r/Illustration is a subreddit with 958k members. The community frequently discusses art, illustration, drawing, digital, and artwork, and they frequently recommend/review home printer and digital art program, and the most common flair used is digital, mixed-media, paint, pen/ink, and watercolor.
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Popular Topics in r/Illustration
#1
Art
148 posts
#2
Illustration
102 posts
#3
Drawing
99 posts
#4
Digital
41 posts
#5
Artwork
33 posts
#6
Painting
33 posts
#7
Struggling
31 posts
#8
Ink
28 posts
#9
Character
25 posts
#10
Sketch
25 posts
Products Discussed in r/Illustration
Home Printer
1 review
#1
Canon
5.0★ from 1 review
Digital Art Program
1 review
#1
Clip Studio Paint
5.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/Illustration
#1
Digital
: "Water Priestess by me Powderbrush"
97 posts
#2
Mixed-media
: "Tribute to Dolly Parton - Some of the artworks I made over the years"
18 posts
#3
Paint
: "Page one of a little zombie themed story I’m making."
17 posts
#4
Pen/Ink
: "beauty in the mundane, studies in ballpoint pen by me"
16 posts
#5
Watercolor
: "Sketchbook pages"
15 posts
#6
Marker
: "Illustration by me, alcohol markers, pen, and ink."
11 posts
#7
Colored pencil
: "Great white egret in pencils and acrylic. I started this one as an example for my students in my bird drawing workshop and just had to finish it at home!"
8 posts
#8
Charcoal/Graphite
: "“The Curious Gaze”"
6 posts
#9
Comic
: "An illustration of Princess Leia and Jabba the Hutt. I tried to focus specifically on my comic book style. What do you think?"
6 posts
#10
Vector
: "Dolly Parton (1946-2026), a vector illustration I made. She's one of the very few people I've ever drawn who got to see their own portrait."
3 posts
Member Growth in r/Illustration
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+13k members(1.3%)
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Last updated: August 31, 2026