5 tips to paint backlit clouds
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- čas přidán 23. 02. 2022
- Ever tried to paint backlit clouds in oils? Here are 5 tips from Dutch painter Janhendrik Dolsma that will help you get great results.
Dolsma (1950) is an expert painter of clouds, beaches, dunes and of course the ocean. On his CZcams channel he shares a lifetime of painting experience in short tutorial videos with an emphasis on painting clouds. His full length tutorials (over 60 minutes) have found their way to buyers all over the world. Full tutorials can be found here: www.paintingskies.com/video/
Dolsma participated in exhibitions in the Netherlands, Germany, the UK, Taiwan, Spain, Belgium and the USA.
Website: www.paintingskies.com
Full length tutorials: www.paintingskies.com
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I'm an artist and I'm so glad I found your channel!!!!!
Thank you! If you're interested in my full length tutorials, please go to www.paintingskies.com/video.
I think you you are a brilliant artist and that comes from someone has an award winning artwork and I have learnt a lot from your videos,well done
Thank you, Peter. Congratulations with your award!
Of course you're Dutch, we've got the best clouds ever 😊
En zo is dat!
Thank you so so much for this. Cloud backlighting has been my struggle, you explain it so eloquently! 🥰🥰🥰
Good to hear the video has been helpful!
this is amazing! and i love the peaceful little transition scenes you do throughout the tutorial (like showing the ball, and your cat) it really reminds me to take it easy, do things step by step & take a break. thanks a lot for this video!
Im really pleased with your comment.These transitional scenes are meant to create moments of reflection. Thank you!
Stunning painting, great information as always, thank you so much 💖
Thanks, Carroll. Good to hear the information is useful!
Thank you for sharing your painting tips! Love your work!
Thanks, Denise, my pleasure!
Thank you for sharing this! Absolutely amazing
Glad you like it. Thanks!
Fantastic ! I've just found your channel and subscribed to learn more. Thank you, Janhendrik.
Good to hear you enjoy my channel, Cora. If you want to learn more about my painting technique you could download one of my full length videos at www.paintingskies.com/video.
That was a fantastic tutorial, I learned a couple of really useful techniques, thank you, Wills
That's good to hear Wills, thank you!
Short on time, yet long on information. Most inspiring, thank you.
Thanks, Mark. What do you think of the banners with the recipe of the mixes I use?
wow! thank you for sharing this very useful tutorial 🙂
My pleasure, Meira!
Another very valuable video Jan, I sincerely thank you for sharing.
My pleasure, Stephen. I very much enjoy making these short videos. Good to hear they're useful!
Beautiful. Thanks for Sharing.
You're more than welcome, AJ!
Beautiful sky & sparkles . I am learning a lot from your paintings thank you ❤
That's great to hear, Julie-Anne, thanks!
Thank you! I find your videos very calming. I enjoyed your kid's drawings and cat. I think it's time to buy another one of your tutorials.
Thank you, Jamie. Good to hear you enjoyed the drawings and the cat. Thanks for buying my tutorials!
This was so helpful thank you so much🖤
That's just great to hear, thank you!
Thank you! It is amazing ❤️ And your tutorials are very informative!
Good to hear, Shah!
So grateful for your generosity in sharing your skill. Thank you.
You’re more than welcome,John!
Marvelous artwork. i always feel so happy to see blue skies. always remember that pink floyd song "Goodbye Blue Sky" and same time be grateful to still be able to see a blue sky. in the future it will be harder i think.
Thank you! If your premonition comes true, Mr. Blue Sky by ELO would be a more appropriate song...
I visited China and in 4 weeks in total over 3 visits I saw the sun shining only on one day
Love your style
Thank you, Patrick!
Thanks for the very useful tips . I'll have to pick up a few color shapers . Thanks also for the color mixing recipes .
Thanks, Peter. Good to hear the color mixing recipes have been helpful.
Thank you so much for your sincerely details🌹🌹
You're welcome, Yvonne!
Wow! That's awesome!
Thank you!
👏🏼👏🏼👍🏻Great work.
Thanks, Louise!
Always amazing views in your paintings that not only evoke a sense of wonderment, yet also inspiration for my own artist journey. Thank you kindly.
You're more than welcome, Paul. Good to hear my work helps you in your own work.
The technique of making clouds is amazingly steady 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Thanks!
Felicitaciones Master 🖌️🎨👍
Gracias, Antonio!
He esperado con entusiasmo desde el último vídeo. Muchas gracias de nuevo, por sus constantes aportaciones 🐈
¡No lo mencione!
Complimenti bellissimo e grazie per i tuoi consigli.
Non parlarne, Valerio. Mi sono divertito molto a fare il video!
Thank you for demonstrating these types of clouds. Last summer I enjoyed watching the clouds in the evening and some evenings there would be the clouds that would be backlit and I did wonder what would be the best approach at painting them. They are very beautiful and you have definitely captured all of their glory. Very nice and soothing touch to show your fluffy ones as well. Stay safe and I am looking forward to seeing more. Your friend from Southeast Michigan! :)
Thanks you, Marcia. Good to hear you like my backlit clouds. The fluffy ones are a joy...
Hi Jan thank you for sharing your knowledge...i paint using acrylics so i am going to try my version of this video...smaller i might add...i dont have room for such a large canvas...love your channel keep up the amazing work,you are an incredible artist my friend
My pleasure, Mark. I wrote an article about the choice between oils and acrylics on my blog: paintingcloudskies.blogspot.com/2016/08/oils-and-acrylics.html.
If you find the time you could read the comment on the article of an acrylic painter (Gayle) with lots of tips to apply the glazing technique with acrylics.
I have appreicted and enjoyed your more active postings and emails. I'm sure it's a challange to break the creative cycle and be more attentive to administrative tasks. BUT- your sharings inspire and inform us so thank you very much.
Thanks, Michael. Good to hear you enjoy my videos. You're absolutely right about the administrative tasks. They're not my favorite, but what can you do. Love doing the CZcams videos though.
Wonderful technique.Cheers.P
Thanks!
Great advice 🤗
That's good to hear, Maxim, thanks!
Yine harikasiniz. Soylenecek kelime bulamiyorum. Mukemmel👏👏👏
Teşekkür ederim, bunu duymak çok güzel, Mualla!
Weer een uitstekend tutorial. Leer er steeds weer een beetje bij. Grappig, het bekijken van deze videos laat je ook met andere ogen naar de wolken kijken (als hobby fotograaf EN als schilder).
Dank je, Andy. Goed om te horen dat je iets aan mijn videos hebt. Dat je met andere ogen naar wolken kijkt is wel het grootste compliment!
Thank you SO MUCH for that!!
You’re welcome!
Beautifull ❤
Thank you, Pascale!
Muy realista, muchas gracias por su información.
No lo menciones, Leandro!
Baie goeie les. Dankie.
Dankie jy's welkom!
Gracias
¡No lo menciones!
Doesn't matter if someone watches this 1000 times, they won't be able to create what you do. Did you let it dry overnight several times, or just paint wet on wet the whole way? Amazing and so appreciative to get to watch you, Jan!
Thank you! I let each layer dry overnight. That's the advantage of using a fast drying medium!
Lmao! This guy's great, don't get me wrong. But he's not a super human experiment, he's a regular man who has honed his skills. Of course others can replicate this, it's why he's taking the time for teaching. I believe anyone can be an artist, if they are willing to invest years of their life to learn and harbour dedication and love for the craft. Not trying to undermine this artist. Just as an artist myself I get very tired of the "oohh what talent! I could never!" Because it implies that myself or any other artist can just do it naturally without any effort, when the reality is we commit a great deal of effort and our time on Earth to learning how. Hope I articulated that well. Peace.
@@woadblue I agree. Putting in the hours is crucial. I'm not saying that talent doesn't play a role, but without the many hours of trial and error it won't come to life.
My words of appreciations are few about your. masterpieces..
# Dr.Kanchans desk
Thank you!
Beautiful painting. I have a question. Are you using acrylic and oil paints together?
Thank you! I sometimes do an underpainting in acrylics and the top layers in oils. You have to be careful not to use the acrylics to thickly.
I learned so, so much from you, and I love having the opportunity to study from you even though I’m so far away. I know how great you are in teaching it, please continue. I honor you, even if we never met, I know you. As far as your ability to express yourself. , It sounds creepy. Sorry for that. But you put your soul out, I too. Not so much.
I’m sorry about the war. It’s beyond my comprehension in my life. I wish only love and peace. But how safe we feel, if we are not being in it. The war feels far away, The guilt is still felt . I feel it.
But the world is getting smaller and we all want the same protections, so it can only get even smaller. How small can it get?
Thanks, Janie. I'm really pleased my tutorials have been helpful! I will continue to post new videos.
We all look in horror at the present events. May they end soon.
Would love to attempt this painting. Could you tell me what colour mix you used for the low clouds on the horizon please.
I used a mix of Brilliant Yellow (an Old Holland color) and Vermillion Red (Rembrandt).In a later stage I darkened it with a little Sepia and Indigo, both Rembrandt colors.
Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge about painting clouds. You mentioned that you paint on a flat surface and suggest that you don't paint on a canvas. May I ask, what surface do you paint on?
Thank you for your kind words, Karen. I work on 6 mm MDF board. Wrote a short article about it on my blog:
paintingcloudskies.blogspot.com/2015/01/canvas-or-board.html.
Hope this helps!
Mooi werk Jan, is hier een full tutorial van te koop?
Nee, dat wil zeggen dat ik wel meer filmmateriaal heb, maar op het moment kies ik voor de korte CZcamsfilmpjes. Het maken van een lange video is nogal bewerkelijk...
Nice video! Thank you very much. :) You say you're not using canvas. What surface do you use, and how do you prepare it?
Thanks, Maz. I'm working on 6 mm MDF board. I wrote a short article about it on my blog: paintingcloudskies.blogspot.com/2015/01/canvas-or-board.html.
@@PaintingSkies1 Ah, thank you so much! I will have a read now!
you could read the phone book and make it seem special....in these days we need a calm voice over ...thank you for the way you present
You made me laugh with your phone book remark. Thanks, Kathryn!
What kind/brand of stipple brush do you use? I'm trying to find a good one that doesn't shed bristles so often.
To be honest, I don't have a specific brand of stipple brush. I buy mine at the local hardware store. Here in Holland their normal use is for painting doors and window panes. In my experience they shed bristle mostly in the beginning. I have a special (old) fan brush to pick up hairs from the wet paint surface. Patience...
What color do u use for blurring
I use Transparent White (Royal Talens) mixed with just a hint of another color. If you're interested in the colors I use, send me an email (info@janhendrikdolsma.nl) and I will sen you my list of colors, brands & brushes.
Are you painting exclusively with Oils?
Yes. I sometimes do an underpainting with acrylics, but that's quite rare to be honest.
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Thanks!
Are they made from acrylic or oil
It's oils. I added it to the video description. Thanks!
I’m switching from canvas to Ampersand gessoboard what are your thoughts on that ?
To be honest, I never worked on Ampersand gessoboard. I understand the board is not completely smooth. I like my boards really smooth. My advice would be to just try it.
@@PaintingSkies1 It is a fine texture. I’m used to medium canvases so this is a dream come true .
@@allenvoss7977 Great!
How does your paint stay wet for so long?
I work with oils, they stay wet a lot longer than for example acrylics. I wrote an article about it on my blog: paintingcloudskies.blogspot.com/2016/08/oils-and-acrylics.html.
If you find the time you could read the comment on the article of an acrylic painter (Gayle) with lots of tips to apply the glazing technique with acrylics.
Is it acrylic paint?
No sir, it's oil paint. I never was any good at acrylics.
I assume that you are working with acrylics??
No, I'm working with oils. Should've been more clear about that...
You shound just like Christopher Walken
I take that as a compliment!
I guess it's not oil as I kept noticing you touching the canvas 😂
I use a fast drying medium (Liquin Light Gel, a Winsor & Newton brand) that allows me to resume painting the next day.
@@PaintingSkies1 So it is Oil
We would like to see a complete tutorial one day step by step as we appreciate your technique and style. I'm a new painter (as of November 2022 oils mostly) and have come a long way watching artists like yourself. GOD BLESS and keep up the good work. I'm almost 60 so never too late they say.
@@jawadkazmi8856 When you go to my website (www.paintingskies.com/video) you can download some 8 full length videos (up to 60 minutes), showing the painting process from the blank board to the finished work.
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Thanks, Sandra!