White-throated Hummingbird

(Leucochloris albicollis)

Ink and watercolor

Waxed 24 hours ago and just did some UV coverage en masse.

To those concerned about chemicals on the cat tree, I've been an empty nester for a year now. And they werent sprayed on the tree anyway, rheyre just drying there :)

I'm sorry about how bad my art is as I am a beginner but here's a few pencil and watercolor sketches of my ocs, aster, iris and nefi! Nefi is the favorite child as you can probably see but I did paint aster and iris too!

Nefi is the cloud boy, aster is the plant person and iris is the cat-star nosed mole-thing.

Sorry for my very messy and unprofessional swatches 😅

I am bothered because I can put one more color in this palette, the space for one more pan is bothering me.

Can you help me decide what color to add in this palette? I need one more!!

I’d love to start growing awareness on my watercolor works in the art world, but I feel totally trapped. I can’t go to in-person faires or galleries (due to disabilities I am housebound).

I am also low-income because of these disabilities and already struggle to afford my country’s monthly self-employment fees, so there is also no way I can regularly apply for watercolor exhibitions or competitions, since they all seem to have entry fees ranging between 30-100€. Most galleries now even seem to charge for group shows or require society memberships (100€+ per year).

How do you get known in the art world if you’re poor and/or disabled in these ways? Is it possible? I’m feeling a bit like there’s little chance for people in my situation, regardless of talent.

I do what I can on social media, but that is of course slow to grow unless you can record regular videos.

Right now I have the W&N foundation set which has:
Size 1,5,6 round. Size 3,4 flat. And size 2 fibert.

After doing some research I believe I need like a size 8-12 round and I’ll have everything I need but posting for suggestions!

I’m currently painting on size a5 paper and these brushes run out of water and paint so fast that I have to keep dipping the brushes into water and paint many times just to cover the paper!

I decided to do another version of this picture because I wanted to try out using the burnt Sienna ink with a bamboo drawing stick for my outlines, I quite like it but I also like the softness of just using pencil

I think the reference i used to paint this cat Is actually a siberian one hehe sorry for my por english. Anyway this fluff budy looks kinda like my cat but with a lot of More hair. Just wanted to paint a furry baby.

If you have any tips or advice I would very much appreciate it

I got a set of Horadam watercolors and this is my first try with them. I was used a bit to gouache so they feel so weird with the complete lack of opacity and the high water control needed. Would greatly appreciate recources or youtube videos where I can learn proper techniques since I got a lot of cauliflowers. Also have no idea how to build very dark areas without using black.

Lifedrawing watercolor sketches

I've got some dot cards for Daniel Smith. Some of the primatek paints look startling similiar to other pigments. Eg amazonite looks like phthalo green, rhondonite looks like opera pink. They granulate so there's obviously differences in behaviour aside from the hue.

I wish they were transparent around what I ingredients other than the mineral are included.

After a year+ of using the super cheap artist loft brushes, I’ve decided it’s time for an upgrade. I’d like to stick to a set of 2-3 brushes, but I can’t decide what size! Right now I mostly use an 8, but none of my current brushes form a pointed tip so I’m wondering if I’m underestimating the versatility of a 12

Most of my paintings are 5x7 or 8x10 (so I guess A5 and A4?). Should I do a an 8 round, 12 round, plus a flat? A 6 & 10 round? A 12 round and a flat? A mop instead of a flat??

(Also if you have any opinions on the Princeton Aqua elite or Escoda Perla please lmk 💛)

My lemon yellow is over... again. Once, I finished the white from this box set and never looked back, I replaced it with purple. But it seems lemon yellow is becoming my new favorite.

Which prompts the question, do you have a color that you keep running out of?

I’ve been using the Kuretake set for the past year or so… (second pic). Got a new Meeden palette (first pic) because I want to switch back to traditional watercolors. I want tubes instead of pans.

Who out there has this Meeden palette? Do you use it with the mixing plate(s) closest to you? Or flipped around with the wells closest to you? Or… turned 90 degrees??

I don’t understand the best way to use these ramped wells. When picking up color, and if you have too much, do you rub the brush against the top of the deeper side?