18 Day Watercolor Challenge
Build better watercolor habits through 18 days of focused, approachable painting exercises.
This challenge starts with simple subjects and gradually works through value, color, color harmony, design, and composition. The goal is to give you consistent practice without overcomplicating the process.
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Getting Started
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Challenges
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Day 1
Hand and eye coordination
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Day 2
Value painting
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Day 3
Color and value
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Day 4
Wet-in-wet
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Day 5
High key
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Day 6
High key color
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Day 7
Low key
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Day 8
Low key color
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Day 9
Simple shapes
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Day 10
Connecting values
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Day 11
Four value study
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Day 12
Color study
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Day 13
Cool colors
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Day 14
Chromatic study
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Day 15
Tonal palette
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Day 16
Negative space
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Day 17
Upside down
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Day 18
Kitchen sink
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Chapter 3
What You’ll Explore
Simple everyday subjects
Value and color relationships
Color harmony
Basic color concepts
Design and composition
Building confidence through repetition
Developing better control with watercolor
How It Works
Each day introduces a new exercise designed to keep you painting, experimenting, and building on what you learned the day before.
You can move through the challenge at your own pace, but following the 18-day sequence gives the course its strongest progression.
Included
Step-by-step video lessons
Written guidance
Reference images
Finished demonstration artwork
Downloadable course resources
Who It’s For
This course works well for beginners as well as watercolor artists who want a structured creative reset and a reason to paint consistently.