How to Paint Clouds.
PAINT CLOUDS
A short video lesson showing how to paint clouds the easy way.
I have found this lesson not only useful for artist or the amature painter but also for the model train enthusiest when painting background scenery.
Painted clouds come with practice. Most established landscape artists have a certain unique style about there clouds. You can practice clouds on scraps of canvas and become familiar with the brush strokes and the colors used to give the clouds the required shape.
Paint an undercoat in the color of your sky, remember to blend your sky from dark at the top to very pale at the bottom. (white even) Then you can paint your clouds over a dry sky or paint wet-on-wet. Keep the clouds big, at the top of the sky and smaller, in the distance. A grey can be mixed using Cobalt Blue, a little Crimson and a very little Raw Sienna.
This short video is one of three lessons on the FREE DOWNLOAD
A golden glow is produced by adding the littlest tint of Burnt Sienna to the white at the top of the clouds. You must keep your grey tones soft; there is very little tonal difference between dark and light clouds.
A short video tutorial showing how to paint clouds in oil or acrylic.
Complete training DVDs are available at PaintWithLen/shop
You will find I do have a lot of video time on clouds. Check out the ‘sky’ bit of Chinny and the River on YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQUfngiGKBk
really would like a video of just clouds clouds clouds all types like the dark ones and the sunset ones etc. I have been struggling with them for the longest time i went to the seattle art museum where there is a turner in the show and went home to work on them and have gotten better but your loaded brush tecnique is the best just wish you did an hour of clouds
Hi Len,
Thank you for the lessons … i am an amateur, yet painting watercolors relaxes me… been trying reflections on water from eons.. found your video on youtube and that led me here. Thanks much and needless to say i will be an ardent fan of your techniques from here on. Thanks again for sharing.
Soumya.
hi Isabelle – Winsor and Newton Galeria are great paints – I use them a lot – many things can affect the drying of paint – weather, altitude, type of canvas. I often spray my painting with a fine mist of water when blending. (Somewherre on this website there is a page about ‘my acrylic paint dries too fast).
I just completed exercise 1 and find you very pleasant to learn from.
One problem I was having is that my paint feels a bit “tacky” when I was blending. Do you use a retarder in your acrylics, or is it just that mine aren’t as good quality? I used Windsor and Newton Galeria.
Thank you!
its the first time i have seen your site and its the one so far thank you, i am a complete beginner i live in england
hi Bella.
I use different brushes depending on the size of the painting. A common brush would be size 12 round hog bristle brush. Or about a 3/4 inch house painting brush.
Clouds are a challenge for me, After watching your lesson I can’t wait to paint clouds.
What type of brush are you using and size ?
I have been learning by watching artist on YouTube like yourself.
Thank you for sharing your talent.
Bella
I really love your tutorials, I’m painting a mural on my bedroom wall, and your videos are the best ones I have seen to actually help me learn.
Thank you very much, please keep them going!
Just love you lessons.
Am following everything and trying it out
Will start first painting today with you lessons.
I am a self taught artist who is to regemental and realist.
At 60 I have decided to break those bonds in all directions, first being painting.
Thanks for the lessons
Nona