r/handmadewatercolors is a subreddit with 10k members. The most common kinds of discussions are ideas and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses handmade, watercolor, pigments, paint, and pigment.
Everything about handmade watercolor paints (so not paintings) and pigments!
Please mention pigments used (with their numbers) and be as transparent as possible.
Popular Themes in r/handmadewatercolors
#1
Ideas
: "Just started making watercolors. Love it!"
5 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "Who would like to learn how to make watercolor paint?"
4 posts
#3
Self-Promotion
: "Good news for these 205 people! Subscribe to my YouTube to be the first to find out when I’ll start!"
3 posts
#4
Solution Requests
: "Good/basic recipe for a homemade binder?"
2 posts
#5
Pain & Anger
: "Some vintage pigments I picked up, PR88 is the gem of the lot! Not sure I’ll keep the lead yellow though🤔"
2 posts
Popular Topics in r/handmadewatercolors
#1
Handmade
: "First Handmade palette 🌈"
108 posts
#2
Watercolor
: "PG8, making sap green, pigment to Watercolor paint"
92 posts
#3
Pigments
: "Some vintage Pigments I picked up, PR88 is the gem of the lot! Not sure I’ll keep the lead yellow though🤔"
90 posts
#4
Paint
: "Paris Green or Emerald green pigment, PG21 to handmade watercolor Paint"
72 posts
#5
Pigment
: "PG8, making sap green, Pigment to watercolor paint"
25 posts
#6
Binder
: "Good/basic recipe for a homemade Binder?"
22 posts
#7
Homemade
: "Good/basic recipe for a Homemade binder?"
18 posts
#8
Colors
: "First handmade palette 🌈"
17 posts
#9
Color
: "Recent Colors I made. I prefer liquid waterColors because I work large"
15 posts
#10
Handmade Watercolors
: "Shimmer set "
13 posts
Flair Used in r/handmadewatercolors
#1
paint making process
: "My Manganese Green process"
1 post
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+2k members(33.1%)
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Last updated: September 5, 2026