| You can get some relatively inexpensive watercolour paper and paints and give it a go. Find some youtube videos to get you started on different techniques. But also be aware that watercolour painting is a subset of art in general. If you don't know anything about line, value, shape, perspective, rendering, drawing people and things, composition and layout, etc, you're unlikely to suddenly develop that by playing with watercolour paints. That doesn't mean you can't play with watercolour paints, but if you haven't been interested in drawing with a pencil you're unlikely to suddenly develop a mastery of the basics while also learning a water based media, so manage expectations. So unlike the other person who replied, I wouldn't recommend investing heavily at the outset. You can get a sakura koi field kit for $30 (and use what colors are in there) and a canson watercolor paper pad for pretty cheap and go to town seeing if its something you enjoy, before spending a lot of money on paint tubes you might never use if you find it not to your liking. Like anything art, the primary thing that determines skill is how much effort you put into practicing and developing that skill. Start with the goal of enjoying yourself rather than imagining turning out masterpieces like miyazaki. |