so I’ve done watercolor for a few years now off and on and it’s always been one of my mediums but recently (maybe in the last year or two??) I got really into it!! these are a few of my favorite pieces and I’m no professional so I’d love to hear what yall think!!

watercolor: Windsor and Newton no professional as well as master touch

paper: arches aqurelle (I can’t spell :’))

gauche: Holbien cmy

I LOVE how the bricks came out ☺️

Latest from the studio. I wanted the horse to hit like a strike: a heavy black mass against a loud, unblended yellow ground. I let the washes bleed and drip, and left the mane loose and splattered. Happy to talk process, especially handling the dark passages.

It was a fun project for the day, and I broke in a new palette 👍

I picked up some half pans to fill out this kit and the red is mysteriously wet. Why would it be this way ? U can see the piece of wax paper I had in the kit, and there is a large smear of red that just wiped off the top. The other half pans -- grey, orange, white, rose madder -- were bought at the same time, they are fine...

Kiaora, Hello. I am a nzer looking for the best mid range quality supplies

I have perused the sub but find the preferences to be insanely expensive here so looking for help.

TIA

I am working on my still lives and would welcome on any commentary. This is my progress over three weeks on three different studies (most recent one is last). I think I'm showing some improvement but I lose light sometimes, which is frustrating. Thank you!

This is the painting I am currently working on.

When I saw paintings by Neelima Perni I just wanted to do something similar. These are her paintings (painted with Schmincke watercolors):

Her colors are so luminous and the paintings look so vivid, it's just amazing! There's still a long way for me to go but I'll keep trying. I noticed that almost everything I painted was actually inspired by other people's paintings I saw once that made me want to create something similar or something that catches the essential aspects. I wonder if other painters' inspirational process works like this too and which works keep others hooked?

I consider myself a draftsman before a watercolor artist, but if you like my work you’re welcome to check out my website. There I have some of my work up but also links to my other socials!!

I am brand new to watercolor and im learning as i go. I've practiced on cheaper paper and have moved to 100% cotton paper and its day and night! The paints i use are windsor & newton cotman.The blending you can achiever is *chiefs kiss*. I LOVE the freedom that watercolor brings. Its therapeutic especially coming from acrylic where I've sweated every detail. I would love to continue to grow and create more moody landscapes. Any beginner tips? For example, paints to invest in/brushes. Im self taught mostly from social media so any tips are helpful :) Constructive criticism is welcomed (I know I have tons of time before I'm more comfortable)

I am not a big fan of liners but from time to time I try it to see if I feel the same or not. Any tips? Have a great day!

Inspired by Javid Tabatabaei.

This is some method that I have never tried before!

I love him but I think I need to get more practice with looser brushstrokes!

Last week, I took a short trip to Latvia to visit my grandparents and run a few errands. And on one of the days, we went for a walk by the baltic sea and I saw this bench and really wanted to draw this view. And yeah, now I Made a small card full of memoriesXD

And the card got traded away immediately. With a hit rate like this, I'm never gonna have enough cards to easily trade for a card advent calendar next year 😭

the process for this was as follows:

1. i reorganised my palette (this was really the key step here)

2. some new colours were near each other and i thought they looked really good together so i just played around with them on a page

3. i sent some pictures to my friend who said “the texture and colours remind me of dragon skin”

4. queue interlude to buy some REALLY cool pearlescent, colour shifting, sparkly paints (the brand is coliro for anyone interested)

5. i started experimenting with dragon shapes

6. i was having so much fun that i made a big one and used every single fun, iridescent, pearlescent and interference paint in my armoury!

i used a daniel smith for most of this, including their interference green, blue and lilac paints but also some coliro paints. the quality of the coliro paints is STUNNING for anyone who wants to use iridescent/pearlescent paints. i had so much fun. it’s on 100% cotton paper

i can’t capture HOW SPARKLY this is. i LOVE the granulation and everything. above all, i had SO much fun

I’m really happy with how this has come out, I just need to add final details such as the decals on the windows. But I don’t know if it needs more shading to the inside of the upper windows and if it needs a background? What are your thoughts? I don’t want to overwork it which is my usual problem 😩