ESSENTIAL SKILLS FOR PAINTING SKIES

[@sulabhdhanuka2773]

In a world of TikTok and KZbin shorts, thank you for putting out these detailed videos on core topics that beginners like me struggle with. KZbin may not reward these longer videos, but there are many of us who love watching them and benefit tremendously from them. Thank you and I look forward to many more such videos. Really appreciate the effort that goes in and you sharing your talents.

[@shelleynichols9626]

Agreed! 💯

[@AM-ui9mc]

100%

[@Pixieshade]

🎯 💯

[@diannebertold3602]

Amen! Timelapses and shorts are so discouraging when one is learning.

[@janeswalden1]

Agree wholeheartedly. Very much appreciated 👏

[@pammcreynolds]

I have a lot of skies to practice. I love how you show messing up beside doing it right.

[@jeangrotberg5806]

This is "teaching"... and thank you so much. The preparation, the thought process.... where to start and plan a painting... as you say - before you ever touch the paper. It's so nice to be shown and included.... not just an observer. Thank You again!!!

[@1msfit]

These lessons are incredible. You provide so much information that my head is spinning😂 but that’s a good thing! Tomorrow I hope to get started practicing and trying out different combinations of my own colors. This is very exciting. Thank you very much for all that you do for all of us beginners. It means everything when you have no teacher and no compatriots to discuss things with-which is why I also love Our Landscape, which is a very helpful forum.

[@trishwoods]

Yes!!! Thank you for these detailed tutorials instead of time lapse and shorts that actually make me feel sick. They don’t teach me anything. I truly appreciate your style of teaching and also having a “visiting” with artist feel. You are so appreciated!!! ❤

[@oliverpyle-ourlandscape4442]

Thanks Trisha

[@trishwoods]

@@oliverpyle-ourlandscape4442 you’re welcome

[@helenlittle3075]

Another fantastic video, thank you Olly! These really are the 'gold standard' of watercolour lessons - can't wait for the next one!

[@kerriefearby9542]

I totally agree. Well said.

[@kathleenpotter8453]

Thanks so much for taking the time to break down the steps and colors you use to create your gorgeous skies!! Can’t wait to see your next video.

[@margaretmcallister5422]

Yes, you have actually managed to make watching paint dry into something interesting. Thank you. Good tips and great video.😀

[@lesliedroogmans3491]

This is such a great video. It gives you true instruction - you’re not just watching someone else paint - he shows you HOW ahead is doing what he is. Really really good.

[@pamelawamala6751]

Thank you. Awesome demo. Loving your channel ... and I was laughing out loud when you intentionally took the colors too far ... spoke about adding more and more colors until your painting got very busy. It is so easy to do - but the limited palette is a great tool. Thank you again.

[@kerriefearby9542]

The colour combo doodles is a great idea, thank you. Guess what I will be doing tomorrow? I hope to come up with some useful 'Australian' colours.

[@herzbabeworld]

you are greatest teacher, share all your techniques. It is really help me to improve my watercolour more. no words to say. Thank you

[@paul-oram]

Great exercises. Thankyou for spending the time to film this. I will make a go at all these and post my results on the blog.

[@keithatkins6931]

Simply brilliant. Thank you for the clear and precise narrative. There are hours and hours of tips to help my practice and so much more helpful than many videos that either simplify or time lapse the detail out and just add to my frustration at not being able to produce a result that I am happy with. Please keep sharing your experience and skill.

[@atelierthhun1165]

I've just enjoyed this for the second time and learned a lot. Your considered approach is delightful. I second your appeal for practice and experiment. Many people regard this as wasting paper and pigment when the reverse seems to be true. Keep up the good work and many thanks.

[@kimbirch1202]

I think your advice to keep experimenting with different techniques is most helpful, and most fun.

[@marilynbeeby6435]

Ollie, you really teach well. Thank you for all you have done to produce such an informative tutorial, I look forward to your next video 😊

[@rohinirsundar]

This was super helpful! And for someone like me who struggles with skies that turn green….you’ve explained it so patiently and well! Many many thanks 🙏

[@Marimhage]

Thank you Oliver for this second video on painting skies, full of useful informations as every time. I did’t yet practice the exercises but will do soon. I want to tell that after having watched your first video of this série and practised the exercises I look to real skies in a quite different way.

[@phyllissmith1105]

Thanks for explaining how to avoid green skies!

[@juliechen8710]

I just want to thank you so much for making this skies series. It is incredibly informative and truly the most helpful material I could ever find on this subject!

[@HarrietD-ph7bw]

Thank you so much for your expertise and thorough process explanation. If I could add one note: in your materials lesson (I am going through your beginners playlist), you mention that you don’t view paper as a larger factor in your output and that buying expensive paper may stall the process due to fear of waste. I am a beginner and I found that switching to expensive paper has vastly improved my learning experience. I believe if I had a lot more experience as an artist, I would get similar results between wood pulp and cotton paper but as a beginner, the switch has been invaluable. Just an opinion that I have observed with other novices as well!

[@artdavisstudios]

Such a useful video. Gets to the nuts and bolts of how to achieve a sky that adds drama without looking false. Love the non-wet in wet technique. I've always started by wetting my paper in the sky. Also the little playing with trios of color exercise is going to be fun.

[@ianproudfoot8372]

I just love these clear, well-constructed teaching sessions combined with the opportunity to practise during and afterwards. I am working my way through so many of Ollie's videos. My weekly sessions are the highlight of my week. Thank you so much.

[@meadowmorph3291]

Thank you, thank you THANK you. You have no idea how many times I've tried to follow a beginner's step-by-step video that left out many steps for brevity's sake. I've learned more from this series of videos (so far) and I'm only on video three?

[@JsbB-q6p]

There is so very much to learn and few people who do tutorials on KZbin go into the detail that you do. It is so appreciated. Silly me, before I started watching yours I thought red was red, blue was blue and yellow was yellow. I had no idea about the nuances between them (and often between manufacturers!) Thank you so much for being so very helpful. I started doing this rather late in life so have to catch up quickly! 😅

[@frankjoedicke5307]

Thank you Oli so much! Very informative and beautiful painting!

[@make-upalternatives5291]

Thank you so much Oliver, for all your wonderful tips. you are a gift. I love your delicacy and understanding.

[@elizabethsolart]

Your tutorials never get old. Watching all over again. As I'm healing fron x3 major abdominal surgeries performed in one go, and can't yet be upright long enough to put brush to paper.. your videos are keeping me sane and happy right now. Really loved revisiting this video Oliver it's full of Gold information and advise. Thankyou 🙏

[@magpiegirl3783]

SO HELPFUL. Love your commentary - hearing this from an experienced artist helps make sense of what seems an most impossible puzzle in watercolour use. Thank you - I learned a lot and am going to start a “doodle book” for jus the purpose of watching watercolour do its thing!

[@belindahall5220]

Your videos are immensely helpful and enjoyable! Many 😊 thanks from across the pond;)

[@stuartayre7618]

Another video jammed full of practical advice--thank you.

[@mariapazaristeaguirre4491]

Of course I like your videos. You are a great teacher and your channel has grown a lot.

[@debbieabruzzini7004]

Thank you for actually teaching!!! I am so grateful.

[@stevec-b6214]

absolutely riveting! that last sky was so real in its subtle changes to the horizon. Thanks again.

[@chanatipsuksang5532]

Absolute fabulous demonstration!!! Always learn so much from you!!!👏👏👏👏😍😍😍😍

[@diannebertold3602]

Thank you so much. You are generous to offer so much of your process. I feel like I’ve been in a workshop because my notebook is full of notes.

[@mattwj77]

An excellent second installment. The graded wash demonstration is especially helpful, that's a skill that can be quite tricky for new painters.

[@irinashagovikova8943]

У вас очень нежные работы. Очень красиво. Я не знаю английского, просто слушаю вас и смотрю. Спасибо большое!

[@paintlady2268]

Thank you for your in-depth explanations. Appreciate all the thought and effort you've put into these sessions.

[@qumarhelali3981]

Wonderful and thank you.

[@leahferrell3110]

You're the poet of clouds!

[@stephaniecorbett5356]

This tutorial was so helpful, thank you so much!

[@TheArghnono]

Thank you for this great instructional and inspirational video, Oliver. Watching it makes me pick up a brush and have a go again :-)

[@sroux7027]

Vos conseils sont précieux et votre approche très pédagogique, est un bonheur pour une débutante.

[@bouvmama1279]

Thank you for being so thorough, putting so much critical information in this lesson. Too often I am left thinking 'well, what about when...' after watching an online 'teacher'. I especially appreciate learning techniques for wet paper versus dry. I have definitely been muddling those... Also the quick color lesson is quite helpful. And may I just say that your rhetorical style and word choice make me feel I have just learned valuable life lessons? Thanks again.

[@oliverpyle-ourlandscape4442]

Thanks for the kind comment - pleased the video helps.

[@sujanithtottempudi2991]

I also thoroughly enjoy your members forum on your website. It's so mature . Thank you🙏

[@gailgray6600]

This is brilliant - for so long I’ve just been throwing pigments on the paper and hoping for the best - with little or no planning. I am so very grateful. God bless and thank you again. Oh, that way to not get green in the skies - so great. :)

[@kristingoethals4330]

I painted one of my first beautiful skies. Thanks to your sky-tutorials. They are amazingly helpful. Thank you so much !

[@gertrudelow4914]

Thank you for sharing. Luv them and its amazing how you so generously shared your techinques of blending skies.

[@Zenon-fg4dw]

Forever grateful for these tutorials. Thank you, Oliver!

[@jamesbooth5187]

Great Video, very much appreciated. Thank you!

[@geoffstradling6709]

Oliver I am returning to painting after 30 years and have been scouring You Tube for teachers on the subject of watercolour painting. I and delighted to say that I have found your channel. Your style of teaching is very attention grabbing and your enthusiasm for the subject is second to none. I will be diving in to your Chanel on a very regular basis as my go to aid for my journey ahead. Thank you so much!

[@oliverpyle-ourlandscape4442]

Super - thanks Geoff

[@evahagemeyer9142]

Thank you for that tip on transitioning from blue to yellow. PS: love your humor as well (" don't nick my idea")

[@yaseminmutluclarke723]

Thank you very much for your excellent teaching, so beneficial, I appreciate. Looking forward to watching your future videos.

[@nancybrink3701]

So very helpful! Love the exercises. Thank you Oliver

[@patriciaharris8213]

Just brilliant. You are a great teacher. Thank you so much!

[@judycozon4081]

Such a helpful video - terrific thank you Olly!

[@irmaclarkson8203]

Brilliant! Thank you Oliver 👍

[@Wolf-6567]

Another amazing tutorial. These really help novices like me, and encourage people like me to start out. Thank you for creating them have a wonderful day.

[@halinateller2665]

Thank you so much for giving your time and knowledge to help beginners like myself to learn to paint with WC, you are very generous person , your talent is remarkable

[@eirenmist12]

Very helpful! Thank you for doing these sky videos. 🙂

[@lisaglasnapp1022]

Excellent video! I learned a lot. I'm going to work through your exercises now. Thank you!

[@jonimarsicano4642]

Being new to watercolor, this video was so helpful! Your advice was so easy to understand. Thank you so much. Can’t wait to try your color exercises!

[@marie-lineclippe]

Excellent!!! Thank you for the share!!!

[@sujanithtottempudi2991]

Excellent teaching👌👌👌

[@mikebutterworth73]

Thank you for giving so much detailed information in a clear and understandable manner, very much appreciated on the ever learning journey of watercolour

[@andystacey4760]

Thanks Oliver, enforces the need to think about design and composition before hand.

[@mchris1020]

Great sky tips! Thank you

[@Sara_eol]

Thank you!!!! 🙌✨

[@lesleyfox6934]

Thank you so much Oliver it was a very informative tutorial and I look forward to trying out the different combinations you showed us. You are so generous with your time and I greatly appreciate that.

[@elmineleroux2840]

Thank you so much...I have some practising to do! Your patience and step-by-step guidance inspired me to work more carefully and preparation is the key to achievement. So happy to have discovered you!

[@CastleMc]

One of the best demonstrations I've seen on You Tube, thank you!

[@Gashinshoutan2009]

Great tutorial videos! Thank you very much. I would try the methodical approach and planning in my paintings to get more natural transitions of colours.

[@gigismith4142]

I’ve so struggled with skies! This has been incredibly helpful. Thank you!

[@normaneames5901]

Thanks very much for these detailed tutorials. Giving me insight and motivation and they are very helpful.

[@lizethcastillo6610]

Amazing lesson

[@elsagarciavega4333]

Brilliant!!! Excellent! As always. You are a generous, patient and really beautifull teacher. Thank you so much for your explanations. Thank you from Spain.

[@daleshawn1910]

Fantastic!

[@sandywest4299]

brilliant tyvm. stay safe and blessed and keep smiling with joy.

[@dannychen1064]

thank you so much this is so much helpful!!

[@melindaavila498]

Brilliant! I have had such difficulty working with water. This is so clear and concise.

[@ArtAndAnimalsAlways]

Thank you so much Oliver, this was really interesting and informative. 🤗

[@cajsheen2594]

Very helpful indeed! Thankyou! ❤ XXX

[@nt2024april]

So helpful

[@mahirakhan-rea9625]

Can't wait to try this one. Thanks Oliver.

[@annesestier-pu6yg]

Thank you very much for these very detailed and extremely useful videos ! Such a good teacher ! Thank you 🙏

[@berittrdal403]

Thanks a lot!

[@elkakruger6714]

Thank you. This was very very informative and helpfull. You are a true teacher of watercolours.

[@terrydevries914]

Hello from Northern California. I was looking forward to this. You did not disappoint Oliver

[@NinaKaterinaH]

I learnt a lot from this and other of your videos. Thank you for that!!

[@joefenech4527]

Thanks for the lesson I've kept a note for the sky colors

[@rafaelsando8665]

Thank you so much. Very useful and inspiring material.

[@sevdabaran2841]

THANK YOU !!!!!!!!

[@johnthulborn4713]

Thanks for sharing your videos Oliver

[@ccc8316]

Very helpful for learning these useful techniques. Thanks so much for sharing it! Really appreciate it!

[@ChrisHobelArt]

Fantastic as usual , what was the grey mix at the end of the video?

[@jenniferlyman3400]

Your videos are so incredibly helpful. You are addressing the very issues with skies that I struggle to figure out. They are brilliant. Thank you so much for your thoughtful and carefully organized presentations

[@oliverpyle-ourlandscape4442]

Thanks Jennifer - pleased that they're helping

[@lesleyking2815]

Thanks Oliver, great lesson, you make it all look so achievable 😊

[@peterkotlowski4613]

Thank-you so much for your expert advice in doing skies.