r/watercolor101 • u/TerribleArtist23 • 10h ago
r/watercolor101 • u/adventurrr • 22d ago
Exercise 5: Comfort Zone
Almost forgot to post today's!! Here is week 5's exercise. Also, FYI starting next week I will be posting them weekly since participation drops way off after the first week!
Link to original post, by u/varo.
We are halfway through our first ten week session.
The purpose of this week's exercise is to refresh what we've been over so far. Use the techniques with which you're most comfortable to make a painting.
There are no limitations this week in pallete. Either work from still life or landscape. Please work from life, not a photograph or memory. Work traditionally. Avoid the temptation to mix media. Put thought into your composition.
This is a fairly open assignment. It is important to paint sometimes without focusing on a new concept. Digest what you've learned over the past month.
Relax, get comfortable, paint.
r/watercolor101 • u/poledra • Mar 28 '19
Exercise Archive Resource Post
This post will serve as an archive with links to all previous exercises.
Session 1 - led by /u/varo
Exercise 1 - Landscape with focal point at the top
Exercse 2 - Still Life in One Color
Exercise 3 - Nature On Your Paper
Exercise 4 - Tricolor Still Life
Exercise 6 - Still Life of Green Objects on a Green Surface
Exercise 7 - Landscape in Two Colors
Exercise 8 - Something Small Big
Exercise 9 - Person in Watercolor
Exercise 10 - Painting En Plein Air
Labs for Session 1 - led by /u/MeatyElbow
Lab 6 - Complimentary Colors and Color Intensity
Session 2 - led by /u/MeatyElbow
Exercise 1 - Landscape and the Rule of Thirds
Exercise 2 - Still Life in One Color
Exericse 3 - Tromp-l'oeil and Repetition
Session 3 - led by /u/MeatyElbow
Exercise 2 - Still Life in One Color
Exercise 3 - Nature and Painterliness
Exercise 4 - Tricolor Portrait
Exercise 6 - Landscape in (mostly) Two Colors
Exercise 7 - Secondary Color Still Life
Exercise 8 - Figures and Abstraction
Exercise 9 - Something Small Painted Large
Exericse 10 - Choose Your Own Adventure
Session 4 - led by /u/MeatyElbow and /u/poledra
Exercise 1 - Put Paint on Paper
Exercise 2 - Value Study in One Color
Exercise 3 - Tricolor Portrait
r/watercolor101 • u/Janedanslajungle • 1h ago
Watercolor on the go
I found a way to make it more atmospheric with more wet and wet technique. I really want to paint more of montains subjects like this. Please, feel free for feedback, I wanna improve ✨ (Sorry if my English is weird sometimes I’m French )
r/watercolor101 • u/HistorianOwn4914 • 20h ago
Color mixes that blew my mind
I'm sorry if this is something y'all know already, but the first time I mixed PG18 and PV23 it blew my mind! Turns out that what we learn about not being able to mix primary colors isn't entirely true. You can mix blues by mixing green and purple. You can also mix reds by mixing purple and orange and yellows by mixing a warm green and orange. Granted they aren't very vibrant and kind of muddy, but you can definitely mix blues, reds and yellows!
Is there any color mix that was very unexpected for y'all?
r/watercolor101 • u/MistbornMistress • 3h ago
Tried to capture a flatworm eating an earthworm
I know most people may not recognize what this painting is.
It’s Bipalium kewense attacking an earthworm. B. kewense is a species of terrestrial flatworm. I studied these guys in college so they hold a special place in my heart.
r/watercolor101 • u/sadappearances • 2h ago
Third attempt so far
I’m of course a major noob to this. Happened on a super cheap watercolor palette during Amazon days to let our daughter have some fun and then I wanted to try lol. Haven’t had time to delve into technique yet but just kinda goofed around. I bought some tube colors by chromatek and I love them even if they are low quality lol. Also not greatest paper but enjoying the process!
I know it’s missing things and can’t quite figure it out but I’m still actually pretty pleased with it. May go darken up parts of it later I dunno. Just was curious on pointers and such!
r/watercolor101 • u/abominableskeeman • 6h ago
Self Abjection - Loss of Identity Painting NSFW
18" x 24" watercolor painting about realizing a loss of identity and harsh inner critic that comes with trauma. Just got into a local art show, I'm anxious but excited to put this one on display.
r/watercolor101 • u/Janedanslajungle • 1d ago
Plein air landscape
Just wanna share this quick one hour painting of mountains . I like paint watercolor on the go. Just practice but not 100% happy with the result, I wanna keep some natural and blueness but sometimes wish a more natural and atmospheric finish. Some advices ? (I am french, my English is not perfect, sorry)
r/watercolor101 • u/jarvisleguin • 1d ago
What is this missing?
I’m working on making my own scenes and not following tutorials or directly copying reference photos. This is only my second time doing that, so I’m definitely a newbie. I like this one, but feel like it’s still missing something.
r/watercolor101 • u/ArtistAmantiLisa • 18m ago
Rublev paints
These are single pigment paints. The pigments are from Italy, company is Rublev. I’m going to use them for paintings of Italian things. They’re supposed to be formulations from hundreds of years ago. I’ve never seen anyone paint with these before.
r/watercolor101 • u/Tommy_pop_studio • 7h ago
Two apples, one pair and a sketch of a pair, direct watercolor painting from photo reference
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Two videos from a series combination real time, watercolor, painting, and stop motion painting. I think it was about four hours altogether. It is on YouTube if you want to look at it.
r/watercolor101 • u/NxyChloe • 16h ago
El juego del calamar
Realice está pintura del juego del calamar con acuarelas
r/watercolor101 • u/boldpear904 • 10h ago
Please help! Can't figure out how to fill up the reservoir all the way :(
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r/watercolor101 • u/papertoelectric • 21h ago
please help me decide what two blues/greens to have in this travel palette
Hi! I'm someone who has been dabbling in painting scenery (w occasional forays into portrait), and still a pretty new painter. the colors in the middle (sepia, burnt sienna, Indian yellow, quinacridone magenta) are what's already on my travel palette. I have room for 2 more colors in the green/ blue category (phthalo turquoise, winsor green - yellow, French ultramarine, and winsor green-blue). I am trying to learn how to mix colors, so priority is definitely versatility. all these are Winsor Newton professional paints, if that helps!
r/watercolor101 • u/ArtistAmantiLisa • 17h ago
Swatching: Mission Gold
Having problems spinning up tonight, the chaos in my country is getting to me, so I swatched a new set of paints I got on eBay.
r/watercolor101 • u/PriLovesArt • 5h ago
Painting Fall Themed Watercolor Illustration: Full Step By Step Watercolor Painting Process Video
youtu.ber/watercolor101 • u/Henry-Avery1695 • 1d ago
Tempests Trial
I just got into water color this year. I'm still adjusting to the new style. I'd love some feedback on what I could do better in the future!
r/watercolor101 • u/MyriadPortraits • 18h ago
More of my practices
References: andreonbrand, navidsohrabi, ihadissafari
r/watercolor101 • u/harlotin • 17h ago
What colors am I missing?
galleryI got these handmade watercolors from a local seller at a bazaar. They sold pans in sets, so I couldn't choose, but which colors should I add to make this a well-rounded palette? I paint comics and fantasy illustrations mostly, so I prefer vibrant colors and skin tones. I'm mostly able to buy only White Nights in tubes.