Today's experiments with #watercolor
#TraditionalArt #painting #aquarelle #BeginnerArtist
@katwinx.bsky.social
Disillusioned idealist trying to cope. Subculture-raised Gen Xer with a new art hobby, primarily gouache.
Today's experiments with #watercolor
#TraditionalArt #painting #aquarelle #BeginnerArtist
So I tried watercolor for the first time. It's little half pan cakes, and I have basically no idea what I'm doing. Behold, my wonky, skinny lemon!
#watercolor #aquarelle #painting #TraditionalArt #BeginnerArtist
I like this app quite a lot, but I only use it for art-related posting.
19.10.2025 03:06 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0You're not a bad artist, you just need practice.
You're not a bad artist, you just need practice.
You're not a bad artist, you just need practice.
You're not a bad artist, you just need practice.
You're not a bad artist, you just need practice.
It's a twofer. I tried approaching the same basic idea with the same few colors, but different techniques and brushes.
#gouache #painting
Go on, Glen. Sometimes we all need a little treat!
09.10.2025 11:53 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Photo shows a sketchbook sitting open on a wooden desk, surrounded by painting supplies such as paint tubes, brushes and a palette. The painting depicts a Photo shows a sketchbook painting sittong on a wooden desk, surrounded by painting supplies such as paint tubes, brushes and a palette. The painting depicts an autumn scene with a pathway through nature and trees with orange leaves on the right side of the path.
Autumn painting in gouache ๐โจ (thanks tyrannosara on Unsplash for the ref pic! ๐)
07.10.2025 14:37 โ ๐ 241 ๐ 61 ๐ฌ 6 ๐ 0When in doubt, tree silhouette. It's my go-to when I'm stumped on what I want to paint.
#gouache
I'm planning on moving to actual artist's tape when I get through the washi tape I bought. Water does get under it!
03.10.2025 11:11 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Cyril Cox (Canadian Artist, born 1958)
"Late Afternoon Light", 2022.
Acrylic on Canvas, 48 ร 36 inches.
Private Collection.
#art #painting #painters #BlueSkyArt
Painting of a cat wiggling with an orange circle in the background. The artist's signature and watermark @joyousjoyfuljoyness are on the bottom left.
Painting number 4 in the Feline Flows and Poses Collection, "Squiggle"!
#cat #art #painting #catart
Also: am not used to BIIIIIIG paper. All of my gouache stuff is 5x7 or smaller.
27.09.2025 22:56 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Sketching from class, still life & landscape in Boston Public Garden.
They're awful in general, but just fine for absolute beginner drawings.
I have a one-off introduction to drawing class tomorrow in Boston. Kind of excited!
26.09.2025 21:42 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Incredibly helpful, thank you!
24.09.2025 23:31 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Oh, wow! This is beautiful!
23.09.2025 11:41 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Dare I ask about the taxidermy?
22.09.2025 21:14 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0I will try it! In the Gouache subreddit, the advice was to use a hair dryer on the piece for a minute before removal, and to go very slow. It worked, but I'm not always going to have access to a hair dryer!
21.09.2025 22:36 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Violet whimsy!
#gouache #painting
So, anyone have some advice about getting washi tape off of paper without ripping it?
21.09.2025 18:01 โ ๐ 8 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 4 ๐ 0Trying brush control with new brushes is hard. These are uhhh... not the best. ๐คญ
21.09.2025 15:21 โ ๐ 7 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0That seems so crazy to me! Is that how everyone feels?
20.09.2025 03:05 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Blick Art haul. They're having an autumn sale, and although I just wanted some rigger brushes, I couldn't resist the inexpensive paints!
#gouache #artsupplies
I just started this a few months ago! There has been progress, but I really am an infant painter! ๐
19.09.2025 21:20 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Confession: I get very sheepish in the art supply store.
Whenever I buy art supplies, I feel like a pretender of some sort. I'm cosplaying as someone who knows what they're doing.
I'm just feeling my way through this on my own, using reference paintings and the occasional YouTube lesson.
SNOOOOOOOOT!
18.09.2025 17:41 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0It's my cat, Loki. He's the best!
C'est tout!
#cat #kitty #creamsicle #orange #feline #pet #companion #coolguy
Still copying others' simple works as I learn how to paint. Liked this idea, though, and I'm learning how to do fine lines with the rigger.
14.09.2025 23:20 โ ๐ 12 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0The black multimedia paper does not play well with washi tape. Booooo.
07.09.2025 23:43 โ ๐ 8 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 2 ๐ 0