Triad Template

Plot watercolor triads with ease.

$9.95

Details

  • Measures 3" in diameter.
  • Black, laser-engraved aluminum.
  • Center point to align your designs.
  • Six sections to plot your primary and secondary colors.
  • Create a range of circles in different sizes.
  • Fits in the main pockets of our Pocket Art Toolkit and A5 Art Toolkit.
The Triad Template is a 3-inch circular aluminum protractor with six sections for plotting watercolor triads, co-designed by Lisa Spangler and Art Toolkit.
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Two Tools in One

The Triad Template is two tools in one: a template with six sections to plot your primary and secondary colors and a circular protractor.

Triads can push your mixing skills and create unity in your paintings as colors relate throughout a composition. Studying triads also helps you to recognize subtle differences in color and develop a framework for exploring fundamental color mixing. Being thoughtful and deliberate in your studio can lead to more free and intuitive mixing in the field! Build your color intuition by playing with triads!

“When you use a template, you can keep track of your colors, stay organized, and find out what works for you.”

Lisa Spangler
A black circular protractor.
A black circular protractor.
Studio Demo

How to Use a Triad Template

In this video, Art Toolkit Founder Maria Coryell-Martin demonstrates how to use the Triad Template with a variety of triads.

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A black circular protractor.
Live Demo Recording

Triad Template Tips

Watch our live recording with Lisa Spangler, in which she shares suggestions for mixing triads, many ways to use our new Triad Template to plot colors, and tips for setting up your palette.

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