Painting Soft Clouds in Watercolor
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- čas přidán 24. 01. 2023
- Trouble getting soft-looking clouds? Skies looking patchy or just plain flat? This demo addresses these common problems when painting skies
140lb cold press paper by Arches
Biaelk squirrel hair brushes
DaVinci Watercolor
Speedball Color Wheel Palette
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This is definitely the best cloud tutorial Ive seen...just...wow.
Have watched a lot of cloud videos and you are the 1st artist who has really shown how to soften the edges and make the clouds look real. Thank you!
I'm so glad it was helpful Barb. Thanks so much for watching.
Good work mam superb.
Same for me. I have some hard time with skies. But this tuto is really the best I watched since I started painting 7 months ago. Perfectly explained, and beautiful achievement. Thank you so much from France🙏
almost want to take notes for everything said when you are painting. Thank you so much. Waiting for your next tutorial.
Very good .intresting excellent .from morocco
Beautiful clouds! After years of self criticism I started painting again and am so glad I found your channel. Please keep repeating things, it is very helpful to someone learning new techniques.
I agree that this is the most comprehensive and useful demonstration of realistic cloud painting for us watercolor novices, thank you. Compared to other demonstrations, this is most useful for achieving desired results.
Thank you so much for this tutorial. Even after a year when you first presented it, it’s still the best cloud tutorial on the internet. You truly are an exceptional instructor. Thank you thank you!
You give so much valuable information. And its never too much… yes i will hear your voice. The brush must be dryer than the paper. Love you…
Just begun to really try to learn watercolour painting. I like still life so i worked for a few weeks before deciding to join a class in my home town. The teacher rushed through basic techniques and then went straight into landscape. I could not follow quick enough so had to leave the class. Thank God i have found you.There is a saying, "When you are ready, the Teacher comes to you."
You are such a patient and very good teacher, thank you! I'm a beginner.
Your tutorial on soft clouds is amazing! I've tried quite often to paint clouds...but you make it make so much sense! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
THE best suggestion you made has helped me immensely for blending and softening of color: wash, blot and use the tip. Sounds so simple and it is. Bravo!
Thank you for showing your method of being able to take your time and do one thing at a time and let it dry and do some more. I've found watercolor to be stressful in thinking I need to finish something in one go and this is so much less anxiety inducing..
I know exactly what you mean. Work on good paper and you can add colour in stages.
THANK YOU for your efforts and all the many fine points you made and we need!
I am new to watercolor, and loved this video. I’ve struggled with clouds, and you gave a lot of good tips in this video. Thank you so much!
Great video! I appreciate the time you spend explaining. First time I've heard "the brush must he drier than the paper"! Great tip...and amazing clouds.
I agree the clouds technique is very realistic and beautiful. Most watercolor artists clouds don't have much in detail. This really works well.
This was really helpful. Not only about painting the clouds in several layers but also the tip about the paper/brush water ratio. I will give this a try. Thanks for sharing this.
BEST tutorial for me by far. So low key, so simple, so Excellent. Thank you Shelley.
Really appreciate you Shelly sharing your knowledge. Your very kind!
I've never seen anyone paint clouds this way before. It's fascinating to watch and the results are so realistic. Thanks for sharing!
I'm so glad you enjoyed it and I was able to offer something new. Thanks for watching.
I was shocked at how real they look
Félicitations Madame pour votre pédagogie !
I've only just started doing art at 32 years old, watercolour being my chosen form. This has so far been the most life changing tutorial. I adore this style and will spend some time trying to get this look.
Thanks for finishing it with the trees & lake!
Another excellent video, thank you so much for these helpful reminders! I don't think you can say it enough about the brush needing to be drier than the paper and also stopping or spritzing once it starts to dry. You have helped me a lot! Thank you!
What is this sorcery?!! Thankyou very much. I feel like you did less work here compared to artists I've seen in other videos, while achieving so much more. True expertise.
This is the most detailed, well explained lesson on painting sky in watercolor I have ever watch. And the most lovely painting also in tutorials so far :) :)
So , I will be glued to your channel for a long time , since I have found it today
( sadly ... lost so much time struggling with lifting paint to make a cloud ... or racing against time with a large washes .. )
Thank you so much :)
OMG I've always heard ppl say you're using too much water or less water on your brush but this makes more sense!!! the brush has to be dryer than the paper. It's relative. thankyou for the clarification ( after 5 yrs of trying)
Your mastery of watercolor is a thing of pure beauty to me, and you are an incredibly good teacher. In my days, I’ve been through many university classes and have spent years as a college art teacher from which I’m now retired. I’m seeing many things I wish I had known. Thank you so much for making these wonderful videos ❤ I’m working daily in watercolor and learning a great deal from you. ,
Oh my gosh! Your clouds are fantastic, and you are a genius!
Thank you for the lesson, I repeated it and studied it, and something turned out to be quite good to draw)
Totally enjoy your tutorials. I am just a beginner and enjoying it!
By far the best water color cloud tut I've seen, and believe me I've watched them all. Thanks a lot.
Thank you so much for the very best demo of cloud painting that I have ever found.
I do agree , this is by far the best video I’ve watched on how to paint skies and fluffy clouds . Thank you for the advice and tips .
I've watched this video two or three times, and I still learn something new every time! It's way above my skill level, but I'm going to try it anyway. I bounce back and forth between trying to paint, studying pigment information and pallet organization, experimenting and practice exercises. "Don't have more water on your brush then you do on your paper"! Well, well, well. That solves a problem I've been having when I swatch my colors and play in my book. From the videos I've been watching I'm not the only one that needs to learn that! ❤ LOL. That's the perfect tip to put me back on track.
Probably the best tutorial on clouds I've ever seen. Beautiful and very well explained.
This was a fantastic video! Thank you SO much for explaining everything so clearly.
Shelly this is fabulous. Thank you so much, this is the first tutorial that has made me truly understand how to show perspective with clouds. Thank you so much, you’re a star ⭐️ ❤
I’m so glad that it was helpful. Thanks so much for watching 😊
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Omg! This is brilliant! Such a unique way to paint the clouds in watercolours… thank you Shalley
This is my first time watching a Shelley video. WOW! Those are beautiful clouds!
Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge. I have learned a couple of very good pieces of information on painting skies. I can tell that you really want others to learn and do well in their art.
Incredible! Favorite cloud video I’ve found. Thanks for sharing your technique 🤗
Once again, Shelley, just watching you paint gets me excited and eager to move forward with my painting. Clouds have been so challenging I felt blocked. Now I'm determined to get back in and just do it! Thank you.
What brand of brushes are you using
Wow! I just discovered you. What a wonderful new way to paint realistic clouds. Thank you for a great lesson.
You are so immersed in the nature while painting and it turned out to be a fantastic landscape 👌👏👏👏. Excellent tutorial. Thank you very much.
So beautiful, and you always explain techniques so well! Thank you 😊
Excellent video. Thank you, especially for emphasizing brush to paper wetness so many times. Hopefully I will remember this! I keep forgetting it.
Thank you for your reminders on so many good tips, i.e. brush not wetter than paper, so I keep your voice in my head😊. Also, love your method on the clouds as I have always heard, "do your sky and do not go back to it" but when it lightens up, it is not what I want. Now I really want to try this. Thank you so much!
Lovely to watch your video specially showing reference photo along with your painting process in one frame, which others don't do.
Loving these videos. Super helpful. Thanks for taking the time. I can’t wait to try some clouds.
Thanks very much Eric ☺️
Just a few days back I wanted to paint clouds and was postponing it. I happened to click on your video and I love the way you have demonstrated and explained. Thank you so much
Best sky/cloud video ever! You have been so helpful.
Beautiful, for sure. Thank you.
You seem like such good person, as well artist. Thanks for this.
Many thanks for this video.
For years I have tried painting SKY.... your demo is perfect.
I love the way you teach! Thank you!
I’m so glad that CZcams recommended your video! I’m excited to learn from you
Same opinion as your subscriber Barb ! I watched a lot of videos on the subject "clouds"... your video is the only one I will remember 🤩 A big THANK YOU to you for sharing your way of making these beautiful realistic clouds 🇫🇷😘
Wonderfully helpful. This hour passed so quickly! Thanks
Very helpful and love your patience and how well you explain everything. Thank you Shelley.
Thank you very much Norman
A truly great lesson on clouds! I must have a thousand photos of clouds taken on trips in the passenger seat. All types and conditions. Looking forward to trying some of your techniques.
First time watching clouds built this way.....a fantastic, relaxed method giving lots of control. Many many thanks for sharing! x
Thanks Janee. I do enjoy painting without the pressure of getting all of it down in one single pass.
The best tutorial on clouds I've seen and I've looked at quite a few. Thank you!
Thanks very much Ross. I’m so glad it was helpful 😊
Thank you! Love your sky! Learned a lot that I needed since I keep painting clouds
Thanks Lynda. I'm so glad it was helpful. There aren't a lot of landscapes that don't require painting a sky of some kind, especially with clouds. :)
The most logical and easiest cloud painting video. I've seen so far.
I'm going home to get out my abandoned watercolours.
Thank you so much. ❤❤
glued to my screen. Excellent tutorial. Watching from Tucson, AZ.
You are the best at skies! Exactly what I needed! Thank you
Thank you so much Clare. I'm so glad that you enjoyed the demo. Happy Painting!
I just love your tutorials ! I’ve found them so helpful !
I am watching 8 months on, thank you, it makes so much sense to me now, can’t wait to have a go 👏
Thank you for this very detailed and great video! This was super helpful. Few people explain this.
Wow! So many excellent tips! I'm also very pleased to see a sky that looks like ours in the mountains of Colorado, instead of the gloomy overcast skies prevalent in other areas around the world. I'm very happy to have found your channel. Thank you so much!
Welcome Penny and thanks so much for watching. I'm glad that you enjoyed this.
Vraiment super bien expliqué ! Merci beaucoup, c’est très réussi ❤
I loved this! I cannot wait to try this here at home.
Love your video! To paint in these kind of layers, as in shadows first then blue sky is fantastic, first time I've seen it done like this and I love it! Thank you 😊
Yes I've not seen it done in this order either. I think it might work better for me. And yes I must remember Shelley that my brush must be drier than what's on the paper!
This was extremely helpful!!
Watching this two months later , timeless instruction . Thank you Shelly 😊!
Replays definitely work too. Thanks for watching :)
Thank you Shelley for a very thorough tutorial! I truly enjoyed it. I am more confident now to try …
Thanks Marlyn. You can do it!!!
Omg!! Omg!! This is fantastic!!! Thank you very much for this precious tutorial! Youre amazing! 🌺👏🏻
I'm delighted that it was helpful. Thanks so much for watching :)
Wonderful cloud demo….so appreciate the extra time you take to explain the ‘why’ of various techniques.
Thank you Sue. I'm glad that you enjoyed it :)
Another excellent tutorial! Thank you very much.
This is such a good demonstration. I have a large painting (12x20) to do and wasn't sure how I was going to manage clouds in a summer blue sky.
Great great painting, especially like the part about prospective with size of clouds over head and those by the horizon. Also, in regard to color transition and use of the sharp and hard edges.
Thanks Kari. I'm glad that you enjoyed some of my tips. Happy painting
Hi from northern Ontario. We had a few days of snow last week, but I think it was too early to be silent, over the collective groans, lol. I know the first deep snowfall quiet that you mention, and I thank you for that reminder. It is special. I like this tutorial very much and subscribed.
I really loved your painting and how you explain how to work or correct.
Sandra from Uruguay South America
I can’t tell you how much I appreciate your demos Shelley!
Awww thanks so much. I’m so glad that you are demoting my demos
Thanks very much for watching. 😊
Greetings from northwestern Vermont. Beautiful new snow overnight. About 8” here at home. Just came in from a snowshoe in the peaceful and tranquil atmosphere you spoke about. Now for some watercolor!
Thanks so much for watching and welcome Nancy. Nothing like a fresh new snowfall
All I can say is….amazing. Will be trying this!❤
AWESOME JOB! Thank you for sharing.
There isn't anything you can't do...beautifully!
Thank you!
That’s really sweet of you Gina. Thanks so much 😊
Thanks for your very good instruction ..sheer inspiration.. best realistic demo I have seen in a long time
I'm so glad that you enjoyed it Frances. Thanks for watching
I love this demonstration, so many great lessons. I know now how i make blooms!!!
I'm so glad it helped you William. Thanks so much for watching.
This is a wonderful video! I had never heard to keep your brush drier than the paper.
New Subscriber. I'm a newbie and I'm learning so much from your tutorials. You are an amazing artist and so inspirational and educational. Thankyou for all your work and time enriching us.
I enjoy creating small backruns of the cloudier parts into the white just by using that technique with a small brush and a thirstier brush on the wet mixture it really looks legitimate and one doesn’t have to blur hard edges they become wispy all on there own.
Wonderful tutorial! Thank you
Best toturial ever. Thank you so much. And the end result is amazing. And you are very corajous too. The others don't show the picture... First time watching you but definitely a fan. Continue the good work and helping us the beginners. All the best.
Thank you! This was VERY helpful ❤ you are amazing!
Excellent instruction. I am seeing larger clouds overhead followed by skinnier one further away out my window right now! First time I understand how to translate that to a painting! Also hadn't thought about using a non- gradulating color. Thank you for a valuable step by step!
I'm so glad it's helping you 'see' the perspective in the sky Debbie. Thanks so much for watching.
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Fantastic clouds!!
Hi Shelley, your sharing is awesome, you have great skills and are very clear and precise in explanation. Thank you so much.
Thanks so much Martin. I appreciate it and try to explain all the things that frustrated me as I was learning watercolor. I'm glad you found it helpful.
Love your demonstration. Thank you so much.
I appreciate that. Thanks so much for watching!
I watched the replay and it’s very helpful to hear the tips repeated over and over. Someday, I’ll remember. 😉
Lol thanks Sue. It’s hard to remember everything all at once 😊