r/Portraitart is a subreddit with 68k members. The community frequently discusses portrait, sketch, drawing, oil, and charcoal, and the most common flair used is traditional, digital, graphite, oil, and study.
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
: "Six more portraits, charcoal"
46 posts
#2
Digital
: "Study"
36 posts
#3
Graphite
: "Tom cruise sketch in about 1.5 hours"
13 posts
#4
oil
: "Do we look alike?"
12 posts
#5
Study
: "Still have a little bit to go on this bic pen portrait"
10 posts
#6
Feedback & Critique
: "First time painting a portrait - my son"
8 posts
#7
watercolor
: "Just finished this portrait."
4 posts
#8
charcoal
: "It's only a portrait I sketched in about 14 minutes, so it's nothing too special. I hope you like it, though."
3 posts
Member Growth in r/Portraitart
Yearly
+21k members(45.8%)
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Last updated: June 16, 2026