Here Are My 46 Silly Watercolor Comics About My Daily Struggles

Why Watercolor Comics Work So Well for “Daily Struggles” Humor

Soft visuals, honest feelings

Watercolor has this magical ability to look gentle even when the subject is “me, dramatically collapsing onto the
couch because I opened the fridge and forgot why.” The transparency, the blooms, the accidental textureseverything
feels human. And that’s the whole point of relatable comics: they’re not about being perfect, they’re about being
recognizable.

Accidents are basically special effects

In watercolor, you can plan carefully and still end up with a surprise backrun that looks like your character is
dissolving into existential dread. That’s not a mistake. That’s mood lighting. When the medium behaves a
little unpredictably, it mirrors real lifebecause real life is also unpredictable (like autocorrect changing “sure”
to “SUREEEEE” right before you hit send).

It’s quick enough to keep up with real life

The best daily-life webcomic ideas expire fast. If you wait three weeks to paint the comic about your phone dying at
2% battery, you’ll have a new daily struggle by then (probably a subscription you forgot you subscribed to).
Watercolor can be fast: a simple sketch, a limited palette, and you’re done before your motivation runs away.

Daily Struggles That Make Perfect Comic Material

If you’re looking at your life and thinking, “Nothing funny happens to me,” I say this with love:
your life is absolutely funnyyou’re just too busy surviving it to notice.

Micro-chaos (the small stuff that somehow ruins your whole day)

• One shoelace unties itself every 12 steps like it’s doing cardio.
• You open 14 tabs “for later,” then forget what “later” means.
• You rehearse a sentence in your head and still say the wrong one out loud.

Modern life problems (aka: technology is my frenemy)

• Password rules: “Must include a symbol, a haiku, and your childhood fear.”
• Video calls: smiling politely while you panic about whether you’re muted.
• Notifications arriving like tiny stress confetti.

Human feelings (where the humor is gently chaotic, not mean)

The most shareable “relatable comics” usually come from a simple emotional truth:
“I’m trying my best… and my best is sometimes a granola bar for dinner.” You’re not mocking yourselfyou’re
giving your readers a little nod that says, “Same. I get it.”

My Simple Workflow: From “Ugh” to “Upload”

You don’t need a fancy studio. You need a repeatable process that works even when you’re tired, busy, or
negotiating with your own brain like it’s a grumpy customer service rep.

1) Catch the moment

I keep a “comic notes” list on my phone. When something mildly ridiculous happens, I write it down in the messiest
way possible. Not a full scriptjust a spark:
“Tried to be productive. Became a houseplant watering detective instead.”

2) Thumbnail the panels (tiny sketches, big clarity)

Before painting, I draw teeny thumbnails: stick figures, arrows, and speech bubbles. This is where the timing gets
built. Most daily-struggle jokes work with:

• Setup → reality check → punchline (classic three-panel rhythm)
• Expectation vs. reality (the internet’s favorite emotional plot twist)
• Escalation (one small problem turns into a full sitcom episode)

3) Paint fast with a “limited palette”

Limited palette = fewer decisions = less chance I’ll spend 45 minutes choosing the “perfect” shade of
“overwhelmed beige.” I pick 3–5 colors and let them do the heavy lifting. Watercolor looks cohesive fast
when your colors repeat from comic to comic.

4) Lettering matters more than you think

A funny comic that’s hard to read becomes… a silent painting of suffering. Keep lettering clear:
short lines, enough space in the balloon, and test it on a phone screen. If your readers have to squint,
they’ll scroll pasteven if your joke is brilliant (and it probably is).

5) Digitize without losing the watercolor charm

For web posting, you want clean whites, accurate color, and crisp text. Whether you scan or photograph,
aim for a flat, well-lit capture and do light edits (levels/brightness, a tiny color correction, and a gentle crop).
The goal is to make it look like papernot like a gray, shadowy “document evidence photo.”

Here Are My 46 Silly Watercolor Comics About My Daily Struggles

These are the themes, moments, and mini-stories that keep showing up in my life like recurring characters.
Each one is a quick prompt you can imagine as a 1–4 panel watercolor comic.

1. The Snooze Negotiation Me bargaining with my alarm like it’s a used-car salesman. “How about… five more minutes and I’ll become a better person?”
2. Coffee: The Emotional Support Beverage I lovingly make coffee, take one sip, and instantly forget where I set it down (again).
3. Two Socks Enter, One Sock Leaves A dramatic detective story about the missing sock… starring the dryer as the prime suspect.
4. Replying to Texts Like It’s a Thesis I type, delete, retype, overthink, then respond with: “LOL.”
5. The Email Subject Line Crisis “Quick question” feels too casual. “Important inquiry” feels like a courtroom. I choose: “Hello.”
6. Unmute Panic On a video call, I nod politely while internally screaming, “Am I muted? Am I breathing too loudly?”
7. Grocery Store Amnesia I enter with a list, leave with three candles and zero of the things I actually needed.
8. Meal Plan vs. Hungry Me Morning me: “Salad.” Evening me: “We deserve pasta the size of a beanbag chair.”
9. The Laundry Mountain I fold one shirt and immediately need a snack and a nap to recover.
10. Keys? Phone? Wallet? Soul? The before-leaving ritual where I pat my pockets like I’m checking for contraband anxiety.
11. Skincare Routine vs. Bedtime I own ten skincare products and use them… in theory.
12. Hydration Fantasy I buy a cute water bottle to “drink more water,” then treat it like a decorative vase.
13. Charging Cable Tangles My cables form a knot that looks like modern art titled: “Consequences.”
14. Subscription Surprise My bank statement: “Remember that free trial?” Me: “No, but it remembers me.”
15. Password Reset Loop “New password must be different from your last 37 passwords.” I’m sorry, who am IJames Bond?
16. The Printer’s Personal Vendetta The printer senses confidence and immediately jams out of spite.
17. Weather App Betrayal Forecast: “Light drizzle.” Reality: I’m auditioning for a shipwreck scene.
18. Healthy Snack Delusion I eat an apple and expect applause from the universe. The universe gives me… more emails.
19. Stretching Like a Wooden Chair I try yoga and discover new muscles named: “No Thank You.”
20. My Pet Thinks I Work for Them The stare that says, “You live here? Cute. Now feed me.”
21. Small Talk Speedrun “How are you?” Me: “Great!” Brain: “Why did we yell that?”
22. Overthinking an Interaction from 2016 I rewatch a memory like a movie critic: “The cringe is strong in this scene.”
23. Brain Tabs My mind has 32 tabs open and one of them is playing music but I can’t find it.
24. Motivation vs. Couch Gravity The couch pulls me in like a black hole labeled “just five minutes.”
25. Reading One Page, Falling Asleep I love books. My eyelids love naps more.
26. Multitasking Myth I try doing two things at once and create a third thing: chaos.
27. “I’ll Do It Tomorrow” Warehouse Tomorrow is carrying a heavy load and I keep adding boxes like, “Good luck!”
28. Online Shopping Confidence I read one review and decide the product will fix my entire personality.
29. Meal Prep Reality I portion meals into containers and feel powerful… then eat half of it immediately.
30. Plant Parenting I water my plant and whisper, “Please don’t die,” like it can hear fear.
31. Phone Storage Warnings “Storage full.” Okay, but I need 400 screenshots of recipes I’ll never cook.
32. Social Battery Icon My energy goes from 100% to 2% the moment someone says, “Let’s do something spontaneous.”
33. Focus Attempt Interrupted I sit down to work and immediately remember every embarrassing moment since childhood.
34. Budgeting vs. A Cute Mug I promise to save money, then see a mug that says “Girlboss” and black out.
35. New Habit Enthusiasm Day 1: I’m unstoppable. Day 3: I forget I have goals.
36. Minimalism Aspirations I donate one item and reward myself by buying three more items. The math is… bold.
37. Alarm Collection I set five alarms like I’m preparing for a space launch.
38. Traffic as a Personality Test I practice patience. I fail. I practice again.
39. Glasses Hunt While Wearing Glasses A short horror story in watercolor.
40. Cooking with Confidence The recipe says “simmer.” I interpret that as “walk away and forget it exists.”
41. Remember to Breathe I get stressed and suddenly I’m manually operating my own lungs.
42. Group Chat Chaos I leave my phone for five minutes and return to 127 messages and one new inside joke I missed.
43. DIY Project Escalation I try a “simple fix” and accidentally redecorate the entire house with panic.
44. Cleaning Before Guests I don’t clean for myself, but I will deep-clean a baseboard for a visitor like it’s the Olympics.
45. End-of-Day Brain Recap My brain plays a highlight reel of everything I forgot to do, like a helpful little gremlin.
46. The Final Panel: Painting as Survival I paint the chaos into a comic, and suddenly it feels lighterlike I turned stress into a tiny joke you can hold.

How to Make Your Own Watercolor Comics (Without Burning Out)

Keep the jokes kind

“Relatable comics” work best when the humor punches up at the situationnot down at people. You can be honest about
your mess without being cruel about it. The vibe is: human, not harsh.

Build a repeatable style

Consistency beats complexity. A simple character design you can draw fast (same eyes, same hair blob, same
expressive eyebrows) will help you finish more comics and stress less. Watercolor adds richness even when your
line art is minimal.

Make it readable on phones

Most people will see your comic on a small screen. Favor short text, roomy bubbles, and high contrast.
Before posting, zoom out until it’s phone-size. If you can’t read it quickly, adjust the lettering.

Batch your process

• Day 1: jot down 10 ideas
• Day 2: thumbnail 4–6 comics
• Day 3: paint in one sitting with the same palette
• Day 4: digitize, letter, and schedule posts

Batching saves brainpower because you’re not constantly switching tasks. Your future self will thank you. Your
future self is tired.

Write captions that invite people in

A great caption is a tiny extra punchline or a question that encourages comments, like:
“What’s your most dramatic ‘adulting’ moment this week?” Engagement grows when people feel seennot sold to.

Quick FAQ

Do I need expensive watercolor supplies to make watercolor comics?

Nope. Good paper helps more than fancy paint. Start small (postcard size), keep your palette limited, and upgrade
slowly as you learn what you actually use.

How many panels should a daily-life comic have?

One to four panels is plenty. If the joke lands in a single panel, let it be short. If it needs timing, use three
panels. If it needs chaos, add a fourth panel as the “emotional plot twist.”

What if I can’t draw well?

“Well” is not the goal. Clear is the goal. Simple shapes + expressive faces + readable text =
a comic people understand and share.

500 More Words: My Real Experience Making These 46 Watercolor Comics

The funniest part of making “daily struggles” comics is realizing you can’t run out of material because life keeps
producing it like a factory that never closes. I started painting these because I wanted a creative outlet that
didn’t demand perfection. Watercolor was the perfect partner for that: it’s beautiful, a little unpredictable, and
surprisingly forgiving when you decide to stop overworking everything.

At first, I thought the hard part would be the painting. It wasn’t. The hard part was noticing the moments worth
turning into a comic. I’d have a frustrating day and only remember the frustration, not the absurd comedy hiding
inside it. Over time, the habit changed how I pay attention. Now, when something goes wronglike my phone refusing
to unlock because it thinks my “tired face” is a different personI can feel the irritation, but I can also hear
a tiny narrator voice going, “Okay, that’s a panel.”

I also learned the difference between a joke that’s private and a joke that’s relatable. My first drafts were
often too specific: a weird coworker moment, a niche app glitch, a very personal routine. The comics that people
responded to were the ones that captured an emotion almost everyone recognizes: the dread of a notification, the
optimism of a new habit, the instant regret of saying “Sure, I can help with that,” before checking your schedule.
When I focused on the feeling first, the details became easierand funnier.

There’s a sweet spot where vulnerability becomes comfort. If a comic is too polished, it can feel distant. If it’s
too raw, it can feel heavy. The most satisfying comics were the ones that admitted, “I’m struggling,” but ended
with a gentle winklike turning the lights on in a messy room and saying, “Okay, we can deal with this.” Even the
act of painting helped. The minutes spent mixing a soft wash, letting it dry, adding a tiny shadowthose minutes
were quiet and calming in a way scrolling never is.

And honestly? The comments became part of the medicine. People would say, “I thought I was the only one,” or share
their own version of the same struggle, and suddenly my tiny watercolor moment wasn’t just my moment anymore. It
became a little community of “same here” energy. That’s the sneaky power of relatable watercolor comics: they’re
not just jokes. They’re tiny reminders that normal life is hard, hilarious, and survivableespecially when you can
laugh at it for a second.