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r/watercolor101↗

Learn how to watercolor paint.

This is subreddit is for people interested in learning how to paint with watercolors. Also welcome are reviews for all water based painting products and posts from artists of all levels interested in learning and sharing techniques.

120k subscribers820 posts / mo in Sep 2026454 authors / mosince 2015

r/watercolor101 has 120k members (+37% over the last 12 months). It gets about 820 posts a month from 454 people. Top topics: Watercolor Practice, Watercolor Tips and Watercolor Beginners.

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Size and growth

How r/watercolor101 has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+37%in 12 months · +5.7% in 3 months · +1.1% in 1 month
Oct 2026119k
Growing119k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
r/watercolor101

Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

+13%vs Sep 2025 · −7.9% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026820
BusierPeaked at 1.1k in Jan 2026
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/watercolor101

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Watercolor Practice2.8%
  2. Watercolor Tips2.7%
  3. Watercolor Beginners2.5%
  4. Watercolor Supplies2.5%
  5. Watercolor Paper and Masking Techniques2.0%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Blick Art Materials
  2. Jacksonsart
  3. Substack
  4. Jane Blundell - Artist
  5. Jerry's Artarama

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