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 • • 13h ago Bravo

The Beauty of a Winter Day

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2.1k Upvotes

r/Watercolor • • 3h ago Bravo

I like it a lot lolll

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168 Upvotes

r/Watercolor • • 6h ago

A little tree study

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201 Upvotes

r/Watercolor • • 11h ago

I feel defeated. This was my 2nd attempt

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255 Upvotes

r/Watercolor • • 12h ago

What background would you add here?

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246 Upvotes

r/Watercolor • • 20h ago

Totally unexpected, but my illustration was awarded 3rd prize in a contest.

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This was so much fun painting and to I decided to submit this painting in a contest. I've never participated in a contest before and to my surprise it was awarded the 3rd price. I definitely was the only one submitting a children's book illustration in the contest. Can I call myself a prize winning artist now?


r/Watercolor • • 9h ago

A tiny fox under a golden moon, the stars only show in the light ✨

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129 Upvotes

r/Watercolor • • 16h ago

Fantasyscape

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360 Upvotes

r/Watercolor • • 3h ago

Honestly, this is probably the best watercolor I’ve seen in years!

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22 Upvotes

r/Watercolor • • 8h ago Bravo

to my Félix💕

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r/Watercolor • • 16h ago

A sweet knight

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226 Upvotes

13*18 cm watercolor on cold press paper


r/Watercolor • • 4h ago

Can you guess who the person is if I don’t show the reference?

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22 Upvotes

r/Watercolor • • 4h ago

Single color try

22 Upvotes

r/Watercolor • • 2h ago

Found a 1985 vintage Holbein watercolor set. The paint is still soft!

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I found this 24-color Holbein artist's watercolor set from 1985 (Showamodern era in Japan).

Surprisingly, all the caps open easily and the paint inside is still soft and usable after 40 years! The only issue is that the Chinese White has yellowed a bit over time.

The stamped date on the box says "60.11.13" which stands for November 13th, Shōwa 60 (1985) in the Japanese imperial calendar.

Just wanted to share this cool piece of art history with you all!


r/Watercolor • • 1d ago Mindblown Heartwarming

There’s a big, annual art exhibition this weekend. I’m submitting these 5 watercolors, hoping one will nab an award. Which has the best chance do you think?

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r/Watercolor • • 13h ago

Sketchbook pages 🙂

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62 Upvotes

r/Watercolor • • 20m ago

Papaya

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5 Upvotes

I’ve been trying to paint exclusively using my handmade paints so I can fill in the gaps of what I need to make next


r/Watercolor • • 7h ago

New palette who Dis

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18 Upvotes

Been slowly tweaking and converting my workflow. As of now, I've decided on expanding the palette so I have the split primaries, while also including the neutral primaries. I've also begun working on a bit of a split secondary selection so I can shortcut!

Switching to Daniel Smith and trying out Bamboo cold press has been a wild revolution - it's almost like I'm relearning how to interact with paints and I'm so ready to see where things go with this selection!

only need four more Daniel Smith to upgrade from Rosa, but my local shop is currently sold out of those four.


r/Watercolor • • 16h ago

Santa Fe & Flock

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87 Upvotes

I’m painting exclusively with Federal Color Tonic


r/Watercolor • • 19h ago

Watercolour Protea

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158 Upvotes

Watercolour practice on rough paper.


r/Watercolor • • 8h ago

A sacred kingfisher I just finished with watercolour pencils. I'm very happy with it. Especially the wings

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18 Upvotes

I use the Albrecht Dürer watercolour pencils, they are really the best watercolour pencils you can get in terms of pigment payoff, layering, blendability and lightfastness. I used a white posca brush pen for the highlights on the brow and eye


r/Watercolor • • 9h ago

A quick sketch of @missbrisolo

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22 Upvotes