let's start by choosing what colors are we going to use. I used reeves acrylic
for this lesson titanium white, phthalo blue or cobalt blue and lamp black
That's all the colors we need for this tutorial. Ok let's paint the sky. White
plus a little phthalo Blue just mix it until it becomes sky blue just look at
the river runs on the video use flat one inch bristle brush then apply
it on the surface of your canvas I used cardboard on this tutorial, but you can
use either canvas or cardboard you can use a bigger brush to finish it faster
just blend the colors
and small amount of water to make the blending easier make the colors at the
top darker than lighter at the bottom
ok let's paint the clouds mix blue with a little black then add more white to
create a bluish gray affect the color looks great but when you stare at it it
has a blue tint, that's what I mean, in this tutorial we will create a
cumulonimbus clouds, maybe it's time to recall your grade school science class
those kinds of clouds have almost triangular in shape which looks like
cotton's but more grayist on its base as it is about to drop the rain maybe
you need to visualize it first before starting to paint or you may need to
find some reference on Google, ok let's start painting the grayist base color
we'd mixed, you may follow what I did. I use a fine or smooth flat brush and make
criss-cross strokes do not paint everything make some space. this is
important to preserve the luminosity of the clouds
as you can see some parts of the sky are still visible behind the clouds to draw
the clouds base which is all gray. add some darker gray as it is about to rain
as you observe my strokes have different directions or criss-cross make a
triangular in shape as you can see
in painting the clouds use the lighter gray blue paint and brush it a little
horizontally again don't cover everything you need to add some space to
preserve the luminosity just play with the colors and a little white for the
highlights and black for the dark shade make sure the grayish part is under
every highlight since clouds has no same form you can create whatever form you
want, just make sure you don't overdo it
ok just making some finishing touches on the great part before adding the highlights
in adding the highlight start by mixing gray with white. do not paint the white
right away you need to do it by adjusting the color value from grayish then
and a little white until you reach the lightest. we assume that the sunlight
comes from left so we add the highlights on the left most part. you may copy what
I did on the video. again do not cover everything, makes some air.
Add highlights on the part in which you think the sunlight touches it.
it's still up to you on how you paint it anyway learning is a process and sometimes you
can't achieve what you want at first try maybe a second third and fourth try is
needed to achieve it. Just don't give up. if I did it and you could do it too.
As you can see the sky still visible in the inner part of clouds and that is the
trick to create the transparent effective clouds you may blended until
the edges become smooth
adding some finishing touches on some part
In the most highlights part, use pure white and a small round or flat brush, you can use number three.
Then apply it in the left most part in a curvy way from top to bottom.
Just follow what I did on the video you need to blend the edges on the other corner.
Wet your brush to thin in the paint
Or you can use your hands to smudge.
Use your imagination to achieve the picture you want.
Just keep on adding highlights but don't overdo it. make some spaces, you need to use your imagination
continue to add the halftones this part or indirectly exposed to the sunlight, that is why it's haftly lit.
then continue to add the highlights you may follow what I did on the video.
The brush you choose is responsible for the effect it gives, I'm retouching now the
highlights area to make it more solid just keep on painting, but don't cover it all as I said.
as you observed I keep on adding some highlights on clouds
I wasn't contended as I keep adding more highlights to make it more realistic
again you may follow what I did, the way I apply the paint and most of all you
need to enjoy and extend your patience because sometimes you may not achieve it
at first you need to keep on trying I am a self-taught artist and I never have a
formal art teacher, I teach myself through experience
sometimes you need to retouch the other parts to make it look better.
As I keep on retouching over and over again
and then below the clouds I added some lighter shade.
Just make the gray to a more lighter gray and then blend it good
I add some distant mountains at the bottom just used the gray you use on the clouds
Ok that's all it is! It's as easy as you see.
If you don't get it at first time then maybe you can do it at second, third or fourth time.
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