Can I Paint This Still Life with Just Three Colors Plus White? (It Doesn’t Go As Planned)

Excerpt from James Gurney’s new teaching video “TRIADS.“ Download or stream his full-length tutorials at 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. MATERIALS: Phthalo blue: Quinacridone violet: Cadmium yellow light (gouache): Pyrrole red: Ultramarine blue (gouache): Titanium white (gouache): Pentalic watercolor sketchbook: Richeson travel brush set: Water cup: Homemade easel: Tripod: