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Welcome to ArtCrit! A welcoming place for artists of all levels and abilities to come together, share resources, and help one another grow through constructive criticism. Be sure to check out our rules and post requirements before you start posting, and remember, we're here to help one another!

158k subscribers1,131 posts / mo in Sep 2026559 authors / mosince 2008

r/ArtCrit has 158k members (+21% over the last 12 months). It gets about 1,131 posts a month from 559 people. Top topics: AcrylicPaintingFeedback, Portrait Improvement Feedback and PaintingAdvice.

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Size and growth

How r/ArtCrit has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+21%in 12 months · +3.8% in 3 months · +0.7% in 1 month
Oct 2026158k
Growing158k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−54%vs Sep 2025 · +21% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 20261.1k
QuieterPeaked at 2.5k in Jan 2026
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/ArtCrit

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. AcrylicPaintingFeedback1.8%
  2. Portrait Improvement Feedback1.6%
  3. PaintingAdvice1.3%
  4. Art Improvement Tips1.2%
  5. Painting Tips and Feedback1.0%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Line of Action
  2. Pinterest
  3. TikTok
  4. DuckDuckGo
  5. Wikimedia

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Posting rules and account requirements, how often posts get removed, who writes here (age, gender, countries), what people ask for, how they talk, and related subreddits — all in the full report.

Posts and activity for Sep 2026. Members from Reddit's subscriber counts. Read from the same data the app runs on. Our research