/r/Watercolor
A place for everything to do with watercolor painting.
Submit your current paintings, give and receive critiques. Post resources such as tutorials, ask questions, learn about and the art of watercolor!
Submit your watercolor painting of a letter for our sub header HERE!
A place for everything watercolor!
Submit your current paintings, give and receive critiques. Post resources such as tutorials, ask questions, learn about and the art of watercolor!
If you're new to watercolor painting, here is a post that may answer some of your questions
Posting Guidelines:
1) Posts must be related to watercolor (or gouache) in some way. This means original paintings, questions about works in progress, questions about paper or brushes, other artists etc. Anything related. Mixed media is welcome, as long as watercolor (or gouache) is also used. Not digital only! No AI Generated images!
2) You must differentiate what is not original content. Most submissions are OC, so if it is NOT original content, please put “Artist: (the artists name)” in the title. It is not okay to ambiguously present other people’s work as your own. We would love to be inspired by other watercolorists on the web, as long as we know it’s not you. It is also extra nice to provide a link in the comments to their website.
3) Do not use this sub for self-promotion or selling pieces. /r/artstore or /r/ArtisanGifts is perfect for that. If someone asks if a piece is for sale in the comments, that’s fantastic. Just don’t post for the sake of advertising that it’s for sale.
4) Please do not submit spammy webpages. Spammy webpages in this context are webpages that exist for the sole purpose of selling the artwork and have a big "buy this" button. For example Etsy accounts. Good alternatives would be websites like Imgur, deviant art, blogs, or personal websites. They may add content and can lead to better discussion. If your personal website or the source for your submission is too spammy please consider finding a different source or submitting it through Imgur, a text post, etc.
5) If you want to critique an artist's work Do so in a constructive, specific, and kind way. Artists of all skill-levels are welcome. Leave your sarcasm and holier-than-thou attitude at the door. Basically, don't be a jerk.
6) Do not make requests to artists to paint things for you If you want something commissioned, private message an artist to see if they do commissions and what their rates are. This sub is not for requesting and receiving free art, but for sharing art.
7) Mark art including any nudity as NSFW! While nude art is allowed, it is also important to mark it as NSFW so that those that are here to appreciate it can not only choose whether or not they want to see it, but also filter them out at work or in any other sensitive situation.
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/r/Watercolor
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Commodus from gladiator
12:41 UTC
[OC] A censored version Last week's life drawing session. Watercolor and White Gouache.
12:00 UTC
Christmas cat
A Christmas card I made
11:47 UTC
Otters. Constructive criticism welcome!
This is my 3rd watercolour painting and I’m getting used to layers! advice on how to make it better :)
11:26 UTC
A owl look.
10:36 UTC
Rose Lake Feed 15x22 watercolor 140lb cp
07:35 UTC
Empress of the void, a smaller piece I made a while back
“Empress of the Void” is a small watercolor piece from when I was just starting to play around with detail and color. I was testing how far I could push the medium, and while it’s an early experiment, it taught me a lot about balancing precision with vibrancy.
04:58 UTC
Courageous mouse and his trusty finch steed
02:35 UTC
Just finished this
01:31 UTC
On the Grid, Watercolor sketch
01:24 UTC
Problem with sunsets/sunrises
OK, I have some pictures of sunsets and sunrises that I would like to attempt someday. But as I work it out in my mind, I can see a problem. Sunsets/sunrises (can) have a mixture of cool reds, warm reds, warm yellows, cool yellows, purples, deep blues, sky blue and lots in between.
How can I paint that in wet on wet without it going muddy at the transition points? If I mix a cool yellow and a warm red, I will get mud. Don't get me wrong, muddy colors can be beautiful, but sunsets are not muddy.
01:15 UTC
Finished a little portrait
00:43 UTC
“Submerge” - watercolor painting
00:21 UTC
me 🤝 not finishing paintings
wanted to share these few bc i’m not sure when any of them will ever be done😭does anyone else have a problem with starting new paintings and abandoning the others lol
00:11 UTC
Childhood I
00:07 UTC
Frosted Wanderland.
23:13 UTC
A cloud.
22:50 UTC
First go and Pen and wash
Any tips would be appreciated! Typically I like digital art (think 50’s brand characters, American traditional tattoos that sort of thing) but over the last few months found myself wanting to take a sketchbook for a drive and make physical art!
Ps. The shadow to the right is from my phone, it’s not on the paper
22:43 UTC
Sunday Street Market. No reference. One layer piece. Happy with how aggressive I was and how crisp the lights are. Maybe it’s a little dry, but I’m satisfied overall.
22:40 UTC
Storm and Sea, Line and watercolour, Cold pressed paper
22:09 UTC
Having a bit of a rough one
21:42 UTC
Is there anything better than flowers planted with metallic watercolors? I just love it 😊
21:38 UTC
Saw Wicked the other day and then painted this cockeyed Emerald City with childish circles around it lol. Kinda like it though?
19:41 UTC