/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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Spring Storm
22:21 UTC
the woman by the window and her masks
21:34 UTC
Pears 🎨🖌️
21:49 UTC
An iris from my yard
I started watercolors in 2020, took a 1 year break, and got back into it this year.
21:12 UTC
Mazu, Goddess of the Sea
20:54 UTC
In the Deep
20:46 UTC
Statue in a Cuenca, Spain park
Derwent graphitint, Baohong rough paper
20:37 UTC
Should I add more trees? Maybe some birds? Or just let it go.
20:30 UTC
Citrus limon
19:57 UTC
Watercolor pencil (left) vs watercolor (right) both with ink highlights
19:37 UTC
Tennis Balls
Just a little experiment I was doing with glazing techniques. Merry spring Artists ☀️
18:31 UTC
Sunset Serenity, watercolor, 22 x 13 in
17:34 UTC
Gapen's Pool, Nipigon 8x10" -Ken Jinks (me)
17:06 UTC
Tulips sketch
16:30 UTC
Taxi Driver
Well, I tried.
16:01 UTC
the plants on our porch
15:39 UTC
Tutorial recommendations?
Made a few pieces following Anna Bucciarelli's recent tutorials on YouTube. I really like her colour choices and the vividness of her paintings.
So far I haven't seen anyone else like her. Anyone has suggestions? It doesnt have to be the same objects like plants etc but preferably the same amount of vividness / brightness in colour choice. It's hard to describe, but other tutorials I see for the same object, the colours just feel more muted.
Also preferably not one with a lot of washes and wet on wet techniques. I'm using random paints and paper I have lying around so I can still colour match sufficiently, but it's almost impossible to control them the way it happens on video when lots of water is involved
15:27 UTC
Tony Soprano, me, 34x27cm, 2024
15:06 UTC
Mandan bull boat. Watercolor based on an old photograph.
14:59 UTC
Fan Ho - Back Alley
Trying to learn watercolors, my inspiration is Alvaro Castagnet and Jospeh Zbukvic. Feels like I got such a long way to go.
14:44 UTC
Work in progress. The Daisy from my Birth Month Flowers series
14:43 UTC
Hitting a wall with painting lately.. So here's my take on Pluto
It just feels like nothing I start painting actually inspires me to finish them lately. It's terrible, because I'm trashing a ridiculous amount of paper. 😭
13:18 UTC
A little dangling bat.
Watercolors and gold ink. I
12:06 UTC
My pear.
I paint to relax and this pear is the result of my car being broken into and my backpack stolen ;-)
11:30 UTC
I painted a tiny lighthouse
11:13 UTC
Loose style, Ink and watercolor
From a photo shot by me in Prague. Duke d2 fountain pen, Pelikan Brilliant black ink. A4 sized 300 gr/m2 watercolor paper. Van Gogh travel watercolor set.
10:15 UTC