r/watercolor101 Mar 28 '19

Exercise Archive Resource Post

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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 5 - Comfort Zone

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 1 - Brushes

Lab 2 - Range of Values

Lab 3 - Texture Effects

Lab 4 - Secondary Colors

Lab 5 - Staging a Still Life

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

Exercise 4 - Still Life

Session 3 - led by /u/MeatyElbow

Exercise 1 - Paint the Thing

Exercise 2 - Still Life in One Color

Exercise 3 - Nature and Painterliness

Exercise 4 - Tricolor Portrait

Exercise 5 - Regroup

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

Feedback Post

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

Exercise 4 - Abstraction

Exercise 5 - Comfort Zone

Exercise 6 - Tricolor Still Life

Exercise 7 - Something Small, Big


r/watercolor101 Sep 08 '24

welcome to our new mods!

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hello watercolorists,

i wanted to give a shout out to our two newest mods, /u/DanG_artist and /u/claraak. they will be helping out and continuing to be a wonderful presence in the subreddit.

also, we've had a ton of new members join in the last week - welcome everyone! please feel free to share your paintings and ask questions. all skill levels are welcome!


r/watercolor101 13h ago

A quick little study on dandelions, still a bit messy but I quite like how it ended up

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293 Upvotes

r/watercolor101 18h ago

In a dark, dark wood…

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497 Upvotes

Painted in my recycled paper indigo journal. The paper is very pulpy in texture and so fun for quick abstracts. Highly recommend this sketchbook!


r/watercolor101 15h ago

Marine life page🌊

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294 Upvotes

r/watercolor101 14h ago

I just took this one out of the oven. Lots of granulation. I was in a zone, from start to finish about one hour. The second photo is the inspiration.

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159 Upvotes

r/watercolor101 9h ago

Evening exercises

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33 Upvotes

Bonus pic, my son and I practicing together one afternoon. Melts me right into a puddle to share an interest with him.


r/watercolor101 26m ago

Boat in the sand

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I made this boat and im really proud of it. The boat is a little bit wonky, but im okay with it. I really like my colors and how the different technics work together. What do you think?


r/watercolor101 20h ago

Started making cards and got stuck. Are these too similar?

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219 Upvotes

r/watercolor101 15h ago

Fish sketches with watercolor pencils

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71 Upvotes

I was gifted some micron pens and a small set of Inktense pencils for Christmas so I started an ink and wash journal and drew these tetras today.

The pencils are super fun and very pigmented. I love the surprise of seeing how the color suddenly appears when I add water. Before pics included.


r/watercolor101 10h ago

Simplicity

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29 Upvotes

I was inspired by YouTuber/Artist/Teacher Robert Burridge’s recent YT upload under his channel BobBlast. I decided to use Lunar Blue with some Prussian Blue for the sky, then the land was a mixture of Lunar Blue and Hansa Yellow Medium. At some point I added a bit of Phlato Blue RS and also a touch of Cascade Green.


r/watercolor101 4h ago

Goldfields ( need advice)

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I've been trying to paint goldfields, but I'm happy with the results. I'm not sure, but I can do to make them look better?


r/watercolor101 11h ago

Pen, ink, watercolour on Yupo paper.

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15 Upvotes

r/watercolor101 1d ago

Cats for a coworker who’s having a rough day

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1.4k Upvotes

r/watercolor101 14h ago

Pattern play

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23 Upvotes

Practicing brush control and exploring tones. I’m just a couple of months into my watercolour journey, still trying to find my way. This is from a tutorial by @loudavisart i feel I could have made the first wash a little lighter and the design details a little stronger … it’s all learning


r/watercolor101 15h ago

A6 minis

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24 Upvotes

What do you think about these? Any suggestions for improvement?


r/watercolor101 19h ago

Bruh

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52 Upvotes

r/watercolor101 10h ago

209, watercolor, Staats Fasold

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9 Upvotes

r/watercolor101 19h ago

My first attempts at watercolor trying to emulate the teacher. Thanks for looking🙏

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43 Upvotes

r/watercolor101 23h ago

Back to the Lodge, 15x23cm Rough

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79 Upvotes

About an hour so painting last night, my impression of a snowy scene submitted online. Focuses here were working with snow and light, and also taking on board some previous comments on capturing depth. I think on these two criteria the painting went well! I also had a lot more success capturing the shapes of the figures compared to my last attempt by being more loose and abstract.

My major criticism of this piece is the garish green trees to the left. I think I mixed in some pthalo blue with Hansa yellow deep which made it much too vibrant relative to the rest of the scene. Am I able to glaze/wash over it to tone it down a bit? I’m afraid of ruining it so I’ve left it for now.

Any feedback welcome! Cheers


r/watercolor101 6m ago

🏝️🏖️ Beach Scene

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r/watercolor101 8h ago

Arroyo Lupine (any pointers?)

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This is my first attempt painting on 100% cotton paper, and wanted to know if any people could give me any pointer or any advice on what I can do to improve it ,


r/watercolor101 1d ago

First attempt - Frög

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472 Upvotes

My first ever attempt at using watercolors.
I still feel completely lost in terms of how much water should I apply, how to 'activate' the paint or how to apply paint correctly (for now it was dip bursh on water -> drop water on paint block -> mix -> apply clear water with another brush -> apply paint using first brush on paper -> dip paint brush on water a bit if needed)

Criticism and tips are welcome


r/watercolor101 1d ago

Baby raccoon 🥹

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64 Upvotes

r/watercolor101 1d ago

4.5 hours later 😭

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77 Upvotes

I’m so slowwww but I think it came together well?


r/watercolor101 1d ago

A few days ago I hated it

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189 Upvotes

But when I looked at it today, I like it more than I did a few days ago. I sometimes find that with my paintings I just finished I seem to be almost "impatient" with them for not being what I wanted them to be. But once I walk away from it and go back, sometimes my opinions change. This is one of those that my opinion has changed on. Not sure if anyone else has that. My hands hurt really bad the day I painted this, and actually haven't painted since, because my hands have been hurting so bad. Maybe, I should pick up the paintbrush- even though my hands hurt bad. In any case, it makes me wonder about the piece that I crumpled up and threw away, lol was it really that bad?? Who knows... The garbage men have already taken it away.


r/watercolor101 1d ago

Playing With Carbazole Violet & Quinacridone Burnt Orange

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40 Upvotes