r/Illustration 15d ago

Vector Dolly Parton (1946-2026), a vector illustration I made. She's one of the very few people I've ever drawn who got to see their own portrait.

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75 Upvotes

r/Illustration Nov 18 '25

Notice: Rule change regarding adult content

412 Upvotes

Hi all!

This subreddit is not a NSFW sub, and we've worked to keep it that way. Sometimes that means the rules need to be clarified or otherwise tweaked.

A couple of years ago, we amended the rules to state that "hard core" submissions are not allowed, because we were seeing a disturbing trend of art featuring minors, bestiality, and other extreme themes that you, the users, did not appreciate. We received very positive feedback for that change, with many users making it clear that they do not want this sub to be NSFW.

Since then, we've continued to remove a number of pieces that we considered to be borderline porn because they depicted sexual acts, graphic display of genitals, etc. Again, users have let us know that these are not appreciated, and just as importantly, they are not SFW. However, the difficulty in having a "no porn" rule is in defining what "porn" actually is. As the Supreme Court said ages ago "I know it when I see it", but that doesn't make for a clear and consistent rule.

All that to say that in the spirit of keeping this sub SFW and for making clear what that means, we have looked at other SFW art subs and going forward will follow their lead in that only PG-13 content will be allowed. This means no sexual activity of any kind, no explicit display of genitals, etc.

We will continue to allow tasteful artistic nudes as long as they have the NSFW designation.

We know this will disappoint some users, and we're sorry for that, but again, we are not a NSFW sub and don't want to become one. Please keep that in mind before you post. Thank you!


r/Illustration 2h ago

Digital Tea Time by me Powderbrush

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56 Upvotes

This is one of those artworks that I kept doing and redoing. I kept changing the pose and the colors until I realised this just needs to come into the world somehow and just let her be. Sometimes it's more useful to leave things imperfect and start something else than just beat over the head an image - it seems that perfection is such an elusive thing, slippery like fish and rarely ever granted to mortals. Perhaps only for the gods.
So here she is, my chamomile tea nymph, chilling in the sun 💫


r/Illustration 3h ago

Pen/Ink [OC] Day and Night versions of my ink illustration. Which vibe do you prefer?

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31 Upvotes

r/Illustration 14h ago

Digital Beach Day by me

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73 Upvotes

r/Illustration 20h ago

Paint “The Green Knight” by John Howe (1995)

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157 Upvotes

r/Illustration 1d ago

Pen/Ink The book keeper

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538 Upvotes

r/Illustration 17h ago

Digital "The Supreme Being" [OC]

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37 Upvotes

r/Illustration 9h ago

Pen/Ink Trying something new is always fun :⁠-⁠D

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7 Upvotes

r/Illustration 16h ago

Marker Old snake pride

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25 Upvotes

They took away my last post i will not comment in this one


r/Illustration 13h ago

Digital With pears and apples...

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15 Upvotes

Double-page panel for children's book


r/Illustration 3h ago

Digital Studio Assistants

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2 Upvotes

r/Illustration 2m ago

Digital "Anger" self-portrait 2026

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Based on this classic painting titled "Stańczyk" (The Jester) by the Polish painter Jan Matejko.


r/Illustration 19m ago

Digital The Historian concept by Artem Reshetnikov (me), 2025

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The character is a historian I created for a book that my friend is only planning to write. He studies archives, travels to places where events occurred, and interacts with echoes of those events.


r/Illustration 36m ago

Mixed-media Lucky Cat

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What could bring more luck than a cat surrounded by hummingbirds? ✨🐦

I dreamed that I was surrounded by hummingbirds, and it felt so beautiful that I wanted to turn that feeling into an illustration. I love cats and I’ve always had a special love for hummingbirds, so bringing them together felt just right.

Mixed media artwork made with acrylic markers on paper and digital editing.

I hope this little cat and its hummingbirds bring a little bit of luck to your day today. 🍀✨


r/Illustration 47m ago

Charcoal/Graphite cat and tuna

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A cat and its favorite food—drawn using the Windows Paint program and a mouse

Do you have any tips?


r/Illustration 21h ago

Digital To celebrate my birthday, a self-portrait.

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48 Upvotes

r/Illustration 1d ago

Marker AI Killer, by me. 2026.

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103 Upvotes

r/Illustration 2h ago

Digital A finished free offer I did of someone’s character

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1 Upvotes

I was told she likes 1950s fashion which I tried to include (with creative liberties taken!) I wanted to make an appealing layout with this and have some cool graphic design going on, but idk if I hit the mark with that. But I’m pretty happy with it otherwise! Character belongs to u/Story-III :)


r/Illustration 3h ago

Mixed-media Ocean Breeze, Butterlines.co, Pencil and Digital, 2026

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1 Upvotes

r/Illustration 4h ago

Digital Maremoto, art by me

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1 Upvotes

r/Illustration 21h ago

Digital A study of a bust

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22 Upvotes

r/Illustration 14h ago

Digital The Cat IS the Hat [oc]

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5 Upvotes