I simply mixed a tiny bit of my Liquitex violet prism into white paint.
Clouds also have shadows in them, this gives them dimension and depth.įor the shadows portion, I used a lovely and soft lavender color.
I used white acrylic paint as the base color for all my clouds. Use the 1-2 clouds you sketched out with your simple shapes activity and add them to the cloud painting tutorial below.Ĭomment below which shapes YOU found! What Colors Do You Need to Paint Clouds? The shapes can overlap and can be as big/small as you like. Focusing on the 1-2 you picked, try to break the cloud shape into simple shapes (triangles, squares, ovals, circles, etc) and sketch it out on your paper. Look at all the clouds for a couple of minutes, and take note of 1 or 2 that catch your eye. I’ve added plenty of pictures in the tutorial below so you can see the exact triangular shape I used so you can easily recreate it too. And you’ve probably already done it as a child! Do you remember looking up at the sky and imagining clouds to looking like a cat, a dog, or a funky frog?įor the clouds in the painting below, I saw a “triangle” shape in them. It’s a simple and nifty trick that you can use too!Ĭlouds are a perfect example of how you can start looking at objects in terms of simple shapes. Once you start seeing the object in terms of simple shapes, it becomes so much easier to paint/draw/sketch any object in a very authentic way. Before starting any painting, this was an exercise all the students used to do. The advice was to take your subject matter and break it down into simple shapes like circles, ovals, squares, triangles, rectangles, etc. One of my art teachers gave me advice that I still use until this day. It allowed me to form the clouds faster.įor the smaller clouds in the painting I opted to use a single q-tip so I could get more control over the shape and shadows of the cloud. I used these grouped q-tips for the larger clouds in the painting.
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Now let’s get ready to paint some clouds! How to Paint Clouds Without a Paintbrush Or if you’re wanting to add a more realistic looking moon to this painting, check out this how to paint a realistic moon tutorial. If you’re looking for more aesthetic sunset paintings, check out this how to paint mountains in a pink sunset, and this gorgeous sunset cityscape painting tutorial. I had lots of fun making this cloud painting tutorial, hope you enjoy painting it too! When the process is stress-free and enjoyable that’s when you get the therapeutic effects from painting and your creativity and confidence are elevated as a result. In my opinion, the end or final painting doesn’t matter so much as the process does. If you’ve done any of my other painting tutorials, you’ll know my style is to make paintings easy for all skill levels but also enjoyable and relaxing to create.
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You’ll learn this technique in the step-by-step tutorial below or a full length YouTube tutorial. In this tutorial, I will show you how to paint clouds a fun and easy way- without a single paintbrush! This fool-proof technique uses q-tips/cotton swabs and is relaxing to paint.
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