/r/Watercolor

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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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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.

1 Comment
2025/01/16
16:27 UTC

1

Hilltop Town Painting

1 Comment
2025/01/16
16:23 UTC

1

shell and leafy branch try

2 Comments
2025/01/16
15:16 UTC

3

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!

3 Comments
2025/01/16
15:12 UTC

11

Can someone give me pointers on how to do a better job with their faces?

6 Comments
2025/01/16
15:08 UTC

5

Watercolor and mixed media betta, 2025

1 Comment
2025/01/16
15:07 UTC

15

Thaw

Maxim Savelyev 25×35

5 Comments
2025/01/16
15:04 UTC

7

Painting three: Landscape painting from my mind.

9 Comments
2025/01/16
15:01 UTC

66

Tried a bit more realistic one

8 Comments
2025/01/16
14:23 UTC

3

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?

9 Comments
2025/01/16
13:41 UTC

5

Painted my Cat as a Fairy

Fairy or something mystical and whimsical. She’s a princess and very cuddly buddy.

8 Comments
2025/01/16
13:40 UTC

3

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.

1 Comment
2025/01/16
13:24 UTC

8

Watercolor

1 Comment
2025/01/16
12:58 UTC

374

I painted some boats in watercolor

Painting size is 22x30". It's a fishing boat in the north of Spain.

33 Comments
2025/01/16
12:22 UTC

89

Monochromatic

19 Comments
2025/01/16
12:09 UTC

5

Soar.

This feels like the best sky I've done so far.

Rosa watercolour on bockingford NOT. Around 9x6

1 Comment
2025/01/16
11:25 UTC

623

1 pet, 1 brush, 1 set of watercolor

33 Comments
2025/01/16
09:48 UTC

77

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!

2 Comments
2025/01/16
07:41 UTC

17

would love to get some feedbacks on this

3 Comments
2025/01/16
07:24 UTC

9

Hydrangea bookmark.

1 Comment
2025/01/16
07:03 UTC

10

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!

23 Comments
2025/01/16
06:39 UTC

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I love painting concert scenes! This one is from 2022, I realized I haven’t posted here yet, so here’s my introduction!

3 Comments
2025/01/16
06:27 UTC

7

LA Fires.

1 Comment
2025/01/16
06:17 UTC

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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!

1 Comment
2025/01/16
05:27 UTC

588

I painted a leaf

13 Comments
2025/01/16
04:50 UTC

11

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!

2 Comments
2025/01/16
04:13 UTC

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