r/starvingartists↗
StarvingArtists
StarvingArtists is an online community of freelance designers, illustrators and artists all looking to create custom art commissions for you! Want to commission an artist? Post your requires and budget. Artists will respond with their services to help support your growing business and needs!
54k subscribers1,979 posts / mo in Sep 20261,170 authors / mosince 2011
r/starvingartists has 54k members (+30% over the last 12 months). It gets about 1,979 posts a month from 1,170 people. Top topics: Hire Art Commissions, Character Commissions and Hire Illustrations Character Designs.
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How r/starvingartists has grown
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Topics and brands on r/starvingartists
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Share of the subreddit's posts
- Hire Art Commissions5.4%
- Character Commissions3.6%
- Hire Illustrations Character Designs3.6%
- Hire Art Commissions2.8%
- Fantasy Illustration Commissions2.4%
Brands people mention
Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months
- Cara
- Ko-fi
- Bluesky Social
- Adobe Portfolio
- Canva
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