FINISHED paintings created with watercolor paints, watercolour pencils or gouache capable of being reactivated when dry go here. They may be painted on any surface that is compatable with watercolor: paper, gesso, YUPO, clayboard, and illustration board, for example. Small enhancements using other media to add highlights, draw lines, create resists, make corrections, etc., may be acceptable. All works posted here will be open to critiques and comments unless you indicate otherwise. Members may start one new painting thread per day but that thread may contain several paintings.

Want to show us the watercolor paintings you are working on? Are you stuck and don't know where to go with a painting? Then enjoy some company and get help from your studio friends while completing your works in progress (WIPS), join in our painting Challenges and KIUAN exercises, or follow demos of techniques by your fellow watercolor artists. Here you'll also find some fun group activities such as the Invitations to Paint, Paint-alongs, and WIP-alongs!

Ask technical questions about watercolors and materials used with them and get answers. Share painting tips here. Take an on-line workshop by participating in our Classrooms and teaching threads. Access the Wet Canvas! Watercolor Handbook and a vast Library of Articles, Teaching threads, and Learning Demos.

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