r/Portraitart is a subreddit with 70k members. The community frequently discusses portrait, sketch, drawing, oil, and charcoal, and the most common flair used is digital, traditional, graphite, feedback & critique, and watercolor.
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
Digital
: "Portrait studies"
33 posts
#2
Traditional
: "Most recent work, eight portraits, charcoal"
31 posts
#3
Graphite
: "Just a quick one"
29 posts
#4
Feedback & Critique
: "my first self portrait"
9 posts
#5
watercolor
: "Looking back at one of my first watercolor portraits"
8 posts
#6
charcoal
: "Quick charcoal portrait"
7 posts
#7
oil
: "Female portrait study"
5 posts
#8
Study
: "Mini bic pen portrait I made recently"
3 posts
Member Growth in r/Portraitart
Yearly
+23k members(49.2%)
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Last updated: June 30, 2026