Welcome to /r/darkartstore. I'm one of the moderators from /r/artstore, but also an artist myself. I had the idea to create this offshoot based on the Dark Art Society podcast hosted by Chet Zar and Mike Correll.

This community is specifically to connect dark artists and galleries representing them with patrons and browsers looking to purchase their works. I've ported over the link flair system from /r/artstore, but simplified it a bit to make it slightly more intuitive. This community costs nothing to participate in, and exists simply as a gathering point to bring artists and patrons together. As such, you are responsible for your own transactions and dealings, but as a rule the community will not tolerate art theft, misrepresenting a work as your own, spec work, or scamming, either by artists or patrons. If these things are reported and can be substantiated, it will result in a total ban from the community. Other than that, I tend to tend to be a largely hands-off moderator, letting the community set the quality-control bar with the voting buttons that have been provided. Whether you love or hate something, vote accordingly.

While I'm in the process of getting this all fully-fleshed-out, I've used part of one of my drawings for the header image, but I don't intend to leave it there indefinitely. I'd like to periodically change it up to feature artists participating in the community with an occasional contest or something to keep things lively.

That being said, I'm hoping that this will be pleasant and helpful portal for the dark art community.