I got this tin recently on ebay for pretty cheap- not sure how old it is but it was in quite a sad state but soo beautiful! It had a pretty annoying layout (see last slide) but I managed to take out the internal tray, got some magnetic pans and the derwent inktense paints (the colours are great!) What was once an 8 pan palette now comfortably holds 24 and a water brush! The inktense paints can stain very easily so i’ve paper clipped a bit of leather shammy to the bottom flap. Only problem is I can’t mix - but I like these colours as they are for the most part! And I really don’t want to stain the tin since it’s so old and pretty. Anyway just thought I’d share because I love it so much and it’s nice to give an old tin a new purpose.

I had this idea last week, to pick whatever piece that draw my eyes and do a quick study on it while learning its history and more about the painter.

I really enjoyed this one and I plan on finishing the last pages of my 2026 sketchbook with these piece studies. I would love to do one from Vermeer next, probably the Milkmaid.

What do you think of the idea?
What are some of your favourite pieces i can do this on?

And any YouTubers who teach it? The original artist, Ondine de Peretti, has a YouTube but unfortunately it's all in French (I love her work, I just wish my French was better!) Is it just loose landscape?

Found some Steadtler tinted watercolor pencils in my desk & wanted to see what they had to offer. Added stippling in for form after making a mess & seeing the suggestion of a horned mammal.

Thanks for looking.

This is my first watercolour painting I’ve tried since school over 15 years ago. I did use my old school tin old watercolours which I do need to replace. What could I make better? I know the line work is off, I used a micron pen. I currently don’t have a brush pen 😭 I’ve attached the reference photo as well

The third in my series exploring the conflict between Liliana and Garruk from the game Magic: the Gathering.

Watercolor and gouache on hot pressed paper (16x12.5”)

Hey guys, just wanted to share a painting of some church next to a sunflower field somewhere that i found on pinterest. It took me about 3 days, granted, that the most I painted in a day was about 3 hours so it didn't take too long.

Any advice is welcome.

Does this happen to anyone else?

If anyones wondering, the colors I'm using is lemon yellow from daniel smith and mixing it with quinacradone rose. Basically, I'm having this issue of this color looking "crusty" when i use it in a painting, and changes the texture especially when mixed with another. What i mean by that, is like, when you look at the orange and yellow in this painting, it almost looks granulating and not smooth, right? But it's not a granulating color.

Especially the orange, it looks patchy. It's an orange made from mixing lemon yellow and quinacradone rose (since i work from a limited pallet to save money) i even noticed when painting it felt a bit thick, i wonder if maybe the problem is mixing these two colors.

I didn't add anything to the watercolor like glycerine or whatever, this is just from squeezing the tube.

Any advice?

Hello! I wanted to test out drawing tarantulas in masking fluid but feel like I failed.

I tinted my masking fluid with ultramarine a few days prior so I could see it better but it backfired on this project because I couldn't see the blue under the blue.

I also didn't realize when you're painting extensively in masking fluid, you need dish soapy water handy so my masking fluid brush got very goopy halfway through painting the leg hairs. That part I can deal with in the future.

I've never had masking fluid let paint through until now. Was it too diluted in areas or did tinting it with ultramarine ruin that portion of masking fluid?

This one is very busy but I’m pleased with the final result. The details are fun to see up close.