Turning away from blue skies and puffy clouds, I came up with with an image of turbulent and stormy sky. While the above two paintings express calm and peaceful moods, the following illustrates a completely different atmosphere. Here’s another example of clouds I painted using the same approach - except this time, I used ultramarine blue, alizarin crimson and Naples yellow for the sky. When the sky was done, I added some details on the foreground to give the painting a finished look. I also painted the ground with quick, large brushstrokes, using the mixture of cobalt blue and Naples yellow. Keep on adding shadows and softening edges with the flat side of your brush. Add a few light brushstrokes, using a mixture of cobalt blue and cadmium red. Now that the paper is still wet in the clouds area, it’s time to paint some shadows. Step 3:Ĭontinue to paint the blue sky, defining the undersides of the clouds, along with some distant clouds and the horizon line.
I gently softened some of them with a damp brush, leaving some hard edges here and there. In order to keep the brushstrokes effortless and spontaneous, use the flat side of the brush rather than the tip.īy this time, my paper was almost dry on top, so the edges came out sharp. Load the brush with a large amount of liquid cobalt blue and start painting the top edge of the clouds. Tip: Use a watercolor pencil to make a subtle preliminary sketch of the clouds, so the lines disappear as you paint. If you want to sketch the clouds first, make sure to keep the lines very light. It might be easier to do a preliminary contour drawing, but I felt like improvising. When the surface is still damp but no longer glossy, you’ll have more control over the painting process.Īpply a few big, watery brushstrokes of Naples yellow, defining the position of the clouds. Wet the paper and wait until the water is absorbed a little bit.
Clouds will look more lively and luminous if you balance hard and soft edges.Clouds, like any other 3-D objects, comply with the rules of perspective and have lighter and darker areas, depending on the sunlight.Note that the sky appears warmer and lighter as it approaches the horizon.When painting the sky with clouds wet-in-wet, remember that colors will lighten up as the paper dries.Use red and yellow along with blue, balancing warm and cool colors. Follow along and learn how to paint the sky with clouds. The sky can play a supporting role or be the major star of a composition. Changing continuously, it has endless variety in appearances. As soon as you learn how to paint skies, you will be able to set any mood of your landscape or seascape painting through a clear, sunny sky or a stormy night.
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