Painting Clouds With Dramatic Side or Back Light in Watercolor!
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- čas přidán 20. 01. 2023
- Clouds that are lit from the back or side can be some of the most dramatic. Here's a demo on my approach to painting them.
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- Paynes Gray
- Cobalt Blue
- Cerulean Blue
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I find cloudscapes so difficult so I am really happy to have a video on it. Also encouraging to see that not all your paintings work out .
Agree!
Elizabeth Keefner here…. Perfect timing. I have been struggling with clouds this past week. Now I have a new strategy and will try again Tomorrow.
I adore painting skies. Most end up in the trash, but it is still fun! Even your "failures" are gorgeous.
I am starting to learn watercolor. I am at step 1 really and I decided to start by practising painting skies every day for a whole month. I wanted to say a huge thank you for listing the paint colors you use, in the description section of this video. I am heading to the art store today and having a clear outline of what colors to use for this video tutorial is so appreciated! Thank you! I can't wait to get started!
As a both trad and digi artist, I think of letting my watercolour pieces drying similar to saving my digital work.
I have never seen watercolor clouds that come close to these. They are beyond perfect.
So cool, Steve! I have tried doing this over and over, with very little success, so I appreciate it that you showed us how. I’ve never tried so many layers! Well done!
Ha! Cloudy with a chance of ridiculousness! Love this!!! Happy 😊 to see this post on clouds... a favorite! A California Gramma ♥️
What a beautiful 3D backlit cloudscape I’m in awe thank you
Thank you! I so need to work on improving my cloudscapes. Down here in Florida we have some of the best cloud formations. Guess I need to organize my sky photos into a reference library for future artwork. Thank you again for all the time and effort you put into your videos.
You got that right! I live in Wesley Chapel on the water. The sunsets are absolutely amazing, and I'm always snapping pictures, saying I'm going to paint this. Had a most beautiful lavernder-ish sunrise this morning I thought would have looked beautiful with the palm tress out front. Have to do that from memory as it disappeared almost as fast as I saw it. Ohio has some incredible cloud formations as well.
Oh yes, I've seen many beautiful clouds in Tampa. It must be due to the proximity to the oceans because I've not seen anything like since I grew up in Atlantic City, NJ.
I have seen some of the most amazing cloudscapes in Florida. Endlessly fascinating and constantly changing.
Watercolor clouds - really good ones - are hard. I keep trying. Someday I'll paint some I'm satisfied with, probably after many more fails. Thank you for this video. 💯
Steve, thank you for this tutorial. I can see how this technique not only makes for an excellent cloudscape but could be used for a seascape as well. Add some rocks to the foreground and you have a good beginning for some crashing waves. Can't wait to try it both ways!
Hi Steve, needless to say, I always enjoy your videos and have learned a great deal from them. One thing I really liked in this video is that you showed us a "fail" you had. Sometimes I get into thinking that I have to get it right on the first try. Your "fail" reminded me that it´s OK to have these "fails" and you just chalk it up to experience and try again. Thx much,
Watching the clouds come out was amazing
Thanks for the “fail” 😉 ❤ I always appreciate them!
Amazing work, thank you.
Clouds can be intimidating
If I could only fail as good as your fail :) I'm in love with the way your fail clouds came out, They look so interesting and inviting.
Beautiful sky and clouds - always a challenge! Thank you for your demo. When I’m outside looking at a cloudy sky, I always seem to find shapes - I can see a horse looking to the left. Beautiful and, by the way, I love horses! 😊
Wow beautiful
This also reminds me of the difficulty I've been having painting the edges of flower petals that are often lit like this. Thank you!
awesome! thinking of a clouds month :D will definetely try your tips! thank you so much, kind man!
What a gorgeous blue you created. Beautiful. I could watch you paint again and again.
Beautiful sky! I love Kilamanjaro paper. I saved this to my Sky folder.
Beautiful ❤
Thank you so very much. I really learned quite a bit. Going to rewatch this multiple times, because painting clouds in a realistic manner is a struggle for me.
Gorgeous. Thank you.
this reminds me, I need to work on my clouds! going to re-watch this and try your technique ☺
Great cloudscape, thanks for sharing the techniques you used. I went on a cloud bender a few months ago and soon realised for me it was a good idea to have a hair dryer plugged in and ready to go so I don’t try and keep going when I should be letting it dry. As you said the paper has a tendency to build up moisture and it can be really uneven which would get me into trouble quickly.
Thanks for showing the “fail” which I’m sure can be rescued with some work. These types of skies are not easy but the results can be very rewarding when you get them right.
Relaxing to watch...not yet relaxing to paint! Will keep practicing! Thank you for the video!
The final is beautiful!
You explain the process so well and make it look easy. I know that your have years of experience and I am a newbie. Will give it a try or two or three…
Beautiful sky
Stunning. I love your art and I love your relaxed and affable style of presentation. You have encouraged me to explore the world of watercolour and art in general. Many thanks.
Great lesson, thank you!!
Great work Steve and so well disciplined. I'm not sure I could have resisted dropping in some cool reds!
I love that you showed your fail. Cuz mine is a fail too, ready to start another one, and maybe another and another.
Thank you for that lesson,and showing your fails. I was going to give up painting clouds, but I will learn through the fails. Clouds seem to be very mysterious.
Very nice! Thank you for sharing.
Thank you, beautiful.
Another great video thank you!
That was so fun to watch. The end result is gorgeous.
This was so helpful! One of my favorite cloud watercolor artists is Sergey Temerev. I'm in awe of what he does!
This is perfect 🥰
Fabulous, learnt so much
Beautiful 🤗👍 thank you 🙏🏻💖
This video comes at the perfect time for me. I've tried a few skies recently, with limited success when it comes to deepening the dark areas behind the highlighted edges and creating depth in the shadows. The main takeaway for me in this video is allowing the paper to thoroughly dry between the applications of the darker areas. Love the blending of edges you demonstrated. Thanks for a great demo.
Really good in-depth vid!! Thank you Steve. Love how it turned out
Lovely!
At 4:00 all I could see was a sea turtle swimming in the sea 😂 Watching you paint is like watching clouds in the actual sky -and figuring out shapes. Great video! Clouds have always been a challenge for me. Will definitely try this!
So lovely, Steve. I really appreciate the study on clouds, because I love to paint them, but I don't think I am very good, but I keep trying. And thanks, too, for the quote from my spiritual mentor, CS Lewis, who changed my life when I read Mere Christianity at age 21.
Beautiful
Thank you for sharing this!
Thank youuu ❤ , then was nice and helpful 👍👍😌
A very timely video in my world. I will be practicing a lot this week. Love your videos so much! Many, many thanks 😊
Thanks sharing your painting technik!
Amazing!!!❤
Nice
I love your loose style. Your painting looks so real from the very beginning. I do tend to draw out my cloud shapes before I start. It helps me visualize the direction to go. Thank you for this lesson!
Awesome!
perfect timing as i was just wanting to do something like this!
Steve, you are a master and a great teacher. Thanks for sharing your expertise.
Wow - makes me want to paint right now!
this is my favored ever... Greetings from Italy
That turned out amazing! An idea to make the clouds pop from the sky more may be to make the cloud shadows a slightly different colour than the sky. That said, I'm thinking you don't have any sky in this huh? It's just straight cloud. Regardless, nothing different _needs_ to be done, I just thought it may be interesting to play around with
Thank you Steve! Loved this demonstration and your cloudscape! I even found the painting you didn’t like very interesting. I found a whole story that could be written on it. Clouds are fun to look at. ❤
Very cool
That's how it's Sweetly done son, like eating cotton candy 🍭
Very interesting. Clouds can certainly have hard edges on them at times.
I've always wanted to try to capture clouds in watercolor. You sure do them clouds proud!! Very nice work.
Just getting back into watercolour recently. I totally forgot about your channel, but you were 100% the reason I first tried watercolour 5 years ago! So excited that I found your channel again- it's bringing back so many memories. Already resubscribed. Looking forward to painting with you again!
It's so mesmerizing to see how the painting is coming together 😍😍😍
Yessir 🥸
This is a great video, and my “take away” was to revisit, analyze, and perhaps improve earlier paintings. Your explanations on edge work and water control are very helpful. Thank you!
Oh my!,
Well Steve... This is great! Your videos are great. It's good that you explain as you go along. But could you do another one with a much smaller cluster of clouds? This one is a bit overwhelming to me. Thanks for sharing your talent ☺️have a great day!
The techniques would not be any different. I actually painted these in small clusters. Same thing.
@@mindofwatercolor Okie dokie.. hopefully I'll give it a try soon. But there are sooooo many things I'd like to try 🙃
love ur comment from cs lewis… so apt btw - ur fail share here i thought u could use it for ur landscape painting.. i really ❤ them and hope i can get them as u do
Wow I didn't know you could mist the paper to rewet it :) Thanks for the demo, can't wait to try this painting!
This was lovely Steve! Do the two blues you picked granulate less than others ? Thank you so much. On a different note, if you haven't watched Andor, it is so worth it.Good as a stand alone.
Thank you Steve! 'Study the chaos...' really is true, isn't it?
Wow, masterful creation of these clouds & I love that you shared your 'fail' too (although I'd have been happy to create it :}. thanks for this
You make it look so easy! Thanks for sharing 👌
Great demo - thank you so much for sharing it with us
Patchy and splotchy sounds like the watercolour equivalent of the Itchy and Scratchy Show 🤣
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻Thanks, I learn a lot 😊
Great tutorial Steve!
Thank you for showing your fail and telling us more about it
Wow, thank you!
So beautiful!
That swoosh looks like the Neomorph from Alien Covenant.
Beautiful clouds Steve! Thank you for sharing.😊
Wow that’s spectacular!! It is definitely fun watching how you manage to keep the water control in check to keep from having back runs. I would definitely have to work in sections after letting the paper dry the first time. I have got a couple of my own reference photos of dramatic clouds like this that I have been wanting to tackle. After watching this informational video, I’m thinking 🤔 I can give it a go! Thanks for teaching this challenging subject & breaking it down into manageable pieces. Have a great weekend!
Lovely soft clouds. I would love to see how you correct the 'failed' cloud painting. In fact, that would be a beneficial series: fixing paintings that didn't turn out right. (Honestly, I didn't think you had any 'failed' work 😄).
I love your channel! It has really helped and inspired me. I bought your M G pallette and it feels like Christmas waiting for them. Ty
I am just trying out skies. Great demo. Not easy to paint
I struggle with clouds 🌧️
Thanks for the tutorial, perfect timing too as I’m currently practising to paint cloudscape. May I ask if you would have any advice on painting feathery clouds? I have tried and failed every time. Thanks.
Used your videos for my trial skies! Glad you showed that you to fail &that skies like we‘d like them are difficult to obtain, even for Profis! Quick question are you at an easel or is the painting flat on the table? Thanks
Loved watching this 😊 i wonder if you can use white gouche to highlight those cloud edges?
Yes.
I see painting a fantasy dragon over the top of your fail. In fact, I see a dragon in it already.