/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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Smallest Paint Set test
Got this novelty-esque set for fun, and it worked pretty well. Paper wasn't waterxolor and haven't painted anything in years, but it was fun.
The tissue beside it is what absorbed the remains of the water being used, and it's art in a way as well, I guess, so dried it out.
16:27 UTC
Hilltop Town Painting
16:23 UTC
shell and leafy branch try
15:16 UTC
Help! New Artist
Hello! I am new to watercolor and was wondering why the paint is forming a thick border around the edges? Like a dark pigmented border?
Thank you!
15:12 UTC
Can someone give me pointers on how to do a better job with their faces?
15:08 UTC
Watercolor and mixed media betta, 2025
15:07 UTC
Thaw
Maxim Savelyev 25×35
15:04 UTC
Painting three: Landscape painting from my mind.
15:01 UTC
Tried a bit more realistic one
14:23 UTC
I have this Windsor and newton travel palette but I hate the plastic palette. The pans move so much when trying to get paint and it’s so annoying! Any palette recommendations were I can I put my own pans into them?
13:41 UTC
Painted my Cat as a Fairy
Fairy or something mystical and whimsical. She’s a princess and very cuddly buddy.
13:40 UTC
Getting back into watercolour and having fun with coloured pencils too (original content)
I have been drawing these organic pitcher plants shapes for a little while now. I enjoy creating the watery, shiny, slimey-ness.
13:24 UTC
Watercolor
12:58 UTC
I painted some boats in watercolor
Painting size is 22x30". It's a fishing boat in the north of Spain.
12:22 UTC
Monochromatic
12:09 UTC
Soar.
This feels like the best sky I've done so far.
Rosa watercolour on bockingford NOT. Around 9x6
11:25 UTC
1 pet, 1 brush, 1 set of watercolor
09:48 UTC
Thanks for your help! Buddys memorial is finally done.
Thank you for all the positive and helpful feedback in my earlier post of my dogs memorial painting. I did the best I could with the feedback and I’m so happy with how it turned out. Thank you!
07:41 UTC
would love to get some feedbacks on this
07:24 UTC
Hydrangea bookmark.
07:03 UTC
I'm trying to self teach watercolor
Hey fellow artists! I'm super excited to learn watercolor this year after taking a break from drawing for a while. I used to sketch people, cityscapes, and anime characters, and I was pretty good at it, but I've never been able to figure out color. Like, zero. Nada. Nein. But after stumbling upon this sub, I fell in love with watercolor paintings, especially those serene fantasy landscapes, and I want to learn how to paint like those artists.
Can you guys recommend a great playlist on YouTube or anywhere else where I can learn watercolor from the basics? I'm also looking for some suggestions on the supplies I should buy to get started. I've done some searching on YouTube myself, but there are so many videos out there, and I thought it would be better to get guidance from someone who's self-taught or experienced with this medium. Plus, my internet connection is pretty limited, so I don't want to waste time watching a bunch of videos that aren't helpful.
Thanks in advance for your suggestions!
06:39 UTC
I love painting concert scenes! This one is from 2022, I realized I haven’t posted here yet, so here’s my introduction!
06:27 UTC
LA Fires.
06:17 UTC
Pretty new to this, but look! I painted a fox!
I had an assignment in my college introductory painting class to make a watercolor piece inspired by an artist called Kelogsloops, or something like that. And that person makes a lot of portraits with really wavy, kinda floaty hair, and anime-type faces, and a lot of times, animals. This is my inspired piece!
05:27 UTC
I painted a leaf
04:50 UTC
Can’t make it up
Seen while running: entries 2 and 3. The plastic bag graffiti was huge painted on the side of a building. The grocery cart with two rubber gloves flipping the bird was tucked away a few steps down the block.
Shadows are hard. I tried to mix with the complementary colors rather than rely on black. Open to suggestions to improve!
04:13 UTC