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FIRST: THE BASICS Watercolor is often viewed as an intimidating medium, and it can be intimidating if you are not prepared.  Much of that concern is caused because watercolor is transparent and very fluid, consequently it's easy to create ill-defined shapes and muddy colors...both of which can quickly lead to dull paintings and lack-luster compositions which lack 'punch.'  Because of its fluidity and transparency, unlike opaque and viscous mediums like oils and acrylics, watercolor can be 'unforgiving'...hard to overpaint and correct. For these reasons, I developed an approach and exercises that started from the ground up. I saw learning and mastering painting, and watercolor in particular, as similar to learning to play a musical instrument.  As learning scales and developing dexterity by practicing finger exercises are essential in playing music, so learning the principles of color and mastering a variety of techniques are, for most students, essential to learning