// SUBREDDIT_PROFILE
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.
// MEMBERS
4,626,399
› subscribers
// POSTS_INDEXED
5,865
› analyzed records
// COMMUNITY_AGE
18y
› since 2008-06-12
// STATUS
[ok] active
› feed indexed
// QUICK_ACTIONS
// Recent posts in r/painting
[ latest we indexed · by upvotes ]- 01 Wells Fargo Struck By Space Laser - oil on linen - 48 by 36 inches ↑ 1,958 · 2026-11-02
- 02 “Mr Thiel Meets His Literary Hero” ↑ 1,055 · 2026-10-30
- 03 My new painting in acrylic medium of tri Devi comment what do you think about this art ↑ 848 · 2026-10-16
- 04 The White House in Flames - oil on linen - 48 by 72 inches ↑ 164 · 2026-11-06
- 05 I painted myself as a child, at 40, and as an old man. “Hindsight,” oil on linen. ↑ 105 · 2026-11-08
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// FAQ [ 3 entries ]
01 › What is r/painting about? [ expand ↓ ] [ collapse ↑ ]
r/painting is a Reddit community with 4,626,399 members. 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.
02 › How active is r/painting? [ expand ↓ ] [ collapse ↑ ]
r/painting has 4,626,399 subscribers and 5,865 posts in our index. It was created on 2008-06-12, 18 years ago.
03 › Which subreddits are similar to r/painting? [ expand ↓ ] [ collapse ↑ ]
Other Art, Design & Photography communities of a similar size include r/oldschoolcool (19,658,659 members), r/writingprompts (18,878,680 members), r/tattoos (10,351,160 members), r/mapporn (6,432,578 members). Each is listed with its own subscriber and post counts in the related communities section above.