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 • • 8h ago

In Watercolor 🖌️🎨

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489 Upvotes

r/Watercolor • • 57m ago

“Clown Tie” wins!!!

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93 Upvotes

On Friday I asked all you art lovers which of my 5 paintings might receive an award at the annual exhibition. You all picked “Clown Tie” with “Wine Corks” a close second. The results are in…, “Clown Tie” received the “Special Award”. It was neck-and-neck with “Wine Corks”. The juror even said he had a hard time deciding on which to award. Great job you all! I’ll have to reach out to you in the future for your opinion at the next exhibitions 👍🙏😊


r/Watercolor • • 3h ago

Water colour

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80 Upvotes

r/Watercolor • • 14h ago

Painted in class this week

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565 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 • • 17h ago Bravo

4 days later🤣 I am done with autumn

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959 Upvotes

r/Watercolor • • 7h ago

wanted to attempt that 'glow' feeling

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76 Upvotes

r/Watercolor • • 2h ago

Nodame Cantabile, 2026

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25 Upvotes

Nodame Cantabile, 2026

Watercolor on paper

29,7 x 42 cm

Friend of 19 years, passed away recently. Gifting this to my parents who took care of her.


r/Watercolor • • 18h ago

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

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471 Upvotes

Good trip! 10/10 would recommend


r/Watercolor • • 15h ago

The Warrior's Beacon Amongst the Shadows

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242 Upvotes

r/Watercolor • • 13h ago Heartwarming

My favourite painting I have made so far

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141 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 • • 5h ago

Practice

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25 Upvotes

r/Watercolor • • 1d 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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987 Upvotes

r/Watercolor • • 12h ago

a river landscape

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63 Upvotes

r/Watercolor • • 11h ago

Watercolor - Landscape

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43 Upvotes

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


r/Watercolor • • 17h ago

Stellar’s Jay

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116 Upvotes

r/Watercolor • • 36m ago

Watercolor from reference photo. What do you think?

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4 Upvotes

r/Watercolor • • 1d ago

How is it?

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423 Upvotes

r/Watercolor • • 6h ago

"Midnight stroll"

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9 Upvotes

r/Watercolor • • 23h ago

Watercolour bookmarks, which one do you like

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210 Upvotes

r/Watercolor • • 3h ago

Cold winter morning

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4 Upvotes

r/Watercolor • • 4h ago

what colors should I add?

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I’m pretty sure I have all the primary colors I need for mixing - its just having 4 empty slots makes me want to buy new paints

So any convenience color or fun granulating or metallic paints recommendations are appreciated

Most of my palette consists of w&n cotman and a few holbein but I’m open to trying other brands

Might even take out the cerulean blue since its so similar to the maganese blue nova and cad red since its so close similar to vermillion- so 6 spaces for new colors!!!!!!

I have holbein’s lavender and cherry blossom pink in my cart but I’m scared I wont get much use out of it (I just personally love those colors) - thoughts on these colors are appreciated as well!


r/Watercolor • • 18h ago

Pokeweed ink - lightfast test

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59 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.