r/artbusiness is a subreddit with 147k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses looking for, portfolio, commission, discussion, and clients, 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
: "[Printing] How are you guys packaging and shipping your prints?"
12 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "[Portfolio] Which online portfolio site should I use?"
4 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "[Discussion] How could illustrator live in this era?"
2 posts
#4
Opportunities
: "[Discussion] Thinking about a lower-cost Mail Club tier"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/artbusiness
#1
Looking For
31 posts
#2
Portfolio
: "[Portfolio] Which online Portfolio site should I use?"
5 posts
#3
Commission
: "[Discussion] What to do when Commission is not what you expected at all"
4 posts
#4
Discussion
3 posts
#5
Clients
: "[Clients] How do I start Art Dealing?"
3 posts
#6
Prints
: "[Discussion] Selling Originals vs Prints?"
3 posts
#7
Artist Alley
2 posts
#8
Art Market
: "[Art Market] Know Your Worth"
2 posts
#9
Shipping
: "[Discussion] Shipping to other EU countries"
2 posts
#10
Taxes
: "[financial] how do I file Taxes easily as an artist who does coms but who also has a day job??? This is really hard to figure out all of the forms and such and I don't want to pay a fortune to get someone to help me because ik I'll owe a lot at the end of the year"
2 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] How could illustrator live in this era?"
33 posts
#2
Advice
: "[Discussion] Is anyone a successful artist w social anxiety and neurodivergence?"
20 posts
#3
Marketing
: "[Art Market] Know Your Worth"
5 posts
#4
Artist Alley
: "[artist alley] Non conventional products, will they sell well?"
5 posts
#5
Product and Packaging
: "[Resources] Art Print packaging"
4 posts
#6
Commissions
: "[Clients] Logistics when you have a lot of com requests?"
4 posts
#7
Career
: "[Portfolio] i might be screwed..."
2 posts
#8
Web presence
: "[Portfolio] Which online portfolio site should I use?"
2 posts
#9
Sales
: "[Clients] How to warn someone who wants your work that it’s full of fugitive pigments?"
2 posts
#10
Pricing
: "[Art Galleries] What formula to use to price an entry in juried show?"
2 posts
Member Growth in r/artbusiness
Yearly
+37k members(34.1%)
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Last updated: October 15, 2026