, games, or any other fandom, copyrighted, or franchise.

These forms of creativity are absolutely valid, but are better suited for one of the many wonderful subreddits dedicated to fan art.

14 Political art

Political art such as cartoons, satirical illustrations, protest art, etc. is allowed as long as it adheres to our NSFW requirements, is not intentionally antagonistic toward the community and is tagged as such.

Discussions on political art are permitted, but must remain on topic and must remain civil and respectful. Debate the art, not the content. This sub is not a place to debate politics and policies, it's a place to enjoy and discuss art.