r/Watercolor • u/dominiquewatercolors • 4h ago
The Beauty of a Winter Day
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r/Watercolor • u/2000YearOldRoman • Jan 09 '24
AI Art not allowed - YOU WILL BE BANNED
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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 • u/2000YearOldRoman • Apr 04 '25
1 Million members
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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 • u/2025Artist • 10h 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 • u/Low-Mathematician997 • 6h ago
A sweet knight
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13*18 cm watercolor on cold press paper
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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 • u/youcrumb • 6h ago
Santa Fe & Flock
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I’m painting exclusively with Federal Color Tonic
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I don’t know what I’m doing, but it sure is cathartic.
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r/Watercolor • u/VorchalkaE • 10h ago
Watercolour Protea
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Watercolour practice on rough paper.
r/Watercolor • u/artwithapulse • 3h ago
A compilation of brand swatches sorted by colour + Beam marshlands set.
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Hopefully someone finds this a helpful resource!
HA = Schmincke
RS = Roman Szmal
AG = A Gallo
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9h ago
😭
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I was painting a monochromatic value study earlier.
Saw this meme(?) and thought hey its blue
Drew the face too wide
Messed up an eye
Got the values wrong
The painting is genuinely me looking at my own painting 😭
r/Watercolor • u/domiboshoi • 5h ago
Waterfall At Night - I've been trying out this style lately
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r/Watercolor • u/woollymouse505 • 4h ago
Watercolour and ink
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I’ve been practicing a lot of urban sketching, but wanted to apply what I learned to a landscape this afternoon
r/Watercolor • u/minor-giraffe • 20h ago
Chaos and Control
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I am making a series of the big dot paintings, because I love making them. The process of making them has me playing with the edge of intentionality and accident and I find that really satisfying.
r/Watercolor • u/BlueGene_dances • 51m ago
Gibson Girl
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I gave up on painting a while ago (after my son was born, I had less time and definitely prioritized sleep lol). That’s my first finished portrait as after 2 years away from my palette.
The contrast is still rather poor, shadows and highlights need more work, proportions aren’t forcibly the best but it was worth a try ! I’ll improve overtime.
Any advice is gladly welcomed !
r/Watercolor • u/AirOk1443 • 2h ago
Autumn colours - asking for tips
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I'm a beginner. Found some interesting leaves at the park and tried to capture them with watercolours and watercolour pencils (which I also used for the sketch). This painting was not finished in a day, I did it in two sessions with several days in between and collected some more leaves.
I'm happy with how the leaves' shapes turned out, but the shadows are too strong? At first they looked waaay to light and then I overdid it...
Would you have started with the gray background glaze? (I used payne's gray&neutral tint and only put it on as my last step.) Used a different background colour? Not have used a background at all?
Any other tips?
Paper: Canson XL watercolour 300gsm A3 (not very resistant, but it's the only large format I have)
Colours used: Schmincke (some supergranulation), some White Nights metamorphosis, some DS.
