r/watercolorsupplies is a subreddit with 3k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses watercolor, palette, colors, paints, and color.
Welcome to r/watercolorsupplies - where we love to talk pigments, brushes, and paper along with brand and product experiences! Come show us what you're working with and feel free to advise.
Popular Themes in r/watercolorsupplies
#1
Advice Requests
: "Suggestions for affordable, soft, synthetic brushes suitable for big washes?"
5 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Please help! Supply list.."
1 post
#3
Pain & Anger
: "My watercolors are evaporating?"
1 post
#4
Opportunities
: "The trouble with opera pink - and alternative opportunities 🩷"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/watercolorsupplies
#1
Watercolor
: "Three color Watercolor pomegranate preparation"
38 posts
#2
Palette
: "First Palette!"
30 posts
#3
Colors
: "Order in: Helios Purple, Opera Pink, Aureoline (discontinued) and some nickel gold"
20 posts
#4
Paints
19 posts
#5
Color
12 posts
#6
Supply
: "Please help! Supply list.."
10 posts
#7
Storage
8 posts
#8
Brand
6 posts
#9
Watercolors
: "Watercolors"
6 posts
#10
Tube
5 posts
Flair Used in r/watercolorsupplies
#1
Palette Tour
: "My Art Toolkit palettes"
5 posts
#2
Collection
: "It's rainy and gloomy here today, so here's some greens, grays, and violets in my collection"
2 posts
#3
Paint/Pigment Review
: "Just got these to review - on the off chance that you see these, keep looking"
2 posts
#4
Look What I Got!
: "Just in case anyone was wondering, this is what 59 new Japanese Turner gouache tubes look like 😂"
2 posts
#5
Question
: "Any one else have a macgyvered wash up doohickey? 😂"
2 posts
#6
Discussion
: "Got the annual Inktober palettes email from PoemsAboutYou... anyone else taking stock and/or planning on picking something up for next month's challenges?"
2 posts
#7
Brushes
: "Photographed my brushes and thought I'd share"
1 post
#8
New Product
: "Tonic Watercolor, 12 mL Tube, #194 Payne's Grey"
1 post
#9
Color Swatches and Mixing Charts
: "Caran D'Ache Neocolor II Test"
1 post
Member Growth in r/watercolorsupplies
Yearly
+1k members(79.8%)
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Last updated: October 3, 2026