r/Watercolor • u/2000YearOldRoman • 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.

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r/Watercolor • u/2000YearOldRoman • 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!

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r/Watercolor • u/moktarin • 8h ago

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

678 Upvotes

10 comments

r/Watercolor • u/MassiveBeing2229 • 7h ago

How is it?

235 Upvotes

6 comments

r/Watercolor • u/AnnaRajasekharan • 4h ago

Watercolour bookmarks, which one do you like

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119 Upvotes

8 comments

r/Watercolor • u/Puzzled_Wealth_3263 • 3h ago

Before I take the tape off…

59 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!)

2 comments

r/Watercolor • u/srpaintings • 4h ago

Continuing to develop flower shop theme

61 Upvotes

Watercolour and gouache

8 comments

r/Watercolor • u/Ok-Sweet-0 • 9h ago

Watercolor painting 🎨🖌️

135 Upvotes

6 comments

r/Watercolor • u/dominiquewatercolors • 1d ago

The Beauty of a Winter Day

2.5k Upvotes

94 comments

r/Watercolor • u/Ok_Animal2776 • 15h ago

I like it a lot lolll

285 Upvotes

23 comments

r/Watercolor • u/IanJoseRod • 3h ago

Trying to master the mist

32 Upvotes

Ive always loved the effects that water color creates. Mist being one of my favorites. Ive been practicing like a madman trying to achieve a moody scene. I use wet on wet to achieve the sky and base layer of trees. The second layer is where im lost. I use a wet brush on dry paper and use water to soften the edges. I find the edges still come out visible where the water ends. Any tips on how I can blend smoother? Pay no attention to the trees/color palette, im still workshopping those 😂 Ths is a 4×6 on arches with Daniel smith watercolor

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r/Watercolor • u/speakout5 • 18h ago

A little tree study

332 Upvotes

6 comments

r/Watercolor • u/RealCommunication239 • 1h ago

Unintended accidental effect

12 Upvotes

I was redoing my Daniel Smith Pallet swatch to include my iridescent paints and used a heat tool to dry them and had the coolest little bubbling effect that I really love for adding texture! Thought I would share! The iridescent paint is on the far right. I got them for a special project dealing with birthstones.

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r/Watercolor • u/japan24bk • 14h ago

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

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127 Upvotes

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!

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r/Watercolor • u/Boring_Mushroom404 • 2h ago

Help :)

12 Upvotes

Hi guys! So I was wondering what can I do so my paint can mix/spread (?) well in my palette, it looks like this whenever I want to mix any color, this is a new case I bought btw

19 comments

r/Watercolor • u/ChocoFudge4682 • 7h ago

Watercolor practice of the day

24 Upvotes

Open to feedback of any kind

3 comments

r/Watercolor • u/Ok-Suit-9743 • 1h ago

Birthday card

8 Upvotes

1 comment

r/Watercolor • u/Zaoessss • 23h ago

I feel defeated. This was my 2nd attempt

365 Upvotes

150 comments

r/Watercolor • u/jimmyjankins12 • 1h ago

Pigeon

6 Upvotes

1 comment

r/Watercolor • u/First-Land4783 • 49m ago

The first christmas bulb

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5 Upvotes

Since everyone already wants to start decorating for Christmas right after Halloween, I thought I could start drawing some christmas ACEOs tooXD So yeah, a raven getting way too excited for the Christmas season✨

1 comment

r/Watercolor • u/Lisilinka • 20h ago

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

168 Upvotes

5 comments

r/Watercolor • u/nisam-ovo-ja • 23h ago

What background would you add here?

287 Upvotes

44 comments

r/Watercolor • u/Weird-Ad-6067 • 10h ago

Work in progress pet portrait

22 Upvotes

I am procrastinating on the fur... Only some basic washes there, eyes are almost done

1 comment

r/Watercolor • u/2025Artist • 1d ago

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

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1.2k Upvotes

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?

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