/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/painting

/r/art

/r/artbuddy

/r/artcrit

/r/drawing

/r/idap

/r/learnart

/r/illustrations

/r/redditgetsdrawn

/r/watercolor101

/r/CreativeRoom

/r/ArtisanGifts

/r/BotanicalIllustration

/r/WatercolorChallenge

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/r/Watercolor

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Another portrait

1 Comment
2024/03/26
23:03 UTC

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red onion

1 Comment
2024/03/26
22:01 UTC

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Coffee beans for our home cafe bar ☕️

4 Comments
2024/03/26
21:03 UTC

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A cats and dinosaur painting by me. Watercolor and ink on 8x10" paper.

5 Comments
2024/03/26
20:48 UTC

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I think I found a unicorn!

The fabled all gray set I was looking for. Kind of...

Again, I just want to thank everyone helping me with tips and teaching me new stuff last week! It was very interesting!

This post is not made to gloat or anything, I just came across this on the online shop front of Norway's best stocked/most pro artist supplier (KEM). They sell this for about $160. (Though you can get it for about 65 Euros + shipping and VAT from Kremer directly). So at least $100 for me.

I wasn't even looking for it, I was looking for (somewhat) inexpensive single half pans.

But yeah. For some reason, this very dull unicorn exists! I'm entertained! 😄🦄

https://www.kremer-pigmente.com/en/shop/ready-made-colors/881035-kremer-watercolor-set-gray-small.html

2 Comments
2024/03/26
19:57 UTC

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Bigger Basket

I like to draw and paint these little characters I affectionately call Pecker Fairies. They fish, tan, water the wild flowers, and even are pestered by wild Tittie Flies that like to roost on the Pecker’s caps. It’s about what you can imagine :D

3 Comments
2024/03/26
19:18 UTC

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Some process for watercoloring on primed canvas

3 Comments
2024/03/26
19:00 UTC

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My first time doing watercolor on canvas!

1 Comment
2024/03/26
18:53 UTC

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Floral Bliss, Michael Mikolon, Watercolor and Pen, 2024

2 Comments
2024/03/26
17:54 UTC

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landscape practice, feedback welcome

1 Comment
2024/03/26
17:14 UTC

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Cold press or Hot press Baohong paper for a beginner: which is best please?

Hello, I'd like to order some watercolor paper as a beginner. I have Faber Castell watercolor pencils. I'm not sure what I'll be drawing yet. Is cold press or hot press better to start?

EDIT: thank you very much for the answers everyone.

I'm seriously considering getting a roll of one kind of paper (either hot press or cold press) and some sheets of paper of the other kind. :)

14 Comments
2024/03/26
17:12 UTC

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a bear out fishing

first time using arches paper…stuff is amazing

1 Comment
2024/03/26
16:27 UTC

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Posting for atonement ;-)

2 Comments
2024/03/26
16:18 UTC

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Red2,me,watercolor,2024

1 Comment
2024/03/26
16:00 UTC

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My mermaid painting

1 Comment
2024/03/26
14:51 UTC

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Skating at Toronto City Hall, Watercolor, 11x14 inches

2 Comments
2024/03/26
14:39 UTC

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Faces…advice please

I’m slowly teaching myself watercolor and just started faces. Started top left, latest is bottom. They always look shocked! So obviously the struggle for me are eyes and mouth. These are only done on 4x4 so maybe I’m limiting myself.

5 Comments
2024/03/26
14:31 UTC

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Something cute I did

3 Comments
2024/03/26
14:20 UTC

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Watercolor portrait

4 Comments
2024/03/26
14:01 UTC

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Watercolor painting I just finished

1 Comment
2024/03/26
13:47 UTC

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First-person view from the couch

1 Comment
2024/03/26
13:46 UTC

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Haven’t touched my paints since 2020

A little rusty colour wheel to start practice

14 Comments
2024/03/26
13:16 UTC

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Boy with a float. Watercolor by me.

10 Comments
2024/03/26
12:36 UTC

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My two favorite paintings so far 🧡

1 Comment
2024/03/26
12:07 UTC

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watercolor

1 Comment
2024/03/26
10:55 UTC

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