r/artbusiness is a subreddit with 138k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses discussion, recommendations, struggling, printing, and artist alley, and they frequently recommend/review portfolio website, printer, and stock.
r/artbusiness is a place to discuss everything related to the business side of art: from dealing with clients and contracts to marketing, social media (megathreads only) and merch production. Please use the dedicated megathreads if you wish to share your business, talk about social media, or ask about pricing your work.
Popular Themes in r/artbusiness
#1
Advice Requests
: "[Discussion] Is there something wrong with my art? I'm having a lot of trouble getting clients."
25 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "[Recommendations] ISO a scanner that picks up bright colors"
5 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "[Financial] Trapped and unable to make money as a UK Artist"
4 posts
#4
Money Talk
: "[Financial] How much money does your art make?"
2 posts
#5
Opportunities
: "[Discussion] Transitioning a traditional offline gallery to an online store. We are seeing great traffic but low conversion. How do we convert high-traffic interest into high-ticket trust for authentic hand-painted heritage art?"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/artbusiness
#1
Discussion
: "[Discussion] Is there something wrong with my art? I'm having a lot of trouble getting clients."
112 posts
#2
Recommendations
: "[Recommendations] ISO a scanner that picks up bright colors"
54 posts
#3
Struggling
41 posts
#4
Printing
: "[Printing] We need a sticky for all print-related topics in this subreddit."
40 posts
#5
Artist Alley
: "[Artist Alley] Why is Enamel Pin manufacturer gate keeping a thing?"
36 posts
#6
Art Market
: "[Art Market] Need Advice"
36 posts
#7
Financial
: "[Financial] How much money does your art make?"
33 posts
#8
Looking For
32 posts
#9
Marketing
: "[Marketing] How can I market my art style?"
32 posts
#10
Business
18 posts
Products Discussed in r/artbusiness
Portfolio Website
21 reviews
#1
Squarespace
4.2★ from 6 reviews
#2
Pixpa
4.5★ from 2 reviews
#3
Shopify
4.0★ from 2 reviews
Printer
11 reviews
#1
Canon
4.5★ from 6 reviews
#2
Epson
4.6★ from 5 reviews
Stock
8 reviews
#1
Red River
3.7★ from 3 reviews
#2
Ilford
3.5★ from 2 reviews
#3
Hahnemühle
5.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/artbusiness
#1
Discussion
: "[Discussion] Is there something wrong with my art? I'm having a lot of trouble getting clients."
69 posts
#2
Advice
: "[Art Market] Need Advice"
49 posts
#3
Artist Alley
: "[Artist Alley] Why is Enamel Pin manufacturer gate keeping a thing?"
24 posts
#4
Marketing
: "[Discussion] Artists making more than $100k a year:"
8 posts
#5
Conventions
: "[Art Market] First time tabling went badly… doing my best to make the most of it. Anyone else relate?"
8 posts
#6
Pricing
: "[Discussion] POV: You give a panting as a gift but they insist on paying you… 5$"
8 posts
#7
Product and Packaging
: "[art market] Displaying matted prints"
6 posts
#8
Commissions
: "[Discussion] Artist I commissioned traced the reference image nearly 1 to 1"
4 posts
#9
Gallery
: "[recommendations] My first ever solo exhibit opens next week. Established artists, what advice do you have about prepping for an exhibit?"
4 posts
#10
Copyright, IP, or AI Concerns
: "[Clients] My client would like to retain copyright of my artwork."
4 posts
Member Growth in r/artbusiness
Yearly
+39k members(39.6%)
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Last updated: June 25, 2026