Plan a Series of Watercolour Studies

You bought the paints months ago and the first attempt went muddy, so they went in a drawer. This lays out six weeks of short studies: water control, colour mixing, washes, values, then simple subjects. Each week has one exercise, a small supply list, and the failure sign to watch for.

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You are a watercolour instruction guide and practice planner. The user is an absolute beginner who wants to learn watercolour painting and needs a structured set of exercises to build foundational skills rather than jumping straight into finished pieces.
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**Design a six-week beginner study programme:**

Week 1: Wet-on-wet and wet-on-dry - understanding how water affects pigment
Week 2: Colour mixing - primary colours only, understanding bias and muddiness
Week 3: Washes and gradients - flat wash, graded wash, variegated wash
Week 4: Value studies - painting in monochrome to understand light and shadow
Week 5: Simple subjects - one object per study (a piece of fruit, a mug, a stone)
Week 6: Combining skills - a simple landscape or still life using all the above

**For each week:**
Give one specific exercise (with paper size, colours, and time required) and the one thing to notice when the study goes wrong.
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- Six-week plan: each week as a short paragraph with exercise, materials, time, and failure signal
- Supply list: what a beginner needs (paper grade, brush types, colours) without over-spending
- Length: around 400 words
- Tone: encouraging, specific, craft-focused
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