Watercolor Paints and Painting Supplies

Finding art supplies used to be difficult, but not anymore. Here at Cheap Joe's Art Stuff, you'll find we offer the best selection of watercolor paints anywhere. Choose from your favorite brands and find paints to meet any budget. From student watercolors to professional grade watercolor sets, you can find exactly what you're looking for to add to your watercolor painting supplies.

If you're a watercolor artist, you need the paints, crayons, and pencils that will deliver in quality. In your experience, you've probably had a few disappointments with paints that just didn't have the permanence you needed. Our selection features watercolor paints and other supplies from trusted brands like American Journey, Van Gogh, Winsor & Newton, Daniel Smith, Da Vinci, Derwent, Holbein, and more. Artist watercolors provide rich, pure pigments and gums you need for painting that have the greatest possible permanence. You can use the products in our artist watercolors section on paper or other absorbent surfaces that have been primed to accept water-based paint. Prefer liquid watercolor instead? We carry that too, from Dr. Ph. Martin's and Royal Talens. When you're shopping on a budget, we have a dedicated section of economical watercolors and pans, many of which are beloved by our community. Need new watercolor pans for your paints? Find them here in various styles to suit your needs. This collection also offers water soluble artist crayons and watercolor pencils so you can create bold, striking textures and washes for your next piece. Our watercolor painting sets are popular gifts for professional and amateur painters for special occasions. Achieve the right colors and overall look for your paintings on paper and other surfaces when you shop our inventory of watercolor paints.

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Watercolor Paints FAQs

Q: How do I start watercolor painting?

A: If you’re new to painting and want to start, you’ve come to the right place! Starting watercolor painting is simple, you just need to gather some supplies first. You’ll need watercolor paints, paint pans, brushes, and paper. We also offer watercolor paint kits that make it easy for beginners to have everything they need to try out this new hobby.

Q: What are the three watercolor techniques?

A: The three watercolor techniques or rules are as follows:

Know how to draw. If you can’t draw, you need to trace an image of what you want for an outline.
Paint from the lighter to the darker.
Control the transparency of the paint.

Of course, as you begin, you may struggle with these three techniques, but they will become easier and more natural as you continue to gain experience and practice painting.

Q: Can you paint watercolor over watercolor?

A: Yes! The correct terminology for this is glazing. Glazing is applying multiple layers of paint to create the right shade and tone you are going for. Allow each layer of paint to dry first before adding to the top.

Q: Which brand of watercolor paint is best?

A: The term best really depends on what you are using your paints for. Someone who is just beginning watercolor painting as a hobby or artist will find Grumbacher Academy, Niji, and Van Gogh watercolor paints to be satisfactory for their painting. All of those brands are high-quality, while also being economically prices. As the artist progresses, they may wish to expand their paints to include brands like Daniel Smith, American Journey, Brusho, Da Vinci, Holbein, and many others that are all top-notch.