art focused.

good alternative to ArtStation for "professional" portfolios, i don't feel like it's a comfortable place for hobbyists and sketches.

servers/laws: USA age verification: no anti-genAI: yes

art focused.

optional CSS customization and privacy settings. very good moderating and tagging system, working report system and a cool old DeviantArt feeling.

servers/laws: USA age verification (UK): yes anti-genAI: yes

art focused, slightly more into furry.

comfortable and chill place. UI is confusing sometimes (as for 2025), but i still like it.

servers/laws: Finland (EU) age verification: no anti-genAI: yes

creativity focused.

old as heck (in a good way) website with Art Portal, Writing Forum, Audio Portal to publish these kinds of creations. also flash, animations in video format, and HTML5 games. huge plus for having community forums!

servers/laws: Canada age verification (UK): yes, but by credit card or account's age anti-genAI: yes

OC & worldbuilding art focused.

has privacy & watermark settings: for example, you can make your art to be visible with watermark for guests, and leave full version for logged-in users.

optional HTML editor for pages, which means (almost) endless fun with OC profiles.

needs invite to create an account.

servers/laws: Australia/USA age verification: no anti-genAI: yes, but only for adopts

general blogging platform, not strictly art focused.

it feels like a mix of good parts of Dreamwidth and Tumblr. while it's not a social gallery website, there are plenty art & creativity communities (groups), so i decided to include it here.

servers/laws: USA age verification: no anti-genAI: yes

unfortunately, this is a good place to make character boards and to find references. i do not recommend using it for publishing, but rather for finding inspiration.

a little art game! you could even draw from your phone. or with your mouse. or with touchpad. it doesn't matter. helped with artblock once :)

to draw online with someone on the same canvas.

it feels like a small hangout place for fellow artists to have fun drawing together.

it has what i need: graphic tablet support, pressure sensitivity (or draw with your mouse like a real man!), layers, canvas, even smol chat.

android app is buggy (as for 2025 version at least), but desktop is cool!

seriousness level: lowest

could be used to deal with artblock and have fun! ^w^

seriousness level: low

good to deal with artblock.

seriousness level: medium

could be used to deal with artblock.

seriousness level: medium

could be used to deal with artblock.

seriousness level: high

should be avoided during artblock.

i'm begging you, do not buy a subscription. wait for one-time purchase sale (often on Christmas!)

to squeeze all of those Important 999 references into my small laptop screen.

best pinterest alternative ever made. o7

was a good characters references and profiles hub. o7

it's not dead, you can still self-host it, but there are no public instances anymore :(

art focused.

drawing-streaming service.

feedback from ladylibido user (Pillowfort): "While this is primarily a streaming service, they do offer a gallery and it functions enough like an art gallery to be included here. They offer tagging for search but no tag filtering that I can find. They have folders which can be restricted to your Picarto followers or subscribers which if that's something you use is a boon. They have a small amount of image stacks, only permitting 4 additional images per any entry, and no more than I can see. Though it can be a bit awkward to navigate and link to. (it's worth noting that they also offer commission listing and purchasing on their site)"

OC & worldbuilding art focused.

also ToyHouse alternative, still in beta. custom HTML characters templates. user must be at least 18 years old to register.

invite system: either from one of the existing users, or through OCbin's Discord sever (you should have at least one original character to show).

according to their Discord info, maximum amount of OCs profiles is restricted to 20 (as for 2025).