10 Cloud Painting Tips and Demo. Not Time-lapse!

[@SteveAtkinsonFineArt]

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[@elanamarino2624]

Great tips....very nice presentation for the ad... You twirl brusher.. Enjoyed this lesson...I've studying writing land/seascapes ...in various languages ..must say that this is ..was an eye opener...sometimes it just takes that one person to explain their process and you'll get that "ah ha moment "....painting clouds... .I think many beginners and advanced painters can benefit from your tips... Thanks so much ...

[@marywebb1138]

Best cloud lesson I've watched. Thanks Steve😊

[@jonathanhall3894]

Clouds have always been my nemesis! Thank you Steve for this comprehensive step-by-step approach into the subject. Certainly going to be watching this video a few more times! Amazing work Steve 👍

[@elizabeths174]

The best cloud video and the best tips, thank you so much!

[@SteveAtkinsonFineArt]

Thanks for watching. I'm glad you foundit helpful, that really makes my day...Paint On!!!

[@123youknowme]

I love watching and listening to you teach. Thanks for all the extra work to help those of us who are struggling to learn.

[@SteveAtkinsonFineArt]

You are so welcome! Thanks for tuning in.

[@jeff15011]

Good timing Steve. I started painting about 15 months ago. Recently I began digging out some of the earliest paintings and have been reworking them, trying to turn the impenetrable shiny white geometric shapes on them into natural looking clouds. I hope one day we will see a tutorial for painting a distant rain storm. In the meantime: Onward through the fog, I mean clouds!

[@SteveAtkinsonFineArt]

Hi Hi. I'm Jeff.! That's a great suggestion about doing a distant rain storm painting tutorial. Thanks for the suggestion. Here's a link to one I did a while ago... to hold you over, grin: www.steveatkinsonstudio.com/portfolio-viewer?collection=7196#lg=1&artworkId=231170

[@jerrythomas7401]

I could learn and listen to you everyday. Thanks Steve

[@SteveAtkinsonFineArt]

Hey, thanks for that Jerry. Much appreciated.

[@danesellers]

Thanks Steve! Very helpful!

[@elanamarino2624]

Great tips... Very nice clouds...natural free flowing...reminds me of the Dutch painters...today's painters are too scribble scrabble when it comes to clouds...then their's those who layer upon layer with no definition and or hard egdes... like writing mountains, they give lessons without looking at references...making up shapes with no rhyme or reason giving a cartoonish look....and the mountains don't exist nor look like they would..

[@karenwhite6140]

I've recently discovered your channel and find it sooooo helpful! Thanks for sharing your videos!

[@taylorvanbuskirk8040]

Clouds are the jewels of the sky. I love them! My problem is trying to make them look far away instead up close and in your face. I'm always having to work on that.

[@coltonwright5866]

Great video. Started Skillshare today. I hope you make a video on the landscape portion of this painting.

[@johncollado1151]

Thanks Steve. Color has always been a challenge for me and your videos really help.

[@SteveAtkinsonFineArt]

Glad to hear it John, I have to work at it too... it never comes easy and every step forward is a struggle. It just makes the successes that much sweeter, right? Paint on!

[@MariaRevArt]

Really great video Steve. Super helpful. Will definitely review this video when next I have to paint clouds.

[@lindasteere1873]

Another inspiring and tip-filled video. I like your style of painting and teaching. Thank you so much!

[@SteveAtkinsonFineArt]

You are so welcome Linda! I'm sorry for the extremely late reply!!

[@terriking6905]

First time I've watched your videos, love the easy way you teach! Will definitely be watching more! THANK YOU

[@SteveAtkinsonFineArt]

Thanks for that Terri, I appreciate you watching and I hope you find them helpful. Paint On!!

[@jimballuff3849]

Thank you for this video, through this whole virus thing being able to have youtube not just for art, also for Facebook, movies, news has made this being by yourself much easier. I just subscribed to your videos. again thanks.

[@SteveAtkinsonFineArt]

Well said! Thanks for subscribing Jim!!

[@msan3965]

Thanks!

[@stevenwmclean]

Great video Steve. Thanks for the fantastic tips. Very helpful as always.

[@SteveAtkinsonFineArt]

So glad to hear it Steve. We're all just trying to improve! Happy painting and good luck with your next clouds!!

[@elenatrius]

So useful! Thank you Steve :)

[@SteveAtkinsonFineArt]

Glad it was helpful to you Elena!

[@jelicapesut603]

Thanks

[@jeffhreid]

Enjoyed the Video Steve. Good information.

[@SteveAtkinsonFineArt]

Thanks Jeffhreid!

[@taylorvanbuskirk8040]

Ok...as soon as I said to identify the areas where you addes certain colors, you did it! That will teach me to not comment until the entire video is over. LOL!

[@SteveAtkinsonFineArt]

Haaha, I've done the same thing myself. =0)

[@mailie6403]

Thank you. I learnt a lot.

[@SteveAtkinsonFineArt]

You are welcome Moira!

[@taylorvanbuskirk8040]

OK....here is something I could use. When you say you're adding green to the clouds, please point to the are where the green is added. The same thing goes for the burnt sienna. Where is the burnt sienna in your clouds? That will help me know how you mix the proper values in your painting.

[@kyststudio-epicartadventure]

Oh how funny! I twirl my brush when trying to figure out what I want to do next.

[@ethanmietzner5218]

Hi Steve, what do you recommend most for an underdrawing? Is graphite doable? If I used colored pencil, do I have to seal it? I tend to work in multiple layers of paint so is it fine using graphite or colored pencil without sealing it? Thanks!

[@SteveAtkinsonFineArt]

Hi Ethan, I know a few high profile artists who use Prismacolor pencils to do their underdrawing with. I imagine any wax base color pencil will work for this. The way I see it, there are 2 drawbacks to doing this. The first is that for the most part, once you draw on your canvas with them, they are very hard to erase and make corrections. The second drawback is that as you put down your paint, the drawing can dissolve and no longer will be visible if you want to get back to see your original drawing. This isn't as big of a deal if you're painting landscapes, but if you're doing portraits it can be a challenge. If you want to see how I transfer a drawing and then seal it so that I can paint over it, but it always remains if I want to get back to it, do a search in my videos. Have fun!

[@ethanmietzner5218]

@Steve Atkinson Fine Art hey Steve! What about graphite? I hear artists say it can move its way up to the surface. However, if I did a light graphite drawing, would that be fine? I'm worried about sealing it with a fixative because I don't know if it's smart to introduce chemicals underneath my oil paint layers.

[@SteveAtkinsonFineArt]

@@ethanmietzner5218 I've heard the same thing about using graphite as an underdrawing. However, charcoal pencils work fine because they dissolve as you apply the paint. Just keep your drawing light and you'll be fine.

[@taylorvanbuskirk8040]

By-the-way, your production value has really been improved. You are learning all kind of tricks ] to make for a very professional video.

[@SteveAtkinsonFineArt]

Wow, thanks Taylor. I'm workin' on it ;0)

[@TimothyFitzgeraldArtist]

Hi Steve I didn't know you were on KZbin, You probably dont remember me , we corresponded a few years ago

[@raymatthews4319]

Could you tell me which colors you use for the cloud base?

[@SteveAtkinsonFineArt]

Hi Ray, for the base color of the clouds I use Rembrandt Cold Grey. And from there I lighten it and bend the color to whatever the gray in the clouds tend to, blue, green, brown... like that.

[@raymatthews4319]

@@SteveAtkinsonFineArt Ok, thanks. Do you mean the Rembrandt brand of oils? I have used them before.

[@SteveAtkinsonFineArt]

@@raymatthews4319 Yes, the Rembrandt brand of oils. You could also use Gamblin's Portland Grey Deep color, they're pretty similar, or near enough as to make no difference.

[@thomaskauffman983]

how did you sign your painting. That has always been a struggle for me.

[@SteveAtkinsonFineArt]

on this one, since the painting was done in one sitting and still wet, I used the handle of my brush and scratched it in. If I paint it, I'll use a small synthetic liner.

[@PaintsbyEric]

Merci pour cette démo sur les nuages. toujours difficile à peindre. Je peins à l'acrylique et j'ai toujours des difficultés à retranscrire la lumière dans les nuages tout en restant en harmonie avec l'ensemble . cordialement @paintsbyeric

[@SteveAtkinsonFineArt]

My sad attempt at the French language... my apologies! Vous êtes les bienvenus, je suis heureux de vous aider. L'acrylique est quelque chose avec lequel je ne peux pas peindre. Beaucoup de respect, Steve