/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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Just a lil guy
02:38 UTC
Watercolour in sketchbook
01:38 UTC
a little watercolor that I made
01:00 UTC
YUPO Paper!
6x10 watercolor. Exploring Yupo paper (plastic) as a surface for Tonalist Effects. Very interesting.
23:15 UTC
paper/notebook suggestions ?
pic of my most recent painting for my boyfriend :) i’m wondering if anyone knows of any SUPER affordable but still good quality watercolor paper ? i’ve been using the cheapest brands like canson and i just hate how it feels and flows painting on it. i love the way arches papers feel and absorb the paint but it’s too expensive for me to get because i go through a lot of paper. i’m in USA , and would prefer not to pay more than $1 per sheet of paper
23:11 UTC
Wave 🌊
23:05 UTC
stolen candy cane!
Watercolour, posca marker, and a touch of micron fineliner. I just started drawing characters and animals, inktober got me in the zone! Finally finding my cartoon style! Enjoy. 😊
22:38 UTC
Eye see you - also blending skin tone color is a no go on not so great paper
My first go painting brace feature. I should really be doing this on better paper. Blending skin tone is hard!
22:15 UTC
My friend made me a birthday cake, but most of the frosting stuck to the tin foil she used to cover it. Still I thought I should try to paint it :)
21:38 UTC
From imagination, ink & watercolour. Yeah? Meh?
20:55 UTC
Fantasy watercolor landscape
20:42 UTC
Acadia NP
20:36 UTC
Appearing face
Would love your feedback, especially about eyes. Concentrating on Les and more. Practiced on crappy paper.
19:46 UTC
Abstract landscape - missing something?
I feel like this isn’t quite there yet, missing a focal point maybe? Depth? Idk why I can’t put this down. Any kind constructive criticism welcome!
19:18 UTC
Keira - Jaguar home at the Big Cat Sanctuary
I found images of Keira from the Big Cat Sanctuary on Instagram and instantly fell in love with her 😍 I especially liked this posture and asked the photographer - Charles Wick - for the permission to use it as reference. It was quite a challenge since it was my first cat painting but I think it turned out quite good? 🤔😄
If you have any questions feel free to ask ☺️ Since I often get asked about materials: Painted on 24x30 cm Arches 300 gsm cold pressed paper using self-made watercolors as well as paints by Schmincke and Holbein
19:13 UTC
Watercolor painting with perylene green
19:09 UTC
Watercolor painting with perylene maroon
19:09 UTC
Beautiful. Recently working hard on sketching, starting to pay off.
19:01 UTC
Dietel’s Park Sosnowiec, Poland
Watercolour on paper :)
18:32 UTC
Be a Clown they said…
18:09 UTC
Autumn cat
18:08 UTC
Trying to get better with watercolors. Please provide all the criticisms.
This is using japanese watercolors on mixed media paper. I knew patience was key but waiting several minutes between layers is infuriating. How do you all do it? Do I really need a small hair dryer?
Also, while I am physically done- I still think it could be better. This was just from my brain without a reference.
17:18 UTC
This mornings painting.
6x11 watercolor. Same scene as the last 2, but switching up the palette and paint application. Oh and it's on Meeden 100% cottom hot press paper, if you need a discount code, use Andrew for 10% off (I get a comission)
17:01 UTC
‘Bookshop Cat’, gouache and watercolour
16:53 UTC