Covington Watercolors presents
WATERCOLOR PAINTING IDEAS EVERY ARTIST SHOULD TRY Inspiration & Ideas
Flowers 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.
Landscapes 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.
Fruit Fruits also have simple shapes, which allows you to practice creating highlights and shadows in a simple, straight-forward way. The light and shadows are all contained in one shape.
Wildlife It takes a little practice, but you can achieve many textures with watercolor paints. You can create soft, fuzzy strokes for fur; sweeping strokes for feathers; and splotches of paint for scales.
Architecture Allows you to convey the textures of wood, stone and brick with simple strokes. The clean, even lines of buildings also create contrast against messy organic shapes of the landscapes that surround them.
Still life Objects made with glass or porcelain are good subjects for still life paintings because they reflect light or let light shine through.
Portraits The expressive nature of watercolor paints lets you show the personality of your subjects.