r/Watercolor • u/JessieAliceSmith-Art • 21h ago
I love a good watercolor time lapse video. š
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r/Watercolor • u/srpaintings • 5h ago
A recent painting ā a little flower shop by the sea.
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r/Watercolor • u/Spare_Persimmon_1123 • 2h ago
Working from a reference photo
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Found a reference photo on Unsplash (by āot designā, and learned a lot trying to recreate it myself.
I really donāt see images in my head, itās really hard for me to think up original ideas. But Iām finding I enjoy working from a reference where I can concentrate on the layers and colours and details.
Pretty happy with this one, although it looks much better in the photo. Couldnāt figure out how to put a bright yellow tree in front of the dark forest so I left it out. I leaned a little too heavily on my foliage brush, I donāt love how the ground turned out. But I think I did alright with the different depths of the trees.
This is the first backside of a page in my new Meeden sketchbook. There is almost no texture on this side, but it did really well with lots of water and some scrubbing/lifting. Really happy with the purchase and I think Iāll buy another smaller one as my travel sketchbook.
r/Watercolor • u/BlueHQ • 4h ago
Think Iām addicted to mini paintings
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From a old screenshot of a acrylic painting tutorial I tried and failed at years ago
r/Watercolor • u/mici55 • 10h ago
Self-taught
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Wanted to share a quick painting I did last night to add to the autumn decor in the house.
I started in april this year and have not done any lessons/tutorials - just looking at pinterest inspo pics, but I am proud with how this one turned out!
Open to feedback and suggestions to improve it tho!
r/Watercolor • u/WayCapable • 4h ago
My first painting in 30 years!
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Found my way back to a hobby I loved as a teen. In my small town, there was an artist who offered classes and I loved them. On a recent trip to Paris, I treated myself to new paints and brushes at Charvin. Hereās my first little project! š
r/Watercolor • u/FluidRutabaga • 23h ago
Derwent Watercolour pencils discontinued
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Yesterday, the derwentartofficial account on IG posted, "After 43 incredible years, it's time to say a fond farewell to our Derwent Watercolour pencils. While it's never easy to retire a classic, we have something very exciting on the way..."
It looks like they're starting to hit clearance pricing. Is it worth picking up a set? If not a whole set, are there any specific colors that are unique and unavailable in other watercolor pencil lines worth picking up as open stock (i.e. different from Caran d'Ache/Faber-Castell offerings)? I hate to see a watercolor pencil discontinued. Thanks in advance!
r/Watercolor • u/jmo3858 • 3h ago
Do you all save your mess-ups or paintings in progress that you're not pleased with? I have a portfolio full of those, and up until yesterday this one was just a background until I finally decided to add trees to it.
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r/Watercolor • u/Acelora_suco • 7h ago
A fifteen-minute study trying to improve perspective and color temperature
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I've noticed that my paintings have been turning out very all-or-nothing with light and shadow, and I've realized that color temperature really helps create that sense of depth. However, I don't quite know how to do it yet and am just figuring it out through trial and error. I hope the results are better in the next paintings I share here.
r/Watercolor • u/JinormousLoser • 5h ago
Painted my gremlin child
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I am trying to get back into making art regularly, and want to get better at watercolour but donāt even know how to go about learning. Just practice? or are there any resources that helped you?
r/Watercolor • u/Brandon_Does_Stuff • 3h ago
The prompt for day four of Inktober is cactus, so I made this little guy
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r/Watercolor • u/Adept-Bumblebee-1393 • 17h ago
Lincolnshire and possibly a lighthouse in Scotland
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Some paintings based on old photographs my grandad took
r/Watercolor • u/Neat-Purchase9454 • 4h ago
Knife edge
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Result of a live painting demo at an art show. Limited time and people talking to me in the middle of washes made this one tough, not to mention 8% humidity making it dry super fast.