31 Easy Watercolor Art Ideas for Beginners

Here is a list of 31 simple easy watercolor art ideas to try for beginners. Some are more simple than others – But I think that whatever level you are at, you can still try out a lot of these paintings for yourself.

Watercolor is all about being bold and letting loose!

Let the colors flow naturally – No paintings are going to look exactly alike due to the nature of painting with watercolors. So have fun and don’t worry about mistakes.

** This blog post is an updated version of my previous one on watercolor art ideas. I wanted to bring more original posts here on this blog. I hope you may understand these changes.

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WATERCOLOR TIPS: 

• For clean edges, use masking or washi tape.
• Create beautiful backgrounds out of watercolor and for the foreground or creating shapes, use a pen, marker, or acrylic paint for more precise control.
• Make sure your brush is wet when creating gradations or wet-on-wet effects. Work fast before your watercolor paint dries.
• Stars can be created by either using a white pen or splattering white acrylic or gouache paint (flick bristles over paper to create splatter).

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Art Supplies Used:

Canson Watercolor Paper: https://amzn.to/3VQjnxc

Sakura Koi Watercolor Kit

Sakura Gelly Roll White Pen: https://amzn.to/3NOtG2I

Sakura Pigma Micron Pens: https://amzn.to/3pjl4H3

Washi tape to create borders

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1. Shooting Stars

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2. Powerlines

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3. Outer Space

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4. Birds

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5. Mountains

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6. Swing

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7. String Lights

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8. City Skyline

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9. Tree Tops

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10. Path

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11. Tent

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12. Boat

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13. Cactus

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14. Forest

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15. Flowers

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16. Ferris Wheel

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17. Mist

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18. Tree

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19. Red Moon

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20. Whale

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21. Streetlamp

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22. Palm Tree

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23. Umbrella

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24. Fall Leaves

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25. Cat

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26. House

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27. Night Sky

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28. Sunset

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29. Door

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30. Grass

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31. Dandelions

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Thank you for stopping by! I hope you found some watercolor paintings you’d like to try out for yourself. 

Remember to just have fun and enjoy the process! Watercolor is such a fun and adventuresome paint to try out!

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