How to paint clouds - sunset cloud painting tutorial

This video is available on my website and on my Patreon as a real time FULL VOICEOVER tutorial.
1 hour and 26 minutes of pure painting.
I will show you the whole process of the different layers of colours that I apply, from the underpainting to detailing ot the final layer. You will get lots of information hearing me explaining what I do while you see me painting, always seeing the colour palette that I`m using, too!
In no time you will be able to paint like that.
And I offer a 100% money back guarantee, no questions asked!
Link to my Patreon page: / brennerfineart
Linkt to my website:
www.brennerfineart.com
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Painting material that I use
Artisan water mixable oil colour (Amazon US link) -
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...
Artisan water mixable oil colour (Amazon Europe link) - www.amazon.de/gp/product/B007...
Liquitex acrylic colour for the underpainting (Amazon US link) - www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...
Liquitex acrylic colour for the underpainting (Amazon Europe link) -www.amazon.de/gp/product/B000...
Painting medium for the oil colour (Amazon Europe link) - www.amazon.de/gp/product/B00C...
My main easel (Amazon Europe link) -
www.amazon.de/gp/product/B07L...
Canvas on a stretcher (Amazon Europe link) -
www.amazon.de/gp/product/B07B...
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Equipment for filming/editing
Main camera
Canon M50 (Amazon US Link) - www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08...
Canon M50 (Amazon Europe link) - www.amazon.de/gp/product/B07B...
Second camera
Panasonic Lumix GX 880 (Amazon US link) - www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...
Panasonic Lumix GX 880 (Amazon Europe link) - www.amazon.de/gp/product/B07R...
Microphone
Rhode VideoMic (Amazon US link to a full set) - www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...
Rhode VideoMic (Amazon Europe link) - www.amazon.de/gp/product/B00C...
Light
Geekoto Softbox Studio set (Amazon Europe link) - www.amazon.de/gp/product/B07L...

[@mrswray]

I’ve watched thousands of cloud paintings. This is the first that I’d say looked realistic AND was explained well enough I could follow! I find so many experienced painters on KZbin cut the videos down and it leaves out a lot of crucial building techniques! Thanks so much for the video

[@brennerfineart]

Thank you so much :-)))) Glad that you like it AND that you can take away something for your own paintings :-))))

[@ramakrishnank.s4980]

WONDER: IS IT PAINTED OR REAL. REPEATEDLY WATCHED. EVOLUTION IS SUPERB. THANKS FOR SHARING

[@brennerfineart]

Thank you so much :-))))

[@charleyourso766]

this is abosulutely stunning! i got really into sunset photography to get inspo for painting and ive been taking great photos but paint rough clouds for years and i just got into the swing of painting day clouds and watching you paint really helps my brain grasp how the colors need to blend to get sunsetty ! thank you so much for sharing your passion with us and making learning new techniques easier 🥺💛✨👍

[@brennerfineart]

Thank you Charley :-)))) And great that this video helps you to get better into the cloud painting topic - I will do more of them in the future as people seem to really like this topic :-)))

[@divyanair0727]

Wowww

[@brennerfineart]

:-)))))))))))))

[@brennerfineart]

Join my patreon for in detail lessons on how to do a realistic painting. 4 new lessons each month! www.patreon.com/brennerfineart

[@susanbaker3461]

Outstanding!!! Thank you for making this tutorial and helping us learn your tips & talents!!!❤❤❤❤❤

[@brennerfineart]

Thank you Susan, you`re welcome :-))))

[@angelseraph139]

Gorgeous! You are so talented! Thank you for sharing your technique. 👏💕

[@brennerfineart]

Thank you so much :-)))) And thanks for watching :-)))

[@varregn1743]

THIS IS SO BEAUTIFUL, I'M SO AMAZED ON HOW YOU DO IT. IT'S ALL NATURAL

[@brennerfineart]

Thank you so much :-))))

[@rudrakshmaikhuri4064]

This is so amazing!!👏🏼 thanks for guiding

[@brennerfineart]

Thank you :-))) You`re welcome!

[@rockywoolverton9596]

Definitely going to have to give this a shot! Your methods are excellent and really helpful to help understand how the process works 😊

[@brennerfineart]

Thank you so much :-))) Glad that you like my videos :-)))

[@SorayaZiziArtist]

I love it! So incredibly beautiful 😍👏

[@brennerfineart]

Thank you :-))))

[@Mail2elr]

This guy is simply the best!!! Thanks!

[@brennerfineart]

Thank you Ernst :-)))

[@patrickguilfoyle2756]

Absolutely fantastic work of art, well done sir.

[@brennerfineart]

Thank you so much Patrick :-)))))

[@baraejaouni2467]

What do you paint is exactly what I fond of Brilliant painting All look real so real Love it soooooo much

[@brennerfineart]

Thank you - and glad that you like my videos :-)))))

[@harshplays358]

Thank you for being a guide to me❤️❤️

[@brennerfineart]

You`re welcome :-)))

[@joanna9813]

Ohmygoodness than you so much. I'm working on a cloudy sunset painting, my first one ever, and the clouds are just so flat and dense looking. Thank you for the tutorial!! I'm excited to try to fix my painting now.

[@brennerfineart]

You`re welcome Joanna :-))))

[@user-og9ty8cx4l]

А теперь я наконец-то поняла, как рисовать небо！ Моя благодарность великолепному художнику！🙏🙏🙏💓💓💓👏👏👏👏👏😊

[@brennerfineart]

Спасибо и добро пожаловать :-)))

[@meow64912]

Thank you so much, this was amazing and extremely helpful.

[@brennerfineart]

You`re welcome :-))) and I`m glad that you got so much out of this tutorial :-)))

[@lilly1761]

Beautiful!!

[@brennerfineart]

Thanks!

[@sadhanadeogaonkar14]

Oh gosh u are so talented and ur videos are so helpful!! So underrated

[@brennerfineart]

Thank you!

[@sawmoeminart]

Woo so amazing painting ❤❤

[@brennerfineart]

Thanks a lot :-)

[@andrewhulett6397]

Wow! Another stunner! Apparently I'm late to the party. Just now finding and enjoying these fantastic videos. Thanks👍

[@brennerfineart]

Thank you Andrew :-))) You´re never too late, the party`s just begun ;-))) New video will be coming every sunday so make sure you check back :-)))

[@lorenahorne6903]

I like this video a lot, I love the technique. Sehr schön und absolut klar die Erklärung, es ist definitiv ein großer Beitrag zu mir, vielen Dank für den Austausch von Wissen mit uns. 🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗

[@brennerfineart]

Vielen Dank Lorena :-)))

[@ligiasoutomaior]

Simplesmente incrível! 😍👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@brennerfineart]

¡Muchos gracias!

[@elticherz4214]

Beautiful!

[@brennerfineart]

Thank you!

[@sandracastro1226]

É lindo ver você pintar, o pincel dança nas suas mãos, maravilhoso!!!

[@brennerfineart]

Muchas gracias :-)))

[@britishempires]

Awesome skills mate 👍

[@brennerfineart]

Thanks a lot :-)))

[@aishahhearts8294]

This is amazing

[@brennerfineart]

Thank you :-))))

[@audryanne6914]

Thank you for this tutorial its really helpful 😍

[@brennerfineart]

Thank you Anne, glad that you like it :-)))

[@Motivatliation]

So beautiful, thank you

[@brennerfineart]

You`re welcome :-)))

[@Juliajayne]

Sehr eindrücklich! 😍 und super Pinsel von Boesner, da kaufe ich auch immer

[@brennerfineart]

Vielen Dank Julia :-))) JAAA - der Boesner ist genial - aber auch gefährlich...ich will nur Pinsel kaufen und lauf zusätzlich raus mit 10 Leinwänden, nem neuen Firnis und und und... :-)))))

[@SamsArtStudio]

Wow you make it look so easy!

[@brennerfineart]

Thank you :-))) With enough practice it really IS that simple ;-)

[@SamsArtStudio]

@@brennerfineart I'm gonna plan to follow on of your tutorials and record it! I have another channel for tutorials. I'll send you the link on insta

[@alizulfiqar2559]

I believe clouds are the most difficult to paint and the way you are doing is really amazing..

[@brennerfineart]

Thank you Ali :-))) But clouds actually are not the most difficult things to paint - try a realistic portrait of a human being - that is a REAL challenge :-))))

[@anartfuljourneywithroberty3784]

Amazing 👍🏻

[@brennerfineart]

Thanks a lot :-)))

[@ursulareeb4954]

Hallo Tobias, auf der Suche nach einer guten Anleitung für ein 'luminous sky' ich sah zum erstenmal eines deiner Videos. Ich fand in deinem sunset video genau was ich was looking for. Vielen Dank ich werde bestimmt ein fan deiner videos. Herliche Grüße from South Africa. ❤❤

[@brennerfineart]

Vielen Dank Ursula :-))) Auch für dein Feedback - nur so finde ich heraus, ob den Leuten gefällt was ich mache. Viele Grüße nach Südafrika :-)))

[@sofiaan710]

ΠΑΡΆ ΠΟΛΎ ΩΡΑΙΟ!!!!!!!!!!! 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@brennerfineart]

Πολλά ευχαριστώ!!

[@lauraandreoli5488]

Finalmente una spiegazione chiara. Grazie

[@brennerfineart]

Grazie mille :-) Sono molto felice che ti sia piaciuto :-)))

[@aurelienlinnenkamp9885]

So nice 🎉😊 REALLY BRAVO.

[@brennerfineart]

Thanks :-)))

[@digrart71]

Wow👍👍👍

[@brennerfineart]

Thank you :-)))

[@magorzatazaremba6656]

Super 👏👏👏

[@brennerfineart]

Thank you Barbara :-))))

[@danieltronbelli1328]

It is good if you mix the color and we can see

[@brennerfineart]

I did that in earlier videos when I started this channel 2 years ago. But people apparantly do not like this approach...they want to get the information highly compressed in 10 minutes or shorter, is the video longer (my early ones had an hour or even more) they leave very early and KZbin is not recommending these videos any further unfortunately. But I have a Patreon (link is in the description box) where I offer full time videos without any time lapse including the full colour mixing process ahead of painting - perhaps this is something you might be interested in :-)))

[@sheramifernando9370]

I love your video so much thank you for sharing! Do you use a medium to thin out your acrylic underpaint as well or only your oil painting on top?

[@brennerfineart]

Thank you Sherami :-))) I´m using no medium for the acrylics except for a bit water.

[@S.D.-]

Great

[@brennerfineart]

Thanks!

[@PatriciaOliveira-qg4oj]

👏👏👏👏👏

[@brennerfineart]

:-)))))

[@sharonbodner9782]

Wow! Thanks for this tutorial on clouds. Love your paintings. Would that dry brush blending technique work with acrylic paint too? I am still learning, but I find acrylic dries so quickly sometimes my blending doesn't work so well

[@brennerfineart]

Acrylics dry simply too quick, the background can not be done like this with acrylics. But there are drying retarders that slow down the drying process, you could try to use one of these. Or just switch to oils ;-) WAY easier to handle and simply producing just way better results.

[@catritz]

Hello I watched your "How to paint clouds-Realistic cloud painting tutorial" (4 Apr 2021) It'd be wonderful if you could do a similar composition tutorial using colours of the sunset. I would like to paint this for myself and would appreciate your help. Thanks

[@brennerfineart]

I will try to do one but I am not sure when I can do it, soooo many other things to paint first :-))

[@dhanalakshmim2235]

Finally found this video.! Looks great.. Should we wait till the background gets dry to paint the clouds or we can carry-on ? Usually they say we need to wait 6months for the painting to dry to use varnish. Should we really need to wait for months or we can use a hair dryer?

[@brennerfineart]

Thank you :-))) The background needs to be bone dry...and the drying time depends upon the thickness of the colour...I do use thin layers of colour. Not thinned down a lot but overall just enough colour to cover the white of the canvas. And this will take a couple of days to really dry completely so that it will not lift off again when you apply the next layer. Just put it next to your heater in your appartment or in direct sunlight in summertime, this also helps a lot to speed up drying time.

[@sanika758]

Can an acrylic painter make oil paintings easily?? or is it difficult??

[@brennerfineart]

I started with acrylics and I think oils are easier to handle, especially when it comes to blending. When you want to blend acrylics you need some drying retarder or work in layers. Oils stay wet MUCH longer and so have much more time to blend the colours to perfection. But as oils need much longer to dry you will need to let the layers dry completely before applying another layer.

[@Khh444]

Hello. Would you mind me asking how long do you wait for the paint to dry before next layer. Thanks. Beautiful painting💙

[@brennerfineart]

Thank you :-))) I wait until it`s bone dry, no matter if it is 3, 5 or 7 days. Just make sure it really is completely dry before you apply the next layer.

[@Khh444]

@@brennerfineart great. Thank you🙏

[@pati1713]

Could you focous more on step by step application of colours (espesially when you were painting the sky)? As a noob when it comes to painting, quick skips in the vid make it harder to copy, it's clear that you have great talant and skill. Just slow down so dummies like me can catch up. :) Thanks

[@brennerfineart]

I know what you mean :-))) A bit of a problem is that people get very quick very bored - so not to loose them you need to engage them with constant fresh information, lots of cuts, new angles etc. so it`s very hard to show everything in detail and NOT loose all the viewers unfortunately :-((( I tried it on several videos and they did exceptionally bad...so I try to focus on the important steps and try to keep a steady "flow" for the KZbin community. But if you want to see the videos in full time with no time laps you could join my Patreon (link is in the description box).

[@zenarart]

Woww amazing artwork

[@brennerfineart]

Thanks a lot :-)))

[@mariaiturrino6693]

You have to tell how you make the pre colors

[@brennerfineart]

I tried to...but the longer tutorials on KZbin did not do well...people bailed out...I had videos showing the colour mixing process, no time lapse at all and the people left the video after 5 minutes...and youtube did not like that and did not recommend the videos to other people. Since I do the 8, 10, 15 minute videos KZbin pushes my videos A LOT more out to people and they stay a lot longer (percentage wise)...so I have to do it this way unfortunately. But you can still joing my patreon, no time lapse there and the full colour mixing process: www.patreon.com/brennerfineart

[@briantaulbee6452]

Clouds. I dont paint clouds very well. As much as ive tried, they rarely if at all resemble actual clouds. I suppose i should attempt something like this where the clouds are the subject of the painting.

[@brennerfineart]

I have a lot of cloud painting tutorials on my channel - vieos that focus solely on painting clouds...have a look at this playlist here: kzbin.info/aero/PLuPJxSSad3u0ihuE_CnNbvxMsNfRtuF9u

[@sanika758]

Sir, can you please tell me whether classes are essential for a student practicing painting for 5 years? I have improved but comparitively less than others due to rectifying my mistakes on own. Thank you for the painting I loved it💜💜

[@brennerfineart]

Classes can be helpful but are not essential for improving. I had some formal basic training for a year but that was nothing compared to the time I spent alone in fron of the easel figuring out how to achieve a realistic look applying the colours. I am convinced that nearly anyone can learn how to paint but you need to put the time in that it takes to get to a good level. And the more time you put in the better you will get and the sooner you will get to a good level :-)))

[@sanika758]

@@brennerfineart Thank you so much. This helped me alot. I am relieved😊

[@brennerfineart]

@@sanika758 you`re welcome :-)))

[@robloxwithfelix9637]

Perfect art. What is the name of the camera you took the video?

[@brennerfineart]

Thanks a lot :-) It`s the Canon M50, stock lense.

[@robloxwithfelix9637]

@@brennerfineart ok thank you so much

[@jalmanzaart]

Hello is this lesson complete available in Patreon? thanks in advance

[@brennerfineart]

Hi Juan, this lessen is actually my very first full time real time tutorial on my patreon ;-)))

[@elanamarino2624]

What brand of brushes please. Can you link in your affiliate

[@brennerfineart]

Hi Elena, the brushes that I use are unfortunately not (yet?) available on amazon as I buy them here at a local shop in Germany. This shop is not connected to amazon in any way. But I think you can order there online on their website, too and I think (not sure about that) that they ship worldwide. The company is called "Boesner".

[@elanamarino2624]

@@brennerfineart thank you for your response, can you please tell me the brand and kind that you've shown here in the video...thanks

[@Neer874]

Do u have full tutorial? Is this acrelic color or oil paint

[@brennerfineart]

Yes, I have full tutorials, also from this video here. Either on my website for single sale or on my patreon. This is painted with water mixable oils.

[@dhanalakshmim2235]

So Actually there a 3 layers, 1st and in 2nd layer we use the colors to blend and after 2nd layer is dried we started with the clouds. Is that right? Yesterday i have tried another method with underpainting and it was horrible..!

[@brennerfineart]

Put in the first layer and let it dry - put the second layer in and let the second layer dry and THEN we go on top of the second layer to finally get the clouds in :-)))

[@elticherz4214]

Can you do it with acrylic paint? I can’t afford oleo .

[@brennerfineart]

It gets difficult, there is some blending going on. You need to be able to blend the colours extremely quickly or you should add some drying retarder into your acrylics.

[@kodok_buluan]

Don't forget for take a rest..

[@mahmutylmaz4175]

May I make with acrylic?

[@brennerfineart]

Yes you can try, that should be no problem :-)))

[@paulwhiting1648]

Hi can you please send me the link for the full one hour 26 minute tutorial of this video I couldnt find it on your Patreon channel

[@brennerfineart]

Hi, I can`t find you on my patreon - could you send me please a message on Patreon? Then I can send you the link.

[@paulwhiting1648]

@@brennerfineart What level would I have to join Bronze or Silver?

[@brennerfineart]

@@paulwhiting1648 When you want to have access to the videos you need to join the silver level.

[@ambadaschavan3581]

you use oil or acrylic

[@brennerfineart]

I`m using water mixable oils. Links to the colours you will find in the description box :-)))

[@salvatorecau1837]

Molto bello..bei colori.. Però non si riesce a capire ancora in che modo mescoli i colori che poi utilizzi sulla tela..

[@brennerfineart]

Grazie molto :-))) Ho un video qui in cui mostro un esempio di come mescolare i colori - sfortunatamente non è possibile per me pre-mescolare tutti i colori per lo spettatore per tutte le immagini, che mi terrebbe impegnato per alcuni anni ;-) Segui le istruzioni nel video e vedrai che con la pratica diventerai più sicuro: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gXeaiql8hrBpbLM

[@h7pubg]

i wish my sky color didn’t always blend into the cloud colors, i don’t know how you all do it

[@brennerfineart]

You need to wait until the colour of the sky is bone dry. Then you can apply the colour for the clouds - this way the colours will not start to mix unintentionally. This tipp is especially working for oils.

[@user-nb8pb3xt8q]

🤔🙂👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🖌️🎨⭐⭐⭐

[@brennerfineart]

Thanks a lot :-)))

[@hypekillacsplaya]

wait a second, is this water color?

[@brennerfineart]

Hi Eric, no, this is water mixable oil colour, links to the colours that I use you will find in the description box of the video.

[@KRASJEL]

You Paint acrylic OR ook?

[@brennerfineart]

Water mixable oils for the final layer and sometimes acrylics for the first layer. But it`s been a while since I used acrylics, I use mostly water mixable oils now for the underpainting, too.

[@KRASJEL]

I zee... But. Not based on water. Whatsoever. With mix you use (it's for a new painting). I'm a Belgian.

[@brennerfineart]

@@KRASJEL You can mix the colour with either water OR oil due to the special formula these water mixable oils have. Or any other of those toxic and harmful stuff like white spirit or turpentine ;-))) As I said I mostly use linseed oil now even at the stage of the underpainting.

[@KRASJEL]

@@brennerfineart IT Just egg-yolk. (Van Eyck inventzdit). But. Maybe I'll five IT a try. Thanx.

[@mansouriel9439]

Fantastic but mixture of colors is not shown.

[@brennerfineart]

Thank you :-))) I tried to show it on some videos when I started the channel but the retention was horrible...so I stopped it. But you can join my patreon, there you will get the full time versions of the KZbin videos without any time lapse and you will also see the whole paint mixing process in detail, also without any time lapse.

[@mansouriel9439]

At all I like your sunset picture and you are free to show on you video how do you mixe colors to make others or not.

[@brennerfineart]

@@mansouriel9439 I DID show it in earlier videos - but the videos performed bad because most of the people do NOT want to watch the colour mixing process. They got bored and switch away...so I stopped to show it of course. Making videos that nearly no one wants to watch makes no sense, right?

[@ikhtabar]

You did not explain anything what colors you mixed where you put them. It is not a good tutorial. But you are a good painter.

[@brennerfineart]

Thank you for your feedback! It`s a very early tutorial that I did when I had not much experience here on youtube. But another point is, that people apparantly do not want to get in detail information about the process that goes into a painting here on youtube. The videos without any time lapse that were much longer did really bad. Therefore I started to offer the real tutorials on my patreon where people see the whole mixing process and all of the material that I filmed without any time lapse.

[@angelozizza1981]

Bravissimo artista , pessima pronuncia inglese, molto irritante

[@brennerfineart]

Grazie mille :-))) Vengo dalla Germania, quindi il mio inglese non è perfetto, mi dispiace!

[@seriouslyspikey1733]

Bro literally explained nothing

[@brennerfineart]

Yes, one of the first videos on my channel...still learning how to make better videos, it`s not an easy thing!

[@brennerfineart]

Join my patreon for in detail lessons on how to do a realistic painting. 4 new lessons each month! www.patreon.com/brennerfineart

[@janvanwyck876]

I keep watching you paint beautiful clouds. So far I still haven't done what I want. But I will never give up. Thank You

[@brennerfineart]

@@janvanwyck876 That`s the right attitude - giving up is NO solution!!!