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Oil Painting

r/Oilpainting it's a place to share your OWN paintings, we don't care if you are new or professional, all art are welcome. we only allow real oilpaints, not digital or AI generated, both will get you banned.

1.1M subscribers1,405 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. <1% by known bots)933 authors / mosince 2011

r/oilpainting has 1.1M members (+7.0% over the last 12 months). It gets about 1,405 posts a month from 933 people. Top topics: Oil Painting Beginners, Oil Painting and Oil Painting.

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Size and growth

How r/oilpainting has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+7.0%in 12 months · +1.4% in 3 months · +0.3% in 1 month
Oct 20261.1M
Growing1.1M subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
r/oilpainting

Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−19%vs Sep 2025 · −4.5% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 20261.4k
QuieterPeaked at 2.1k in Jan 2025
Sep 2026: incl. <1% by known botsData through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/oilpainting

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Oil Painting Beginners6.1%
  2. Oil Painting2.9%
  3. Oil Painting2.4%
  4. Oil Painting Supplies and Safety1.7%
  5. Oil Paintings on Hardboard1.6%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Blick Art Materials
  2. Jacksonsart
  3. Jerry's Artarama
  4. Wikimedia
  5. Winsor & Newton NA

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