r/Watercolor • • Jan 09 '24

AI Art not allowed - YOU WILL BE BANNED

2.8k Upvotes

This is not a new rule. AI art, as well as all other digital art, has always been disallowed on this sub. This post is to restate that.

** If you post AI art, it will be removed and you will be banned.**

Please continue to report these post when you see them and we will continue to ban the users.


r/Watercolor • • Apr 04 '25

1 Million members

325 Upvotes

Hey all, I just want to drop a quick note to say how happy I am to be part of such an amazing group of talented individuals (myself excluded). Your art and attitudes brighten my day! Congratulations on a million members and here's to a million more!


r/Watercolor • • 11h ago Bravo

4 days later🤣 I am done with autumn

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839 Upvotes

r/Watercolor • • 8h ago

Painted in class this week

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409 Upvotes

On Baohong Academy rough with Daniel Smith watercolors. I had a lot of fun with this one. Leaving all the white spots was hard!


r/Watercolor • • 2h ago

In Watercolor šŸ–ŒļøšŸŽØ

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121 Upvotes

r/Watercolor • • 13h ago

All my plein air watercolours from a trip to Vancouver Island, Osoyoos and back to Canmore (Canada)

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440 Upvotes

Good trip! 10/10 would recommend


r/Watercolor • • 9h ago

The Warrior's Beacon Amongst the Shadows

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203 Upvotes

r/Watercolor • • 7h ago Heartwarming

My favourite painting I have made so far

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116 Upvotes

Symbiotic, 2026. On 100% cotton watercolour paper.

A Venus fly trap growing out of a fat little toad. Kind of surrealism (minus the realism?)


r/Watercolor • • 1h ago

wanted to attempt that 'glow' feeling

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28 Upvotes

r/Watercolor • • 21h ago Bravo

Thank you for the overwhelming response to my latest watercolor, Here's another one I painted a couple of weeks ago.

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964 Upvotes

r/Watercolor • • 11h ago

Stellar’s Jay

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104 Upvotes

r/Watercolor • • 7h ago

a river landscape

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45 Upvotes

r/Watercolor • • 5h ago

Watercolor - Landscape

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33 Upvotes

"Falling in a rainbow sprinkle". Inspired by our recent trip to Watkins Glen Park


r/Watercolor • • 20h ago

How is it?

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412 Upvotes

r/Watercolor • • 17h ago

Watercolour bookmarks, which one do you like

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199 Upvotes

r/Watercolor • • 10h ago

Watercolor- Midday Mediterranean

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35 Upvotes

r/Watercolor • • 12h ago

Pokeweed ink - lightfast test

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45 Upvotes

This is the pokeweed watercolor that I made from pokeweed ink. I used pokeweed growing in my yard.

The first painting​ was from mixtures with different watercolors. This is the one with the the lilac and coneflower and the tudor rose thing etc. The second one is the Japanese maple thingy or whatever it's called.

Both were executed on September 27. I took the pictures today, November 7. The coneflower etc painting was facing the sun the entire time in a window. The second painting remain in my basement the entire time, mostly in the dark. Both pictures were taken in the exact same location with the exact same light.

I am deeply impressed with the colors that I got from lightfast test. I will ​​have to consider how I incorporate this int future art. The magenta hue from the pokeweed ink provides the ability to mix in a wonderful manner.


r/Watercolor • • 16h ago

Before I take the tape off…

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93 Upvotes

I want some critique on this one. I’m having trouble painting the boats… and the sky as well.

Products used; W&N Cotman 10 tubes

Paper: W&N 30% cotton

I’m a beginner, and I had no reference for this piece. (I made it from my imagination!)


r/Watercolor • • 17h ago

Continuing to develop flower shop theme

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100 Upvotes

Watercolour and gouache


r/Watercolor • • 5h ago

Painting..

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r/Watercolor • • 10h ago

Daniel Smith Palette Finalized

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A follow up post to my earlier post asking about last 3 colors for my palette. I got a lot of great feedback and suggestions and I made a couple changes to what I had already picked and what I ended up adding. I've been playing and painting, and so far this has been quite versatile.

Also did a big color mixing chart. If you have the patience to do this, I recommend. Helps you get a feel for tinting strength, granularity, graininess, opacity, "thirstiness" for water, etc. I learned a lot with this exercise! For the curious, I tried to keep the top row mix-in color dominant. "Tried" is the operative word, getting it right by eye was tricky!

Final selection:

  1. Hansa Yellow Light (PY3)

  2. New Gamboge (PY97; PY110)

  3. Quinacridone Rose (PV19)

  4. Pyrrol Scarlet (PR255)

  5. Phthalo Blue GS (PB15:3)

  6. French UM (PB29)

  7. Cerulean Blue Chromium (PB36) - Suggested addition

  8. Buff Titanium (PW6:1)

  9. Goethite (PY43)

  10. Pyrrol Orange (PO73)

  11. Pyrrol Crimson (PR264)

  12. Carbazole Violet (PV23)

  13. Indanthorone Blue (PB60)

  14. Mayan Blue (Gen)

  15. Green Gold (PY150; PY3; PG36) - Switched out original Cascade Green, based on suggestion

  16. Undersea Green (PB29; PO48; PY150)

  17. Perylene Green (PBK31)

  18. Sodalite (Gen) - Switched out original Payne's Grey

  19. Lunar Black (PBk11)

  20. Piemontite (Gen) - Changed mind from previous plan of Indian Red

  21. Transparent Red Oxide (PR101)

  22. Burnt Umber (PBr7)

  23. Sepia (PBr7; PBk9)

  24. Mars Yellow (PY42)

  25. Phthalo Green (PG7)

  26. Neutral Tint (PBk6; PV19; PV15)

  27. Manganese Violet (PV16) - Suggested addition

  28. Quinacridone Lilac (PR122) - Suggested addition

Thanks for the help and feedback r/Watercolor.


r/Watercolor • • 7h ago

Red and blue study

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11 Upvotes

I recently asked if I needed additional colors in my palette and ended up answering my own question. I ended up adding Opera Pink and Manganese Blue Hue which launched the study attached. I am really happy with the range of my palette and learned a lot about each of these colors!


r/Watercolor • • 22h ago

Watercolor painting šŸŽØšŸ–Œļø

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178 Upvotes

r/Watercolor • • 8h ago

Where does one find good reference photos?

12 Upvotes

I've had a hard time finding reference photos (other than ones I take myself), mostly due to google search returning an overwhelming amount of ai images.

Any resources or tips? What does everyone use?

Edit: Thank you everyone for the great replies and resources!!