Sunshine and Teacups via Craftsy member cady816532
7 Watercolor Painting Ideas Every Artist Should Try
If you’ve experimented with watercolor paints and learned basic watercolor techniques, you know they are a versatile and expressive medium. But now that you’ve got some watercolor experience under your belt, what do you actually paint? Don’t worry — there are plenty of watercolor painting ideas that’ll make you want to put your brush to paper.
Here are watercolor painting ideas for beginning to advanced painters.
RoseMonth – ‘Landpartie’ via Craftsy member Doris Joa
The translucent nature of flowers make them a great subject for watercolor painting because watercolor paints allow you to start out very light and build in shades and shadows as you go along. Watercolors are also very fluid. If you work at it, you can achieve a smooth texture that closely mimics the texture of flower petals. Plus, who doesn’t love flowers?
Learn how to paint realistic flowers with the Realistic Watercolors Step by Step Craftsy class, or get started with our free tutorial on the blog.
Landscapes
Watercolor Landscapes via Craftsy member ycarthy8477138
Whether you want to make try plein air painting or sit down and paint a complex, layered landscape, watercolors are the perfect medium for the job! Take advantage of the light properties of watercolor paints to create skies, clouds, water and snow.
Landscapes are a good subject for beginners, too. You don’t have to be totally precise with shapes and lines. Landscapes also help you get the idea of layering washes cemented in your brain! Want to give it a try? Start with this step-by-step landscape painting tutorial.
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