r/Portraitart is a subreddit with 72k members. The community frequently discusses portrait, sketch, drawing, oil, and charcoal, and the most common flair used is traditional, digital, graphite, oil, and feedback & critique.
A sub specifically for drawing and painting portraits in any medium. Feel free to post your portrait art. Discussion on portraiture, tips, mediums, tutorials are also welcome.
Popular Topics in r/Portraitart
#1
Portrait
242 posts
#2
Sketch
33 posts
#3
Drawing
26 posts
#4
Oil
26 posts
#5
Charcoal
21 posts
#6
Study
20 posts
#7
Watercolor
20 posts
#8
Acrylic
14 posts
#9
Self Portrait
13 posts
#10
Pencil
12 posts
Flair Used in r/Portraitart
#1
Traditional
: "Sketchbook so far"
36 posts
#2
Digital
: "A digital portrait I did this week"
25 posts
#3
Graphite
: "Portrait of a friend, in graphite, GG"
16 posts
#4
Oil
: "F100"
5 posts
#5
Feedback & Critique
: "Nupastels, first portrait"
4 posts
#6
Watercolor
: "My self portrait, Zedeli, 2026."
4 posts
#7
Charcoal
: "My most recent portrait- Lionel Messi drawn with Charcoal 🐐"
4 posts
#8
watercolor
: "Recent Watercolor Portrait"
3 posts
#9
oil
: "Self-portrait, Nguyen Van Huy, oil, 2006"
3 posts
#10
Study
: "Graphite"
2 posts
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+25k members(53.8%)
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Last updated: August 9, 2026