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Can I Paint This Still Life with Just Three Colors Plus White? (It Doesn't Go As Planned)
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- Опубликовано: 11 сен 2020
- Excerpt from James Gurney's new teaching video "TRIADS." Download or stream his full-length tutorials at gumroad.com/l/...
In this extended sample, Gurney demonstrates an outdoor still life using three colors of gouache and watercolor, but then switches colors for a more vibrant result. He also demonstrates how to make a "triad test" to chart the color interactions.
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One of the most persistent misconceptions in color theory is that there are "primary" colors from which all other colors can be mixed. It goes all the way back to Issac Newton, who did a lot of experiments with light and prisms. The problem is that paint doesn't perform like light because paint absorbs all wavelengths of light except those it reflects. Thus, when you mix two colors (besides white), you will always get a darker or duller color than either of the originals.
When you mix a color like orange, you want a blend of yellow and red, right? But the reason yellow and red aren't orange is because they absorb those orange wavelengths of light instead of reflecting them (I'm oversimplifying here, but bear with me). When you mix yellow and red, the areas where they reflect light overlap to give us orange, but those areas where they absorb *also* overlap, giving us a duller orange.
Because of this effect, if you want a high chroma paint, you either have to use the color straight from the tube (assuming it's a single-pigment paint), or you have to create the color by mixing colors that are as close to it as possible. Thus, if you want to mix a bright orange, you need to use an orange-yellow paint (AKA "warm yellow" or "deep yellow") and an orange-red paint (AKA scarlet, or "warm red"). If you use a greenish yellow ("light yellow" or "cool yellow") and a cool red (magenta), then you'll get a dull orange, as in this video.
The other issue is that, although we have hundreds of pigments to choose from, we don't have perfect pigments. Some pigments don't mix well (pyrrole orange doesn't mix as bright colors as cadmium orange). Some pigments shift hue when you dilute them (like green gold). Some pigments are opaque or granulating, which can affect how the mixed color appears. Some colors are so dark and rich that they actually increase in chroma when you dilute them (like dioxazine violet and phthalos). What appears to work on a color wheel won't necessarily work out that way when you're using quirky, imperfect pigments.
There is a color mixing strategy popularized by the book "Blue and Yellow Don't Make Green" by Michael Wilcox. This is the warm/cool primary palette, with a "warm" and "cool" version of red (scarlet and magenta), blue (blue-violet and cyan), and yellow (green-yellow and orange-yellow). While this is headed in the right direction, it's still inefficient. A warm red and warm yellow won't mix as bright of an orange as an orange straight out of the tube. You can increase the chroma and versatility of your palette by just using three primaries and three secondaries (yellow, orange, red, violet, blue, and green), but you'll still have issues mixing cyan and magenta. To maximize your color range, you can use an 8-color palette: yellow, orange, red, magenta, violet, blue, cyan, and green. Provided you choose pigments that behave well in mixes and are the highest chroma possible, you'll be able to mix almost every color you encounter.
But being able to mix everything is not necessarily what artists are aiming for. The purpose of a limited palette is to force color harmony, simplify mixes, and reduce the amount of colors you have to buy/carry. In that case, you should choose your colors based on which subjects you intend to paint. If you're going to paint natural scenes, purple is usually the first color to get sacrificed since it's found so rarely in nature. Green can also be sacrificed because most natural greens are muted anyway. Thus, for natural subjects, a triad of red, yellow, and blue will work better than magenta, yellow, and cyan. However, if you're like me and love cool colors but aren't that into warms, magenta and cyan work better because I know I'm less likely to be inspired to paint warm-toned things in nature.
In the end, the "best" primary palette comes down to personal preference. However, it's important to remember the *principle* that the further away two colors are on the color wheel, the more muted the resulting mix will be. If you really want to dig into color theory, this site has a ton of info: www.handprint.com/HP/WCL/color18a.html
Thanks, very interesting useful info
Thanks!
I truly wish I had the intention span to read all of this😭
Perhaps the simple warm/cool palette is the best:
Cad red light-Alizarin crimson replacement (actual alizarin is fugitive)
Cad yellow-Cad lemon yellow
Ultramarine/Cerulean blue
Cad orange or a high chroma modern pigment orange
And certainly Yellow ochre, raw sienna, burnt sienna and raw umber for landscapes
@@maki9972 same- lost me when I saw a SECOND PARAGRAPH 😭
I thought this video was 10 minutes but I checked and I’m 30 minutes in without realizing. The way you paint is so mesmerizing and it’s the first time I’ve ever seen your channel. I’m glad i learned something today
Thank you! Cheers, and welcome to the channel.
Smooth, like gouache paint. I love your dogs name. This was the best video I’ve seen you do yet. I used to travel the world, spent several years in Asia and then 2yrs ago I lost my 11yr old son. I never leave the house now, but painting from photos is so limiting, so much in color and light is lost. This has inspired me to set up a still life in the morning sun in my kitchen. It’s blindingly bright, but I need to get really creative so I don’t run out of subject matter. And maybe one day I’ll venture out again 💙
It's been a year since your entry. Have you been out painting yet? Mourning takes time, sometimes years. But I find that art helps.
I have watched hundreds -- perhaps a thousand -- of art technique videos. This is one of the very best. It helps that james is not only a gifted artist, but a gifted teacher as well. His commentary explains not just what he's doing, but why, and he is just as forthright and helpful when making corrections. He also introduces useful tools. Thank you, James, and keep up the good work!
It's almost a real-time painting session! This is such a generous gift, Mr. Gurney. I have Color and Light the book, as well as some of your Gumroad tutorials which remain fascinating every time I revisit. One of the most valuable lessons I've learnt from great teachers like you is that drawing/painting is a problem solving process, asking for constant scrutiny rather than ...magical hand-eye coordination. You truly are a great inspiration to art lovers of all ages, and thankfully you love digital videography and made yourself accessible to everyone in the world. Greetings and endless gratitude from the far land of Vietnam!
Well that explanation of gouache by Holbein really explains a lot! Their gouache is far superior to others I've tried. Worth every penny!
Yes, Holbein makes an excellent line of gouache but also "Acryla Gouache," which feels like gouache, but dries with an impermeable emulsion.
Absolutely! James, your explanation was fantastic! Holbein are now on my wish list 😋😆
@@JamesGurney what does impermeable emulsion mean?
Love your work ofc
@@martinoakes9188 it means the dried paint won’t get diluted by water
Wow, this answered a lot of my questions regarding the choice of primary colors, especially the matter of "true primaries" - the introduction of gamut really helps to understand why there is no real true primary color for painting. I love how you covered this in your book but this is by far the best video demonstrating it and comparing primaries... Thank you very much!! Your videos are incredibly inspiring, your relaxing voice combined with your immense knowledge really motivate me to paint. And because of you I got into gouache and don't regret it... It's what I wanted acrylics to be!
"It's what I wanted acrylics to be." You said it, Mat.
James Gurney very punny
I started painting with oils today! It was much less intimidating than i expected! :)
Yes! I love limited palettes! Everyone has their favorite color primaries to use.
had you used lemon yellow, magenta and cyan you would have gotten the brightest colors possible and the entire range of the rainbow! Personally i use those 3 colors and I've never had problems getting the necessary colors
I love the concept of what you did here. Speaking as someone who has worked in digital graphics and printing. Most large scale graphic printers work with at minimum of eight to twelve colors. Most digital printers use a lighter and brighter magenta ink. The magenta you used looks like it contained a bit of blue or maybe even black, much more subdued. Great study of color, and excellent video!
I love the balance you have found between providing actually useful free content while also promoting your paid classes that obviously go even more in depth. Kudos!
I've seen other artists (in other mediums) get decent results using cyan, magenta, and yellow. I think part of the problem you had getting good reds and oranges is the violet you used for magenta. It was bluer than ideal. I don't know if there are other pigment options you could use for a magenta watercolor paint, but I think it's a study worth pursuing.
Yes, the "magenta" he used at first wasn't anything like process magenta. I use CYMK plus white sometimes and you have to pick your process colours very carefully to make sure that you can make balanced and saturated secondary colours. I think maybe James Gurney deliberately mischose these colours to demonstrate the importance of the initial choice for beginners. :)
I have seen other artists use m.graham's: hansa yellow
quinacridone rose
phthalocyanine blue
So that is what I bought to check out this method and it works! I am able to get vibrant reds, oranges and a variety of greens. I hope he sees this and checks out those colors.
People usually choose a phtalo green blue for their blue in this instance not ultramarine
In fact was a violet not a magenta, a quinacridone magenta would work much better.
I've just discovered why painting is so difficult for me. I use so many different tubes of paint! I think deciding a color palette BEFORE making a painting is such an essential and often overlooked painting skill.
This may be helpful as I stated above.
Perhaps the simple warm/cool palette is the best:
Cad red light-Alizarin crimson replacement (actual alizarin is fugitive)
Cad yellow-Cad lemon yellow
Ultramarine/Cerulean blue
Cad orange or a high chroma modern pigment orange
And certainly Yellow ochre, raw sienna, burnt sienna and raw umber for landscapes
I love to watch you work not because I am a visual artist but because I was married to one and in his absence I miss watching him work. He was highly talented like you and a watercolorist - which is such a specialized talent. So thankyou.
Stunning still life. It seemed to me a good demonstration of how much detail and colour information is lost by working only from reference photos rather than plein air
its fantastic that theirs now a visual library i can go to, i own all of your books and they are a staple of any artists library but never knew about this youtube channel until a week ago when someone told me about it, its weird that a living artist like yourself is a core foudation to most peoples work your up their with reiley, bridgeman and loomis, you simply cant talk about light and colour theory without your name being mentioned, and usually that aclaim is reserved for artists before our time, thank you for the knowledge in your brain and seeing your thought process in action just has opened up a whole new thinking method you realy cant comprehend with just your books.
I'm strongly disinclined to believe you "learned" this sort of color theory while doing this, lol; but it occurs to me you're a very humble teacher to go so far to demonstrate the "mistake" without admitting you already knew it wouldn't work.
He is. His fame is pre RUclips and he’s worked with Thomas Kinkaide, so he knows what he’s doing.
My first time watching you paint. I love how your painting evolves into a very painterly look. Beautiful!
Thank you so much!
Hey James,
Thank you so much for making this content. It makes me proud to be an artist and learn to see. I always appreciate the clearness of each of your statements, not watering it down to slow the pace for advanced artists, but also not explaining it too complicatedly for beginners. You are a fine artist, and from what I can tell, a fine gentleman. You seem like a great person to just sit with and paint, as well as a wealth of tested and true information. Thanks again. Your videos always make me so happy!
The problem with the first painting was the use of Quinarcidone Violet.
It’s actually quit a dull violet in comparison to the magenta you were requiring. MGraham doesn’t make a QuinMagenta, don’t know why.
I love using QuinViolet in oils to make brown, just add yellow.
Mr. Gurney. Thank you so much for all the tips and info. You truly been like a mentor. You style of painiting fits so well with how I like to paint. For years iv been intemedated by actual painting and stuck to pencil, but after watching you Im more confident in watercolor and looking forward to try new mediums. ❤️ From a self taught painter.
An answer to one of the questions brought up a great point- originals.
If you’re a digital artist, make sure to print out nice high quality prints of your work. There’s nothing like seeing your work there in front of you in real life. Sign it and call it your original.
i love how it's clearly the roundness of the pot in the painting, so professional and amazing!
Great video. Your work always amazes me. I discovered a great CMYK-like palette for watercolor. QoR Nickel Azo Yellow, QoR Quinacridone Magenta, and QoR Cobalt Teal. It works great, even the oranges come out decent (and orange is a bear of a color to get right in CMYK). I wrote a blog about it a while ago. I was happy with the palette as I convert a lot of my art for press.
Thanks for sharing! I want to try out that triad.
Superb. In several ways you confirm my belief that you really only ever need five colours and white; cyan, magenta, yellow, blue & red. Any colour can be mixed from these except maybe a pure black, itself reserved for the very few areas that are ostensibly completely light free. Thank you for your eloquence and ease of delivery Mr. Gurney.
The madman of Gouache at work. The paintings shown at the end are so gorgeous I feel the need to cry.
Looking forward to watching the video, still downloading. These limited color techniques really helped with lowering my anxiety and feeling of being overwhelmed by colors! Thank you for literally sharing your vision!
Loving the watch for indicating passage of time!
The thing is that you used the subtractive wheel to select your color when those paints follow the additive color wheel since you're mixing them in the pallet rather than layers. That's why some colors look a bit dull.
man its peaceful to watch and learn from Mr Gurney. Thank you very much!
WOW it's amazing what you can do with these paints!!! 😲🔥❤
Just when I thought it was nice, you went to lengths to make it even better! I really admire your work and how you narrated the painting process as well :)
Wow. That was a great clarification for me. I spent years in print industry and got pretty good at knowing what to adjust in the CMYK world to correct color. When I started painting again, I thought using primaries that match cyan and magenta would make color mixing easy for me.
I soon learned I was wrong, but this is the first time I have really understand why.
Thanks for the incredible videos.
The way you showed the texture of different objects is just amazing! This is a very helpful video! Thank you
18 and going to college. U r one of my biggest inspirations!!
Il modo con cui dipinge e spiega , assorbe tutta la mia attenzione , riesce a farmi concentrare sul suo lavoro come se fossi lì.
Какой замечательный натюрморт! Все как живое! Успеха мастеру!!!
Your talent amazes me. It’s almost hypnotizing.
James, ever since I saw your Dinotopia book I have been a fan. Thank you for the endless great painting tips.
Every picture is like magic.
Hey 👋 James!
I think the original 3 colors used provided a solid underpainting that brought life to the final results. I enjoyed the triad tests and the lessons learned. Bonus points for pronouncing Quinacridone!??
(spelling??)
Finally, I appreciate your attention to detail and effort to faithfully represent your subject.
About digital: "and I like having originals". This right here is why I try to get as much done traditionally before going digital. Doing a comic page, a painting or even concept work, it's always nice to have an original something you can sell for extra money, sometimes more than the original job paid... or just to have something hang on a wall that is nicer quality than just a print. Love your tutorials! More fantasy or even scifi demonstrations, please!
Love all your videos. Haven’t touched gouache since around 2002 college days. Showed my son some of my paintings from then, and all this makes me want to get back into it. Working in graphic design has gotten me unmotivated in traditional art that I liked doing.
I’ve never tried capturing art in the wild like you, so I plan to purchase some of your lessons.
James, I love that you're creating some longer videos! Thankyou so very much! 💗
Mesmerizing. What a technique. Thank you for this incredible insightful information.
I been a digital guy most of my life, I just love the creature comfort is provides. but nothing beats being on site, a sketchbook and watercolors. I been enjoying it so far
Thank you for your showing about colour combinations and examples with explanation .☺
My favorite channel on RUclips. Thank you for all the time and effort you put in your artwork, lessons, and videos.
Wow, even though this is just a simple still life, it’s honestly so pleasing to look at! The ability to make something so simple and “boring” look so inviting is when you know you’ve mastered a medium.
This is a really wonderful lesson! I learned so much from your demonstrating the gamuts and doing your painting 2x. Like Ju, I could watch you paint all day. I absolutely love your Dinotopia books & then found your book on light. Oh my! Each time I pick it up or use it for reference, I get so much out of it. Thank you!!!
James G........stands for GENIUS.
This painting has a different feeling in it. It has the feeling of spirit in it
I always come to watch your videos when I start painting, digital or traditional. I get so intimidated to start painting and need to mentally prepare myself. You help to make it not so intimidating and I have to remember it's something you build up from big to small shapes, colors, and values.
the mastery and the fluidity of his process is insane. that had never shown itself to me as much as it did in this particular video and i think that is because of his hability to adjust the painting and keep it going, trusting the process and above all trusting his capability to "fix" whatever was wrong.
i honestly learned so much with this video i'm in awe.
james, thank you so much for making these videos. they are absolutely unvaluable to me as a learning artist and its mindblowing that all this is available for free. i hope one day i can impact other artist as positively as you have impacted me. thank you!!!
So cool to see you work with this palette (as opposed to any of the other limited palettes I've seen you work with) - as I refined my personal style, this is pretty much the same selection of colors I pared mine down to, plus an earth tone (burnt sienna), & with arylide yellow instead of cad light. Over the years I added some colors back to supplement it & make mixing faster - namely pthalo green, dioxazine purple, pyrrole red, and a black when I work with gouache since it's hard to mix something that dries as dark as blacks do straight from the tube - but this is still all one really needs.
EDIT: I see you also added the pyrrole red. Nice to see my instincts seem to match those of such a master in this case!
This opens up a whole new world of understanding how colours are related and interconnected. I am astounded at your knowledge and skills, and how you can put this all across in such a concise way. How wonderful to see the whole process through the eyes of a true artist. A glimpse into another world. Thank you for sharing this tremendous insight with others. Brilliant. Words fail me actually. Awe-inspiring.
This video gave me life and a big smile! And your commentary is very Relaxing and Soothing. A True Artist Mr. Gurney!
Who’s what an enticing teacher you are.
I just stumbled upon your videos. I want to start water colour and I thought this is the most exciting and especially using very limited Colors. Thank you very much.
Your videos are all therapy for the mind and soul ❤
Thanks James!
I just started using gouache and I got primary colors but struggling with color mixing so this would be suuuuper helpful!
Yellow is my favorite color and so far it's the brightest color of them all
You are a joy to listen to and watch. And the most amazing teacher.
What i love about james is that he doesnt give too much of a damn about proportions and line qualities, and still makes such amazing art. I get so caught up in that mindset that the proportions have to be perfect or else i throw the art in the bin
Using only limited colors seem very fun! I want to try that too!
i put this on as background noise while i was busy so i wouldn’t miss the anime i was watching but i’m having the greatest time on ur channel now
Swishing the brush in the water is a nice touch. Good lesson too.
Thank you for sharing this... you are so amazing and inspiring with this medium...
I'm so happy that I landed here, this man truly knows how to walk you through his painting decisions! thank you so much
(sorry if my english didnt sound right, I'm not that good at typing english yet)
Beautiful beautiful beautiful work
I learn so much from your videos. Colour school is always a time well spent.
Keep it up. This channel is awesome. 👍
Greetings from Germany
Yes! You can!
Great class and painting! Thanks for sharing your experience!!!
Thank you James, your videos are so informative and incredibly calming to watch!
Lovely explanation!
Glad it was helpful!
Gorgeous piece.. absolutely stunning. I thought it was perfect before the painting was brightened but the final product is incredible. Amazing work
Merci beaucoup, très beau et très généreux 😀🙏
This hole channel is GOLD!! Thank you so much!!
YOU ARE AMAZING!
you are right bro. this man is great.
Also Mijello (a Korean company) has a stunning line of WC and GC hybrid paints is called Mijello white class.
I've used the Shinhan Pass hybrids. Haven't heard of the Mijello colors but they sound great. They're Korean, too, I believe.
@@JamesGurney I'll check Shinhan as well those are new to me 🤗
This is beautiful. I put it on to fall asleep to and ended up staying to watch all of it.
Another stellar demonstration. Great to see the resolution to what you saw as problems... Thank you for posting James!!
Love your explanations and close up shots.
I particularly enjoyed this video, James. I always love your work, but getting to see how you handle color situations in the work-in-progress was a nice treat. It's amazing how much more vibrant and dimensional the final still life image is as compared to your first pass with the early triad. Nice work!
I would be so proud to have that in my home. Beautiful work
This is inspiring me to try more limited palettes, rather than my usual split primary palette. I love the look of some of the more unusual triads!✌💙🎨
I love limited palettes. Although I tend to stick to variations of the yellow, red/magenta, blue triad. I've been trying to expand beyond my defaults.
@@SmillyDonut If you have any favorites you've tried out, I'd love to hear them! It's fun to hear a different perspective.😸
@@noodlecatcountry Well, my all time favourite is Cad Yellow Light, Quin Rose / Magenta, Ultramarine Blue, and Burnt Sienna. It's my go-to set of primaries plus an earth tone.
@@SmillyDonut Thank you! I will definitely try that out! I was actually about to get a few Cads, Cad. Yellow being one of them. I haven't had any in an artist grade tube, I've been using Azo Yellow, Hansa, and Quin gold. I have the other colors already too, so that's PERFECT!
@@noodlecatcountry Awesome. I prefer Cad Yellow Light to regular Cad Yellow because it's easier to get a cooler yellow with just the Cad Yellow Light and warm it up by adding a touch of Rose or Magenta while I find it harder to cool down the Cad Yellow Medium. I use Student Grade paints at the moment, but would like to upgrade in the future myself. What type of paints do you use?
Happy Accidents happen 27:16, excellent tutorial as always James.
How I wish I can do that, thank you for the idea 🥰
very nice and helpful! Thank you for sharing this for free
Fantastic work and so incredibly helpful for a beginner like myself. Thank you for sharing 💙
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you for this video. It’s really great to see the whole process from start to finish and how just a few colors can make something special
Never has a teapot and a bit of fruit been so exciting.
i love the respect for digital art
This is amazing. Thank you so much for sharing
This is a treat to watch!
Excellent !! Marvelous !!
I’ve allways been so gratefull for all that you have done all through these years. Thank you so much for being sooo generous.
Thank you so much , I'm very new at this medium❤
Of course you can. You have all the colors you need.
Alhamdulillah. I was waiting for this.u are an angel.