r/painting

402K archived posts · Jun 2008 – Sep 2026

Painting

r/painting

Welcome to /r/Painting! Functioning like an artist cooperative gallery, this is the place where beginning to advanced painters display their work in an ongoing group discussion. Artists who post their work are strongly encouraged to interact with their fellow subscribers and be prepared to discuss their concept, process & technique.

Created Jun 12, 2008

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###Welcome

r/painting is a place for painters of reddit to share their work with fellow artists.

###Subscribers

Please specify how frequently you paint with user flair.

Please classify new posts with the appropriate link flair.

If your submission isn't showing up in the 'new' section a few minutes after posting, message the moderators so we can fish it out of the spam filter.

CCW = Constructive Criticism Welcome.

###Rules

No Solicitation

Posts aimed specifically at solicitation will be removed. For sales and requests, please use [r/ArtStore](/r/ArtStore) or [r/ArtisanGifts](/r/ArtisanGifts), or see the Commissions & Sales portion of the sidebar.

No Digital Works

This subreddit is for traditional painting. Please post digital works in [r/DigitalArt](/r/DigitalArt) or [r/DigitalPainting](/r/DigitalPainting).

Original Content Only

Submitted images must be original content. For posting an established artist's work, please use [r/art](/r/art) or [r/paintings](/r/paintings). If you'd like a piece identified, please use [r/whatisthispainting](/r/whatisthispainting).

Posts Must Be Artwork Related

This subreddit is intended for images and discussions related to artwork. For posts relating to home or wall painting, please use [r/HomeImprovement](/r/HomeImprovement) or [r/DIY](/r/DIY). For other types of painting, try [r/paint](/r/paint) or [r/finishing](/r/finishing).

NSFW Content Must Be Tagged

While this is an art subreddit, our posts still appear to users not subscribed to [r/painting](/r/painting). As a courtesy to your fellow reddit users, please mark nudity and other sensitive material as NSFW by clicking the link under the post title.

###Friends

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