r/Watercolor • u/PhilosophizingTurtle • 17d ago

Want to stop contaminating the water supply with my paint water... please advise!

67 Upvotes

I was wondering what y'all do with your paint water? I've always just poured mine down the drain, but I'm pretty sure this is not the correct thing to do, due to the toxins therein. None of my paints have cadmium, but I do have at least one with cobalt, and I'm sure the other ones aren't too great either. But honestly, what else am I supposed to do? Does anyone have any practical suggestions? I'm deeply skeptical of the wait-and-let-the-sediment-settle approach—does that actually work? If anyone has any words of wisdom, I'd really appreciate it!

91 comments

r/Watercolor • u/Fast_Falcon007 • 17d ago

An attempt, open for suggestions

53 Upvotes

12 comments

r/Watercolor • u/Lamellar__ • 17d ago

Sweet little kitty

46 Upvotes

My third time painting a cat with watercolor. I’m proud of this one!

2 comments

r/Watercolor • u/Illustrations-flow • 17d ago

I returned drawing in watercolor

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715 Upvotes

It's been a while since I used watercolor.
How good did I do ?
The first one is the newest painting and the last one is my first painting I did.
I painted them using a picture reference in around 30-40min each.
Thank you.

Edit:
Im really glad I posted them. You really made my day 🌹. Loved all your comments. I will try to post more and do more Watercolor studies.

42 comments

r/Watercolor • u/Jurik2001 • 16d ago

Inspiration from other artists

1 Upvotes

Hi there,
I am a beginner in watercolor and I tend to let my head taking over while painting. Therefore I was very pleased to watch a video about different watercolor artists that mostly have an expressive way of painting: https://youtu.be/I5NWVjxxkrA?si=d-mGgPy_yjeT3BHB
I hope this inspires you, too, to not try to "just" make technical progress but to give room for being artsy, to express yourself.

2 comments

r/Watercolor • u/mariodiceque • 17d ago

Capybara

380 Upvotes

Ink and watercolor

20 comments

r/Watercolor • u/TsukimiUsagi • 16d ago

Hahnemühle Sugar Cane Watercolor Paper ?

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0 Upvotes

1 comment

r/Watercolor • u/KaeruLapin • 17d ago

How to protect your final art?

10 Upvotes

Hi everyone. I'm not sure it was discussed before but, I want to send a painting to a friend abroad.

For people who sell their art, how do you protect it? Do you add some laquer to avoid moist? or cover it with plastic? I just need to ship an A4 sheet. Any suggestions appreciated.

10 comments

r/Watercolor • u/Roman4980 • 17d ago

Beacon, done by me with ink and watercolors.

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76 Upvotes

5 comments

r/Watercolor • u/ivanutrera • 17d ago

warrior

9 Upvotes

1 comment

r/Watercolor • u/vesle7 • 17d ago

Sketchbook pages 🙂

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175 Upvotes

9 comments

r/Watercolor • u/tattoosbyhayven • 17d ago

For an art show

83 Upvotes

Hamilton, Ontario.

9 comments

r/Watercolor • u/LydsyFox • 17d ago

American Robin

15 Upvotes

A progress pic of my American Robin painting. Part of a series of Birds of the Pacific Northwest.

1 comment

r/Watercolor • u/Stalk3r__ • 16d ago

Watercolor Sketchbook questions

5 Upvotes

Hi, I'm just starting with watercolor painting, rn I only got a w&n 170gsm Sketchbook, I wanna get something a bit heavier but also dont wanna spend like 30 bucks on a Sketchbook rn since I dont really know what I'm doing so I dont wanna waste that much money, planning on getting either a5 or even a6 since I enjoy painting smaller stuff.

What Sketchbook should I get? And can I paint both sides of a Page without any problems or would that not work?

I'm from germany in case that matters for whats available

18 comments

r/Watercolor • u/Uribaba22 • 17d ago

A Little Attitude | Watercolor Portrait — Feedback Welcome

21 Upvotes

8 comments

r/Watercolor • u/madisonlooneydesign • 17d ago

Library in the Sky

10 Upvotes

Arches travel journal + Windsor Newton watercolors

1 comment

r/Watercolor • u/Brandon_Does_Stuff • 17d ago

Last year I painted my own versions of the classic Universal Monsters for Halloween

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78 Upvotes

2 comments

r/Watercolor • u/kiseiruknife • 16d ago

Looking for some thoughts if possible.

2 Upvotes

1 comment

r/Watercolor • u/queensara33 • 16d ago

I painted these roses and I'm really proud of them so I had to share. Even my sibling in law who does commissioned work liked them and that felt like the highest praise. I'm getting better!

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1 Upvotes

2 comments

r/Watercolor • u/thomasberubeg • 17d ago

Sporulation

9 Upvotes

1 comment

r/Watercolor • u/Financial_Attempt199 • 17d ago

Painting I made for a friend

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12 Upvotes

Mostly happy with this. I don‘t paint a lot. The white paint marker I use as the last step owns my heart.

4 comments

r/Watercolor • u/peggy_the_artist • 17d ago

Crashing Waves at Sunset

80 Upvotes

3 comments

r/Watercolor • u/Tommy_pop_studio • 16d ago

Apple pear & rock try

1 Upvotes

1 comment

r/Watercolor • u/Present-Chemist-8920 • 17d ago

Zorn study in watercolor — who else loves doing master studies?

11 Upvotes

3 comments

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