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A subreddit for artists of all skill levels to come together for weekly watercolor challenges to try at home! Don't worry it's not a competition! It's a great place for beginners to refine new skills, for skilled painters to explore their creativity, and for everyone to step outside of their comfort zone! Welcome!

A subreddit for artists of all skill levels to come together for weekly watercolor challenges to try at home! Don't worry it's not a competition! It's a great place for beginners to refine new skills, for skilled painters to explore their creativity, and for everyone to step outside of their comfort zone! Join in weekly for a watercolor challenge based off a different theme or technique. Show off your illustration on here and have fun!

2019 Challenge List

2018 Challenge List

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8,707 Subscribers

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Aquarela em hahnemuehle anniversary edition 425g

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2024/02/24
21:09 UTC

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#week: windmill

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2024/01/09
19:58 UTC

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Last Week

Watercolor Landscape

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2023/12/12
06:14 UTC

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week 1: hometown

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2023/10/26
10:18 UTC

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Week 24 - eye self portrait!

Mainly watercolour with pen work for the lashes.

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2023/07/17
15:14 UTC

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Week 24: Realism - eye self portrait

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2023/07/16
15:35 UTC

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Week 23: Setting - Oregon coast

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2023/07/15
13:53 UTC

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Week 22: Summertime

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2023/07/15
05:00 UTC

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Week 20: Favorites - line & wash flowers

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2023/07/15
04:59 UTC

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Week 14: Fruits

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2023/07/12
21:50 UTC

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Week #23 - Setting: A Winter Walk

This is a small value study I did of the bike path that runs along the Mississippi River in Savanna, Illinois. I'll be doing a larger painting soon!

9 Comments
2023/07/09
15:21 UTC

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Week 23: Setting

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2023/07/09
14:39 UTC

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#week : landscape

A simple watercolor painting of a building

4 Comments
2023/07/07
19:16 UTC

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Week 19: Person - Kid Roller Skating

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2023/06/27
14:46 UTC

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Week 22: Summertime!

summertiiiiime, and the living is easy ☀️ I’m in the Midwest region of the US (visiting family) and it’s SO hot here, I’ve relied on sweet treats to endure the heat ☀️

3 Comments
2023/06/25
23:46 UTC

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Week 21: Juxtaposition and/or Abstraction - cat lawn sculpture

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2023/06/17
02:52 UTC

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Week 18: Buildings with a twist - Hundertwasserhaus

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2023/06/16
17:55 UTC

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SUB UPDATES

Hey guys - I know we as mods have dropped the ball, and have (probably) lost someone very dear to our community. I do not have full permissions as a Mod so I cannot add or remove other Mods. i have requested Reddit make u/Welcome-ToTheJungle the head mod. I will update as reddit responds.

Sorry for the issues and I appreciate all your patience and willingness to continue this! I promise to get this solved so this sub can continue and thrive.

Thanks for your patience - HeyRespiratory.

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2023/05/25
15:27 UTC

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Week 17: UPDATE please read below

Hi everyone, this has been in the works for a couple months now. As Pam (u/Inside_Can7542) said in her last challenge post, she’s been battling cancer. In early April she messaged me saying that she stopped treatment to live out her final months in peace. Unfortunately, she’s stopped posting here and hasn’t replied to my messages which leaves me to believe the worst has happened 💔 As I’m sure you’ve noticed, she’s the only mod who’s active on this sub. She wanted to make me a mod but doesn’t have that power and the owner never replies to her messages. So we decided to make a new sub for all you artists to move to! It’s r/weeklywatercolor !! Pam gave me all the prompts she’s made for the next few months :) The format will be exactly the same, I’ll post a prompt each Sunday. If anyone would like to help me run the sub who’s active and knows how to be a mod please let me know!

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2023/05/24
17:29 UTC

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Week 18

My first post here!

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2023/05/09
20:25 UTC

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Week 17: Line and Wash

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2023/05/03
01:35 UTC

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Week 17: Line and Wash - Spring Garden

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2023/04/30
02:50 UTC

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Week 17: river falls

Definitely feel like I overworked some sections a bit, but generally I'm pretty happy with how this came out!

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2023/04/29
22:21 UTC

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week -16-water color art

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2023/04/28
17:15 UTC

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