Inspiration: Watercolours
Watercolour painting describes works created using pigments that are water-soluble. While traditional watercolour art is created using thin, transparent washes of pigment, some modern watercolour artists use other ‘aqua media’ such as acrylic, gouache and ink as part of their works.
We have so many talented watercolour artists here on RedBubble. Below are just a few works that caught our eye but if you’ve got some time to spare, take a wander through the galleries in the Water Media, Just Watercolours and Floral Watercolours and Pastels groups. They’re home to some wonderful talent!
The following are just a few of the artists currently featured in the watercolour groups mentioned above. If you’d like further inspiration, it’s worth popping over to the groups to check out more of the featured artists …
If watercolour painting is something you’ve always wanted to try, these links will provide inspiration and some great tips to help you get started:
- Watercolor painting (overview from wikipedia including history, materials and techniques)
- Watercolour tutorials (brush control, wash effects, textures, choosing supplies and more)
- Watercolour painting terms
- Watercolour stencil portraiting
- Watercolour splatter effect
- 500 Photoshop watercolour brushes
Have you dabbled with watercolours? If you have any tips or tricks, please feel free to share them below. We’d also like you to share your favourite watercolour works on RedBubble.
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robpixaday
YAY!!!!!! This is FABULOUS!!!
I know next to nothing about watercolors….just started visiting those wonderful links…MANY THANKS!!!!
robpixaday
Wooohooo!!! Downloaded some brushes!!!!!
Thanks again!
robpixaday
Just made my first watercolor!!
Wow!
Thankyou!!
Janis Zroback
Thank you for adding me to your featured watercolourists above…watercolour is challenging, but there is nothing like it for beautiful sparkling paintings…I encourage everyone who is intimidated by it to go ahead and plunge right in, you will be hooked immediately….my latest works, portraits, are in watercolours…there is truly nothing like it…
robpixaday
I forgot this: congratulations to the wonderful featured artists!!!!!!!!!
AngelArtiste
Congratulations to the featured artists; the works are very beutiful.
EarthquakeBee
Watercolours are magical.. and allow no mistakes. I have been in love with watercolours since a kid. I know the works of most of the featured artists above – so no surprise they’re there !! As for me.. the use I make of watercolours and other water media may be not what’s considered to be right.. but then.. what’s right and what’s wrong… I ponder.
So thanks a zillion for posting this, sharing all this information and exposing all the artists above.
x Bee
This is one of my last pieces:
’’Olive’’:http://www.redbubble.com/people/earthquakebee/art/2894862-2-olive
EarthquakeBee
always get the wrong link – see if it works now, otherwise I rest my case…!
Linda Ridpath
watercolourists are soooooooooooo clever!!!!
Sharon K. Shubert
Thanks for the inspiration! I have admired RB watercolor artists since joining. These features make me want to get back to my watercolor painting. I’ve been taking a break from the medium to focus on digital art work. Watercolor is like no other medium and there are wonderful techniques you can experiment with using plastic wrap, salt and even alcohol! I just love it. Thanks for the article and inspiration. :)
coppertrees
My watercolor is done with a Chinese Wrinkle effect, long forgotten tech.
valzart
wooOOT! LOL! Am so happy today this watercolour is feature on the HOMEPAGE’http://images-1.redbubble.net/img/art/border:whitewithdetail/product:laminated-print/size:small/view:preview/2657379-2-ye-ancient-one.jpg! !
valzart
ooOOPS lol
Ghelly
Since I use water- soluble paint, does my work fit in here? *-))
Cheers!!! to all
Ghelly
,,, and CONGRATULATIONS to all featured artists , your work is really amazing.
Colleen Milburn
I’d love to try painting in Photoshop but I’ve no idea how to go about it! Any tips? The works above are amazing :))
Ron Moss
Thanks very much for featuring me here. Watercolour can out last anything else and stay in the mind for years to come. A truely wonderful way to show the worls around us.
Ron
Linda Callaghan
Oh I am delighted that I am shown here with all these wonderful artists…I am very honoured. Also a feature on the home page with Red Skies made my day! best wishes …..from a very happy bubbler!
gabryshak
there is so much talented here!!!
congrats to the well deserved features – all of you!!
watercolors are tough!!
♥t
kafka
Thank you for the feature guys!! :-))))
F.A. Moore
Congratulations to all linked here. I’ve discovered several artists. Thank you! Watercolor, my first love.
Not my last… ;)
You all are inspirational.
robpixaday
Just came back to say thanks again!
Here’s my third-ever watercolor…it was featured in Digital Artists United a couple of days ago!