Trying to Learn Watercolour Painting

@flapiz (23153)

United Kingdom

January 20, 2021 8:43am CST

Since I now live in an island. I have decided to develop new hobbies and interests. So I went ahead and bought watercolour kit from Amazon. I know it’s not much as I have no background in watercolour. But I enjoyed making this today. Hopefully I can improve in it as I go along.

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Just an Ordinary Owl?

@owlwings (43910)

• Cambridge, England

20 Jan 21

I like your choice of colours. This would make a good design style for wallpaper, fabric or ceramics, I can see your design wrapped round a mug, for example, or repeated as an edging for a table cloth or bedspread.

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@flapiz (23153)

• United Kingdom

20 Jan 21

Awwww thank you. I am actually just basing stuff on YouTube tutorials. But I’m adding my own touch to it. If I master it on paper I might just try it on other objects as you are saying.

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@Sam_graphixer (2465)

• India

20 Jan 21

Keep it up....

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@flapiz (23153)

• United Kingdom

20 Jan 21

Thank you. I will. I find it rather relaxing.

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@hereandthere (45645)

• Philippines

20 Jan 21

i like both pictures (i saw the second on in the comments). what matters is you're open and you're enjoying it.

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@flapiz (23153)

• United Kingdom

20 Jan 21

Well I am very open to learning. This pandemic age we need to have some indoor hobbies to substitute the outdoor ones. Although the new place I am in is covid free.

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@flapiz (23153)

• United Kingdom

20 Jan 21

@hereandthere He can’t visit me yet since UK is not covid free if he decides to visit he’d have to be quarantined for 14 days.

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@hereandthere (45645)

• Philippines

20 Jan 21

@flapiz i hope it stays covid free. has your bf been able to visit already?

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@JudyEv (342448)

• Rockingham, Australia

21 Jan 21

I'm sure you'll improve as you have more practice but it's very attractive as it is.

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@flapiz (23153)

• United Kingdom

21 Jan 21

Thank you Judy. It’s my new island hobby as Guernsey is a small island. I don’t want to get bored.

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@flapiz (23153)

• United Kingdom

21 Jan 21

@JudyEv Of course. The beef is good here. I tried during my day off.

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@JudyEv (342448)

• Rockingham, Australia

21 Jan 21

@flapiz I'd still like to get there one day.

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20 Jan 21

That's wonderful! I also started playing with watercolor (without any background in art) some time ago and it was a very pleasant and relaxing activity.

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@flapiz (23153)

• United Kingdom

20 Jan 21

Yeah almost meditative even. Like I feel like I empty my mind from stress and anxiety and all my attention is focused on my painting. I do wish I studied art as a kid but we weren’t wealthy.

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@flapiz (23153)

• United Kingdom

21 Jan 21

@ellie925 Oh you it would ruin it.

It some people do enjoy what they do. And I think most artists are like that.

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21 Jan 21

@flapiz exactly, like meditation. Maybe if it was a profession, it would be more stressful.

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@J3n4rA (262)

• Indonesia

20 Jan 21

Nice flowers, go ahead and keep up the good work

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@flapiz (23153)

• United Kingdom

20 Jan 21

Thank you Jenara I was watching a YouTube tutorial on it and well it didn’t turn out as pretty as the tutorial but I’m allowing myself to be a newbie and not being too hard on myself.

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@prinzcy (32305)

• Malaysia

21 Jan 21

The most important this is you enjoy it. Besides, art is subjective. What we don't see as interesting, might be really interesting to others.

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@flapiz (23153)

• United Kingdom

21 Jan 21

Oh yeah if all else fails, it can be classed as abstract.

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@paigea (36315)

• Canada

31 Jan 21

Very pretty.

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@flapiz (23153)

• United Kingdom

31 Jan 21

Thank you that means a lot

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@rheicel (7065)

• Philippines

25 Jan 21

That's a cute painting I can't remember when I last did watercolor painting maybe when I was in elementary school.

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@flapiz (23153)

• United Kingdom

25 Jan 21

Well my dad told me this painting looks grade school hahaha. But well I am not fussed as I enjoyed doing it.

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@flapiz (23153)

• United Kingdom

28 Jan 21

@rheicel Yeah it’s more of the feeling it brings. It gets my mind off my problems and anxieties.

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@rheicel (7065)

• Philippines

26 Jan 21

@flapiz These days painting can be anything it depends on how you interpret it so it doesn't matter if it looks professional or not what matters how happy you are when you finished it.

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@Butterfingers (66583)

• India

20 Jan 21

Good way to stay busy and it's good. Although am too bad at it

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@flapiz (23153)

• United Kingdom

20 Jan 21

Yeah it really does burn time. Well we all got to start somewhere. I’m sure if we practice we will improve.

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@Butterfingers (66583)

• India

21 Jan 21

@flapiz yes correct

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@rhuenz (10643)

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20 Jan 21

You made a nice one.

Keep doing it.looking forward for more creation of you.

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@flapiz (23153)

• United Kingdom

20 Jan 21

That is actually my second work. My first one is the one attached below but I failed as my sky looked too orange.

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@rhuenz (10643)

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20 Jan 21

@flapiz keep doing it then you will make it perfect

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