Painting with Two Colors (Plus White)

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James Gurney paints a snow pile using just ultramarine blue and burnt sienna, plus some white gouache. This limited-palette method is a popular painting method.
Arthur Guptill said, "A rich effect can be obtained with only a limited palette. A warm and cool combination affords the student the best approach to his color problems, especially as they relate to outdoor sketching."
E. Barnard Lintott said, "For a young student there cannot be a better way of entering upon the study of water colour than by rigorously banishing all but two colours from his palette. It is the best and surest way to the study of full colour. The colours should be a cold and warm one; cobalt blue and warm sienna-or Prussian blue and burnt sienna-are two combinations which lend themselves to a great variety of treatment."
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@axbowf4924 3 года назад

U have very good sense of humor. Sometimes I feel bad for watching ur videos for free.

@virginiarinkel7544 3 года назад

Thank you so much for your videos. I could sit here all day - love this snow with the shadows and light. Will want to get your book on Color also.

@scablet 3 года назад

he is the embodiment of everything i want to be when it comes to approach to art!!

@romanhorak5503 3 года назад

Like the Lego block analogy. It makes sense.

@deborahgoodwin3426 Год назад

Amazing!!! Beautiful!! I may never look at a mountain of dirty snow piled by the side of a store parking lot again. And lord only knows, as of February 1st, we are completely surrounded by them here in New Hampshire! Since they generally don't completely melt until the beginning of April, that gives me two months to practice. You are such an inspiration!

@theatk 3 года назад

James, I always appreciate your videos. they exude this sense of calm and peace that I'm seeking in this time and I hope I can reach that state of mind myself

@actionanimatics3485 3 года назад

Thank You for so generously sharing!

@mskhartwatercolourwithmisu8598 3 года назад

Wow, Lots of great knowledge. Thank you for sharing this. I can't wait for your next video.

@quicktastic 3 года назад

I was a little worried when I saw James on top of the snow pile that he might slip and... yeah, that. :)

@hieunguyenminh8045 3 года назад

Ended up with a fancy slide:)

@deborahfinney313 3 года назад

The contrast is so bold against the shadows. You make it look so easy! Keep up the videos. I watch them all! By the way. What's the brush you use. It holds together well

@Angelwrites 3 года назад

As smooth as his blending ;3 haha

@danielvalleduarte 3 года назад

As a tall guy I was like, "get low, dog!

@LukenUSee 3 года назад

He took it all in stride though. Very smooth!

@saral.1933 Год назад

You are one heck of a teacher! You took a view of the landscape that was not very appealing and not only did you make a lesson out of it, but you actually made the painting interesting and the snow was quite beautifully rendered - in only 2 colors… I always learn something when I watch your videos, even when they are basic. This is an older video but I’m glad it’s still out there!! Thank you for your dedication to teaching. PS: I paint exotic flowers & I prefer to use the CMY palette as the basis for color theory, mixing & finding simultaneous complementary colors. There is a fabulous book out there that explains very scientifically what color is & how our eyes see. It can be a bit hard going at times but I would be interested to hear your gthoughts on this book if you have read it. If you have not, you may find it of interest: ‘Vision, and Art the biology of seeing’ by Margaret Livingstone. The revised and expanded edition has the most recent science in it and I recommend that version. It actually motivated me & I got very excited to learn about how I could make some magic by using some of this knowledge. It has in it the facts about how we see that is still not commonly known or accepted, and I was not taught any of this in college. It is now a required course in many art schools. Best regards SARA

@abdillahazhar1833 3 года назад

Valuable approach, concerning values. Great video. Educational and entertaining, as always. Thanks for sharing. 😄👍🏻

@carlosbermudezartist3690 2 года назад

Beautiful, so much with so little.Thank you mate for the lesson..🎨👍

@littlecurrybread 3 года назад

God the internet is a beautiful thing. Thank you James, just started reading your books yesterday! Much love

@JohnB67 3 года назад

What an inspiring video for creatives! Stumbled onto your video and watched the entire 14 minutes! This particular painting style reminded me so much of the “Matte Painting Techniques” used by the visual effects artists (i.e. 1977 Star Wars/ILM/Ralph McQuarie). How you can take abstract shapes and really create realism. And with TWO colors no less! Thanks sir! Nice Job!

@JamesGurney 3 года назад

Thanks! I love those Star Wars mattes by Christopher Evans, Frank Ordaz, Michael Pangrazio and Ralph McQuarrie and their predecessors. I have that book The Invisible Art, and love checking out their paintings, which really were invisible in the movies.

@JohnB67 3 года назад

@@JamesGurney I have that book as well! I think I missed my calling in life! LOL I remember listening to an interview with someone involved (I don't recall who), who said the test of the matte paintings was the 'squint test'. Your watercolor passed the squint test as amazingly real. Loved it! The first time I saw the close-ups of matte paintings, I was surprised at how 'impressionistic' they really were.

@jonymilanezz 3 года назад

I just can't believe what my eyes see. How is it possible to do such a nice work in such a short period of time? Even if i took days I would never come close to this. I would love to be able to paint watercolor, but there seem to be some many tricks and skilss involved

@fadge4105 3 года назад

Brill James, thank you!

@ulfschack 3 года назад

Hugely appreciated. Thank you.

@fabriciomira2 3 года назад

Amazing word and video!

@alderamin1402 3 года назад

MY favorite channel

@rodneydaniels9550 3 года назад

At the end of the video there’s the bigger picture behind you of the scene then I thought 3D ,would love to see that . Love your clips and instruction.

@JamesGurney 3 года назад

Intriguing. Can you explain more about what you mean? Do you mean to turn the painting into a 3D scene?

@garycarver3694 2 года назад

Man you amaze me with that watercolor technique you use I want to learn it so bad you impressed me how you capture light and and all that and it's just such a short time man I also do graphite or airbrush traditional painting and but I haven't gotten into the watercolor I've got some watercolors and I've got some gouache and I hope to be getting into it soon you've been a tremendous help and I really thank you for your inspiration May the living God the Lord Jesus Christ bless you and your wife as you venture into this new year coming up thank you for all that you put on here to inspire me to do more

@cue138 3 года назад

Beautiful sketch!!

@4oWhat 3 года назад

thank you for the amazing video sir

@antonibateup9110 3 года назад

hey gurney, love your videos. you tought me allot on how to draw, i like th dinosaur drawing videos. bye and keep up the good work

@boredgrass 3 года назад

A reduced pallet, or the reduction of any other aspect of reality, for that matter, will necessarily be complemented by greater involvement of the observer. Simply put, the mind will fill in the "blanks." As a consequence art comes into existence in the eyes of the beholder. Highly detailed art that displays every nuance to a degree, that it seems to rival the reality itself, doesn't require our engagement, indeed it can leave us with the feeling of being left outside. However art that doesn't aspire such perfection, not only involves our imagination as a subconscious reflex that "reads" the cues of a painting, we can even become aware that we are "doing it." With that, I would argue, the topos of the dialogue between artist and observer, becomes reality.

@JamesGurney 3 года назад

That's a profound insight, especially given the recent science if visual perception as an active process of constructing reality based on predictive models.

@artbykcappadona5166 3 года назад

Fantastic!

@joeaverage9772 3 года назад

I guess you can use whatever color if you are this good

@socratesthecabdriver 3 года назад

🙏thanks

@blackoakmushrooms 3 года назад

I love your work James. I'd love to meet up some time and chat/watch you work maybe....I live in New Paltz. I recognize most of the places you paint in the Hudson Valley. I would also love to see a video of your approach to painting glass.. say a jar full of glass marbles?

@funkaruck 3 года назад

Thanks for sharing your videos

@PiyaliD 3 года назад

Woah so amazing.

@maxabeles 3 года назад

Awesome!

@GALAXYRADIO13 3 года назад

Great Job!

@cameobabec968 3 года назад

I'm new here and very grateful for the detail you show and how close you bring the camera to show the delicacy and various pressures you use when applying your brush so I have no choice but to subscribe. (I'll come back later to watch it again when the closed captioning is complete - I'm hard of hearing and the cc disappeared at 3:46.)

@JamesGurney 3 года назад

Yes, thanks. I'm working on the CC. It takes a lot of time to type it all in.

@garljc 3 года назад

Wow, you really found something beautiful in that ugly parking lot

@sonyaj66 3 года назад

Ha! My thought exactly 😁 And, it's a reminder, I guess, that magic can be found anywhere...if you've got the right imagination and skills 👍🏻 .

@normg2242 3 года назад

He MAKES it beautiful...!

@journeymantraveller3338 3 года назад

Also with only 2 colours you get enhanced colour harmony.

@toggtlas7099 3 года назад

A Toyota? What happened to your Mazda? 👀 Joking aside it's an amazing painting as always!

@31aicirtl 3 года назад

I saw your face and my heart said “subscribe!”

@Тимоха-м4ф 3 года назад

Пора учиться рисовать, чтоб не ходить за покупками, пусть занимается этим жена)) супер

@eldarkyzyrbekov3895 3 года назад

Хорошая идея

@Jakedegaye 3 года назад

Masterclass..

@patrickcharles7190 3 года назад

Values, values and values.

@Kapitan_Kit 3 года назад

Your videos are awesome, sir! But i cant understand - whether its watercolor (large water spots) or acrylic (opaque white)?

@JamesGurney 3 года назад

Well, it's gouache, or opaque watercolor. I tend to start mostly transparently and shift to more opacity in the later stages.

@kinskifilms 3 года назад

My biggest problem with my own painting is that I cannot capture scale like you. I mean, I can't capture color, light, and shadow like you either. But my inability to properly render scale nearly stops me in my tracks and makes me want to give up. I won't, but I should, but I won't.

@JamesGurney 3 года назад

The thing I think about for getting scale is to alternate big areas with little, teeny details.

@kinskifilms 3 года назад

@@JamesGurney I lived in NYC for 20 years and spent many-a weekend/holiday in the Woodstock/Kingston area. I don't want to blow up your spot but is that the one off 587? Don't worry, I live in Amsterdam now and can't stalk you!

@linusperez2158 3 года назад

How to start?! what do i need to buy? i willl probably suck but i still want to learn

@MissRazna 3 года назад

which part of maine are you in? i don't think hannafords exist outside of maine

@monicaperez2843 3 года назад

Manfists, James lives in upstate New York, in the Mid Hudson Valley, more specifically, Newburgh, NY, although he travels all over the US and the world.

@MissRazna 3 года назад

@@monicaperez2843 hannaford is a grocery store in maine so he's in maine in this vid

@dangrossheider7304 3 года назад

I see 3 colors

@javierepx4543 3 года назад

I need that color book in Spanish. :(

@earlyrainstudio546 2 года назад

White is an outcast... a combination of all colors in the visible spectrum. So... yes, you are only using two 'colors'. White doesn't count. 😉

@billyboy9746 3 года назад

Do you sell your paintings?

@wastelandtourguide5956 3 года назад

Also, are we not gonna comment on just how cool James owned that slip at 00:55? He brushed it off like it was nothing, slipping as gracefully as he paints.

@keithvb89 3 года назад

I really like your attitude, "There must something to paint in this parking lot."

@dez713 3 года назад

Nothing I would click faster on than a James Gurney video

@deniswagner9458 3 года назад

I concur

@leahshenfeld1151 3 года назад

I really had the audacity to pick up a paintbrush for the first time in months, expecting it to turn out exactly like James Gurney. Needless to say I was humbled quite quickly.

@recoveringsoul755 3 года назад

lol, oh my, so true. Yesterday I picked up a Caran D'ache watercolor colored pencil at my local craft store, in ultramarine blue. I had gotten some cheap set of watercolors but didnt' have that color. Best I can manage is little doodles here and there.

@pashaveres4629 3 года назад

@@recoveringsoul755 Doodle away! That's where it all starts. If you Doodle for 15-20 mins per day, before a year passes, someone will have offered you money for your work. And you'll have tremendous satisfaction from the whole process. Good luck to ya!

@recoveringsoul755 3 года назад

@@pashaveres4629 well that's very encouraging! Thank you.

@wiktorwauzchonski6332 3 года назад

@@recoveringsoul755 yes keep on doodling you can only get better remember that

@wiktorwauzchonski6332 3 года назад

@Beech second that also but doodle while you study aswell hehe

@poweroffriendship2.0 3 года назад

Not only the painting is great, but the way you painted the environment while staying outside in the said environment in a calm manner is impressive. Props to you! Keep up the good work.

@liz-c39 3 года назад

I’m such a big fan of yours. You’re so inspiring. I’ve just ordered all the equipment I’ll need to start painting like you.

@normg2242 3 года назад

Me too ...lol

@wastelandtourguide5956 3 года назад

Was starting to get anxious for a new video. The need for Gurney gouache videos is strong. Amazing as always.

@benspeeds 3 года назад

Finally he has revealed his secret! A brain at the base of every finger and behind both eye sockets. And probably an extra brain at the base of his brain.

@TheMarkEH 3 года назад

Not an old master, but definitely James is one of the great masters.

@LukenUSee 3 года назад

I was thinking something very similar. He's amazing!

@windywednesday4166 6 месяцев назад

His videos are timeless. ❤😊 He is a great, and a great teacher.

@corneliahale7871 3 года назад

I've learned a lot of color theory with you! I wish my teachers have taught me like that 😃

@PaulRansonArt 3 года назад

Another fabulous demonstration of colour control. I've just purchased two wonderful books by you 'Colour and Light' and 'Imaginative Realism'. Totally knocked out by the level of detail and the care with which you explain the processes behind the finished work. "Ars est celare artem" . Thank you for your videos.

@JamesGurney 3 года назад

Thank you so much!

@RobertF- 3 года назад

There should be a cable channel, or nowadays a new streaming service, that focuses just on art, drawing, and painting. An Art TV Channel. And on that channel James Gurney without a doubt would have a prime time show.

@ErikBongers 3 года назад

The car has just the right amount of detail (or lack of it) not to run off with all the attention. Contrary, there's the large amount of detail in the shadow part of the snow pile. The camera actually helped us in seeing how monochrome this scene really is. In real life, you tend to add the colors you know these scene elements have. By using no black (I think?) you automatically get the haze that is created for a large part by the sun on the window.

@JamesGurney 3 года назад

Thanks, Erik. I probably overdid the detail and sharpness in the shadows. Yes, not using black makes the color choices more conscious.

@denko173 3 года назад

I wish i had a teacher like him in high school, my art teacher made us do stupid stuff like collages.

@nevernever9183 3 года назад

If I had to choose only two colors to paint with for the rest of my life, it would be burnt sienna and ultramarine. They really are the perfect compliments, and the neutrals they make are so deep and vairred. Thanks for the video!

@anetajohnson8446 3 года назад

Mr. Gurney, thanks for another great tutorial! and i bet your wife thinks your the greatest hubby in the world, because you let her shop till she drops! When my wife and I go shopping, most of the day is done. and im two years older! Anetas husaband! Also, I followed your instructions and painted what you did, Then i through it away because it looked like a second grader did it!

@pepoppins 3 года назад

Just what I needed!! I recently bought two books with water color paper, one about the size of yours and one half that size, set to paint the view from my window on a, hopefully, daily basis. I'm a little scared, but you're an inspiration! I love the idea of limiting the palette. I used to use the entire rainbow, unable to contain myself! It took some doing to learn a little restraint and it made my paintings better. And, btw, the view from my window is the Seine, with it's many moods, colors and textures. I think I will have an interesting and educational year ahead of me! Thank you for the inspiration!

@EddyfyingArt 3 года назад

You are not only an awesome artist but an awesome teacher as well! Thanks for all you do from your Hudson Valley neighbor!👏😊

@JamesGurney 3 года назад

Wow, thank you!

@joaovictorcabanas8519 3 года назад

My God, I admire you so much, James

@GuenevereSchwien 3 года назад

Really great how you make the mundane into something fascinating and beautiful! Very inspiring.

@a11exeferino73 3 года назад

I like how you don't use fancy terms and just word it simple like "building legos". Your videos are calm and relaxing

@melodicdeathFAN 3 года назад

Rest of us: human mode....................James Gurney: always in Legendary mode....

@Туристизмирамертвых 3 года назад

James, you are great! Nice to watch your videos, listen to your comments and remarks. They are very useful. Thank you for shaering. Moscow, Russia.

@fjeldfross9327 3 года назад

You paint colours and light and they are alive. This is breathtaking, again and again

@MillywiggZ 3 года назад

Painting with two colours “This is going to be a real battle of artist against medium” (Plus white) “I’m unsubscribing” I’m still subsrcibed BTW.

@lisengel2498 3 года назад

You are really showing the joy of painting in practice - to watch you is really interesting

@JohnDoe-vq9ck 3 года назад

Painting in your car, sounds relaxing.

@Forcemaster2000 3 года назад

It’s amazing how you took an ordinary looking scene and made it look awesome!

@Polecat54941 3 года назад

I am an Oil Painter but admire your style and your Paintings, especially as anyone who has tried gouache or Water colour will know how good you really are!

@monicaperez2843 3 года назад

Polecat, James paints in oil, too, but in his studio.

@AvrilliaL 3 года назад

Didn't expect you to climb that snow pile 😂 Great video as always

@juanantoniocruz2937 3 года назад

Im sure youve heard this before, but ill say it again, you are a national treasure, James.

@nancywhite2014 3 года назад

I love the textural quality of the snow bank. The sparkling sun glints. Thanks James.

@LukenUSee 3 года назад

Me too! Masterfully done. For me, mesmerizing, in fact

@amassasa 3 года назад

James! Be carefull!! That slip made me gasp!

@ShahanoorMamun 3 года назад

Wow 😮 Great Job dear 👍 So sweet paintng 💙

@matthewalexander6792 3 года назад

I'm a superrealist oil painter myself. But I just love watching you work James. You haven't lost the magic, the awe, the wonder. The childlike enjoyment is so apparent. Sadly, so many artists lose it along the way. And if you haven't by now... Chances are you never will. When you paint for a living, this childlike magic is the first to go. And yet it's precisely where the magic lies, I've noticed this in myself. So it's so refreshing to witness the magic once again. Well, well done Sir And God bless. ❤

@artandguitarmusic5207 3 года назад

something I appreciate from Mr. Gurney is that you can make a good composition from most any subject. sometimes it is difficult to find that perfect setting.

@jimcoope7194 3 года назад

James, you paint snow piles better than anybody I know! Glad to see you back - we've missed you!

@Aug4EatingPlants 3 года назад

Your videos are so calming and very helpful, keep up they great work! P.s the painting turned out fantastic^^

@bens1mo637 3 года назад

Hear me out... The modern Bob Ross (also hello from England)

@MrDefault08 3 года назад

TBH, and no disrespect to Mr.Ross or Mr. Gurney, but I agree. The calm atmosphere, the positivity, the joy of painting (though different mediums) and the inspiration and solid teaching... I can watch either of the two paint interchangeably and feel good about life. They aren't the same so I feel awkward saying James is Bob- because I dont want to draw comparisons and undermine the work of James, however the two different approaches and styles do produce the same feelings for the viewer that is me. So I agree, modern Bob Ross.

@bens1mo637 3 года назад

@@MrDefault08 I agree

@angelamarie2426 3 года назад

Your tutorials are so soothing to watch. Once in a blue moon RU-vid will recommend an amazing video that is so informative and enjoyable to watch. I’m so glad I came across your videos! God bless. 💚

@JamesGurney 3 года назад

Thank you so much 😀 I have to say that RU-vid algorithm serves up stuff that I like too.

@davidportch8837 3 года назад

another amazing painting... thank you James....

@EGRJ 3 года назад

Wait, where was the camera when you were in the car? Attached to the rearview mirror? The headrest?

@JamesGurney 3 года назад

Mostly the camera was in my left hand. I also had it on a tripod when I was shooting time lapse toward the end and when I was talking to camera.

@SC4RArt 3 года назад

That is awesome artwork!!! 😍 Thumbs up! 👍👍

@jeremyolson4280 3 года назад

You and Gouache BLOW MY MIND James!

@kellyro77 3 года назад

Ugh. You did it again. You made something as mundane and unsightly as a pile of plowed snow in a parking lot look incredible. You are such a master of light and form. Thank you for sharing your process with us.