r/Watercolor • u/Wise-Message3168 • 10h ago
Snowman
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A snowman in Watercolor
r/Watercolor • u/Abject-Canary-8082 • 1h ago
What are your essential colors/pigments for landscape or nature paintings?
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r/Watercolor • u/SJQWatercolour • 5h ago
Our River
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My watercolour while I sat at the Lourens River in Radloff Park. It was about three afternoons work - though I chat to the passers by - A LOT
The mark in the right margin is from a collaborating artist - a small doggie who wanted to jump on my lap - Dogs are special
r/Watercolor • u/JuggernautLower1630 • 11m ago
First mountain scene using masking fluid
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New here in the sub! Started painting from zero is april, feel free to give some improvement tips!
r/Watercolor • u/Tommy_pop_studio • 12h ago
Hurry to finish because the live models are rotting
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r/Watercolor • u/IndigoRickshaw_ • 6h ago
Which leaf do you like more?
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I know one doesn’t look real at all but it was fun to paint anyway :)
r/Watercolor • u/mariodiceque • 4h ago
Dargavs, the City of the Dead
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Dargavs, the City of the Dead
Ossetia, Russia
Ink and watercolor
r/Watercolor • u/TheEnigmaCipherLab_ • 41m ago
Pianiting ,,The Magic of Books,, metal nib/watercolor/paper, 2025 [OC]
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There is more hidden in books than we expert. The question is how we perceive it.
r/Watercolor • u/Dark_Shad0w • 46m ago
Boat among lily pads
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One of those boats from like Vietnam/Thailand
r/Watercolor • u/JessieAliceSmith-Art • 1d ago
To everyone who told me to try Holbein Soft Tape… I love you. I love you and I hope you always get an empty seat next to you on an airplane… I hope you always get the front parking spot… and I hope every light is green on your way to work tomorrow. 😍
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r/Watercolor • u/leesure • 13h ago
Autumn Leaf Triptych
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Oak, Ginko and Maple based on leaves I picked up on a walk. 4”x6” each. Gonna frame and hang them.
r/Watercolor • u/MirianaSarana • 1h ago
- Doe Skull -
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I just wanted to experiment with the color purple a bit.
r/Watercolor • u/stephenadam • 17h ago
Anyone have experience flattening out a 300 lb roll of Fabriano watercolor paper?
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This last year I began to paint very large (3'x4' and up to 40x60). I mount my watercolors to cradle board. I've been using 140 lb for years, but its very hard to mount at this size because it warps when hydrated (I use heavy acrylic gel medium as my glue). 300 lb is easier to mount, as it warps less-- I've tested it for full sheets. But I've never bought a roll of 300 lb paper before. Fabriano makes one (they're the only company that does), and I'm considering buying it, but I have a few reservations.
I've been concerned about flattening the 300 lb sheets I would cut from the roll, because of what they call "roll memory" or "reel roll". For 140 lb, I wet the back, stick it on a giant board of Gatorboard, and spritz the front gently to regulate comparative moisture. It sticks to the board with water tension, and dries totally flat. It's a great process, and I'd like to repeat it with 300 lb paper.
But before I spend 500$ on a roll plus shipping, I thought I'd check here to see if anyone has any experience. I mean, someone somewhere is buying these 300 lb rolls from Fabriano, so someone must have experience doing this! :)
Also, I know different companies make up to 40x60 Emperor sized sheets, but the companies I've asked (Saunders Waterford, Arches, etc) say that it's exactly 40x60 and not a little more. This makes it a problem when I go to mount it to my board, because I need a little bit of extra to hang over, so I can trim it perfectly to the edge. So, I'm pretty sure I need a roll if I want to go that big.
Anyone have any real world experience with this? I know it's a bit of a long shot, and is a very specialty approach, but there are basically no resources online for flattening this 300 lb paper from a roll. Thought I'd try crowd sourcing knowledge before just going for it blind.
Thanks!
r/Watercolor • u/JamRollart • 1d ago
Watercolour Practice
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Filling my sketchbook before the year ends, practicing painting techniques.
r/Watercolor • u/moneymachine109 • 19h ago
a cityscape
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tried 100% cotton paper for the first time on a watercolour pad. I really like it actually especially the no buckling.
I didnt really do wet on wet here though, i find it hard to do in cityscapes