Painting Challenge: Snow

December 16, 2022 / Diann Zimmerman

Last week’s challenge was summer. This week, it is time to…

Paint Snow.

Include the topic hashtag in your Watercolor – Beginners and Beyond Facebook group post: #snow

Deadline December 23, 2022, 11:59 pm ET

I live in Houston, Texas and we get snow only once every 10 years. I love snow… it’s so pretty. Of course, I don’t have to shovel it or drive in it so it’s easy for me to love it. 🙂

Paint snow this week.

What is the prize?

SketchBox is sponsoring this week’s challenge with their Tinted Graphite Premium Box! This collection includes everything you need: paint, brush, pencils, paper, pen!

This #sketchbox Premium box features:

5 Gansai Tambi graphite pans from Kuretake in the colors, violet, green red, brown and yellow. These pans offer deep, tranquil colors with a matte texture and graphite finish. Dilute with water to achieve a variety of values. When polished gently with the backside of a spoon, these pans will reveal a metallic sheen similar to traditional graphite.
Art Graf water-soluble graphite pencils in 2B and 6B. These are great for your initial sketching or darkening areas, these 5mm core pencils can help to desaturate the pans in this box.
For outlines, we included a Sakura Micron brush pen in Dark Grey. Perfect for line work, this waterproof brush pen offers a subtle effect when used in combination with the other materials in this box.
We also included a SketchBox Signature flat shader size 4. This brush offers clean lines. Use a light hand and plenty of water to create smooth transitions with the Gansai Tambi pans.
The surface is a custom 4×6 Rembrandt cold press water color pad. This 100% cotton 300gsm has 10 sheets, it is absorbent and perfect for water based media. Unlike most cold press paper, this surface has a fine texture which allows for crisp details.

For 10% off your SketchBox order, use discount code: DiannSketchBox

Challenge details:

Entries must be posted in the Facebook group: Watercolor – Beginners and Beyond
You may enter as often as you want
Open to all countries
Winner is chosen randomly
Include the topic hashtag in your post: #snow
Deadline December 23, 2022, 11:59 pm ET (New York time)
Winner announced Monday, December 26, 2022
If you also post your painting on Instagram, tag @watercolorbeginnersandbeyond. You could be randomly chosen for a QoR watercolor sample dot card.
This painting challenge is not endorsed, sponsored, or administered by Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter.