Painting Skies in Watercolour - When Sky Meets Land

[@marypaulic6528]

This lesson was very helpful. I've been struggling with this issue, and your explaination makes perfect sense. Thank you!

[@khrisabuid4315]

I get annoyed when I think of all the time I have wasted watching tutorials that taught me nothing, and then I found these!!!!

[@paintingdrawing8935]

My God Oliver, I hope you read this. you just cleared up so much for me with your watercolor gold dust statement. This has been a longstanding problem for me and I wasn’t even aware of it! This is life changing for my paintings. Gold dust indeed. Thank you sir!

[@attadudepc]

Not only are you a talented artist, you're an excellent teacher as well. It takes a special type of person to accomplish what you've accomplished.

[@katherineclough1772]

I so enjoy your explanations and ideas you have help us with ! Thank you! Love your videos!

[@chandramurugaiah4641]

Thank you very much for this wonderful tutorial . I have always had this problem where the two edges meet resulting in unsightly darkened edges from the previous layer. You explained this so simply!!

[@iwqmaster]

Probably one of your best and most impactful!

[@ARUNSHARMA-ld6df]

amazing demo Oliver , thank you

[@Linda-kh6rl]

In all my years of painting i have never seen any Artist explain this. An it certainly has helped me understand your artwork .An you or so good at explaining an taking your time of explaining.Thanks For Your Lesson.

[@normaneames5901]

Thank you. You have made me think before I start rather than impatiently rush into a painting.

[@elsagrace3893]

I envy Oliver’s children. To have a grounded, solid, patient, caring parent, probably parents. A healthy start and support throughout their lives.

[@sylviasondermann6342]

Deine Bilder machen glücklich! Vielen Dank!!!

[@johnthulborn4713]

Thanks Oliver for these videos. looking forward to the next one

[@william123-asdf]

You, unquestionably, have the best loose painting watercolor fine art instructional channel, sir. Well done, you.🥂

[@sugarcane9425]

Very helpful and clear understanding. Thks

[@christinedrake1645]

you are a great tutor.. amazing painter.. so helpful to me...thank you,

[@stevemack60]

Yet another excellent video. Very helpful. Thank you!

[@lisabennett5078]

Thank you, super helpful, Oliver. The examples are *great*.

[@Julie-ch6vt]

Thank you and very enjoyed your teaching that is useful to me. All the skills are I want and I will keep learn from you! From Taiwan

[@attadudepc]

Olly, you are a most talented teacher/ instructor. Your teaching method is extraordinary as is your ability to communicate.

[@oliverpyle-ourlandscape4442]

Really appreciate that Paul - thank you.

[@darnissar]

This is simply charity...parting away with the techniques that can help millions to enrich their paintings. I salute you Mr. Oliver Pyle!

[@edbiggs7168]

What an eye-opener - yes, the series is about skies, but the strategy is what struck me. Thank you for the time and effort you have spent on your videos.

[@oliverpyle-ourlandscape4442]

It's a pleasure. Thank you

[@huguettegabrial478]

I love to listen to you explaining those exercises I learned a lot more from you than anyone else. At 81 it’s about time for me to learn the right way to paint thanks to you. Thank you.watercolour

[@carlospointelin]

También para mí a mis 83. Muchas gracias Olly!!!

[@kathrynoreilly6064]

i love the simple, yet subtle depiction of the tree, thank you.

[@barbararosselot2025]

I’ve only recently become very interested in watercolors. I almost exclusively paint in oils, but already I am acquiring some watercolor paints and brushes thanks to viewing your videos. Thank you so very much for these! They are so informative and it truly seems like magic when I see you paint. Watercolors are so different than oils, but fascinating. They definitely have a mind of their own at times. I’m just sorry I waited to paint until after my retirement almost 10 years ago!

[@inherjyze1ify]

With your talent and your ability to teach i believe 100 G is quite reachable.

[@JemmaNewman]

Brilliant explanation of edges. It turns a painting into a fun logic puzzle - working out all the layers and edges. Gosh I'm so glad I found your tutorials, my landscapes have improved dramatically with this single change of only defining an edge once. Thank you!

[@robertcox3861]

Very helpful enjoy your work many thanks 🙏

[@shaistaaga9295]

Its so simple to understand this tutorial with examples. Thanks Oliver

[@christinedekeuster7378]

This is just a "pépite" (French word to indicate that sth is really valuable, essential). Thank you a lot for all these technical information, Oliver. You are very generous.

[@heatherdavis2579]

So happy to have found you! I've learned so much already and appreciate the quality of your tutorials. I look forward to being a student. Kind regards.

[@phyllissmith1105]

Thank you for this video. It was very helpful to me.

[@lindaknox9908]

I found this video to be incredibly useful. Thank you so much for sharing your talent and techniques.

[@sinydedeugd6989]

Oliver, it's so nice to be able to watch tutorials where painting is done in real time! It is so easy to follow and you are clear with beautiful examples. I have found great treasure in your lessons. Thank you very much, I really appreciate it!🙏☺

[@oliverpyle-ourlandscape4442]

Thank you Siny - you're very welcome

[@adrianacuevas5688]

You are best watercolor teacher , thank you for sharing

[@xpsxps1339]

Oliver, thank you! You are not just a great artist; I am not sure whose else's watercolors are so beautifully transparent as yours (I absolutely love your paintings), but you also are a brilliant teacher! You are the only one I subscribed to. I am not a beginner; regardless of that, I learn tons from your context, which you so generously give us for free. (I still cannot believe you are doing so. THANK YOU!) Have you been considering doing the workshop/s? I am pretty sure you would have plenty of followers who would be happy to pay for your plain-air tutorials. Most of us (I guess) are working in our studios which definitely is not the same.

[@oliverpyle-ourlandscape4442]

Kind words - thank you. Workshops will come at some point, but other projects are booked in for 2023. Everything has to be juggled with the commitment I have first and foremost to the galleries that represent me in the UK.

[@xpsxps1339]

@@oliverpyle-ourlandscape4442, I see. I'm sure your art is in demand, and the galleries you work with represent you well. I myself am a gallerist and started painting after a decades-long break. (You are one of the artists who encouraged me to start again, and I am very grateful.) Also, I honestly admire the transparency of your paintings, especially when you're working with such a limited palette. (I could look at them all day long; they make me joyful.) As an artist, I am far from you, sigh, but I know where I am aiming, lol! It's a long, long journey, and your videos help me progress. There is a high probability I will be in the UK at some point in 2024, so I will hope you decide to do some workshops then🙂. If there, I would love to attend and learn from you. Thank you for everything you are doing for us! And Happy and Successful New Year!

[@ruthfulton2079]

Love this style of painting. Thku for sharing. Must try it myself now.

[@edwinacollins6691]

I have watched several of your videos and find a good amount of information. Thank you.

[@yaseminmutluclarke723]

Thank you very much, now i start to understand about sky and edges between sky and land.Thanks to your excellent teaching I really improve my paintings.Tanks again.

[@JLWall27]

So very helpful! Thank you, Oliver! With appreciation, Janet

[@paintlady2268]

Excellent demonstration and expainations. Thank you!

[@michaelgauci-w4m]

Thank you for these beneficial videos. I enjoy watching, you are an excellent teacher for the watercolour medium.

[@marypartridge5154]

I love the way you teach which is understandable as I get tired of all the American channels with all the talk of mark making and demonstrative hype.

[@ChrisHobelArt]

You are the best , no competition, I’m learning so much, no one I know can teach and engage the student better😊 noosa Australia

[@oliverpyle-ourlandscape4442]

Most kind Chris - thank you.

[@Mail2elr]

Thank you very much for this valuable tips. Pure gold!

[@pamelabozzi239]

THANK YOU. So very helpful to describe this approach.

[@suel4269]

Thankyou for sharing !

[@christinemay9155]

This is a brilliant tutorial. I started watercolour painting last year and couldn't really work out why my paintings always had hard lines instead of merging softly or seamlessly. I was on the verge of giving up and throwing all my painting equipment away. Watching you demonstrate the different techniques and explaining everything so clearly has inspired me to give it another go.

[@wernermaier4835]

Oliver deine Erklärungen sind erste Sahne. Das beste was ich bis jetzt in der Aquarellmalerei gesehen habe. Bin noch Anfänger und suche professionelle tips und Tricks die du mir auf brillante Art und Weise zeigst. Thank you very Match 😊🙏

[@ritadrake2289]

Such a pleasure to learn from you- and I love that you are left handed since I am too!

[@jeffreyhill4574]

You are a good man, Oliver Pyle. Thank you.

[@peggy011]

Excellent tutorial. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

[@sylviamok675]

Thank you, Oliver. What a great and helpful Video. Greetings from Vienna

[@daleshawn1910]

Your videos are priceless. I thank you so very much.

[@carolt.7354]

This is an excellent video lesson! These edges are brilliant! Thank you.

[@lindyhyam1495]

Simply fabulous! Thank you.

[@jenniferwharton6696]

Another amazing tutorial!! I am learning so much. 😃 Thanks Olly!

[@yellowrose7405]

Thank you for a wonderful tutorial and demonstrating various ways to approach sky and land. I am a beginner and about to practice a mix of wet on wet and wet on dry scene - wondering how I am going to achieve it. The scene will involve sky, land, and water using wet on wet washes and adding more detailed elements of a boat and dock, which will involve a wet on dry approach. The illustration shows a background on a soft shoreline with the suggestion of trees and water in the foreground. Your recommendations of planning ahead on how to get the desired results is very helpful. Now I need to take the plunge. 😬

[@pamelastewart5700]

THANK YOU , I am excited to trying these exercises. I have not been successful with the merging of land and sky and think that with this instruction I will be able to get closer to the look I have been trying to achieve. Very nice video, VERY instructive and helpful. 😊

[@oliverpyle-ourlandscape4442]

Thanks Pamela - keep up the practice!

[@efwhitedc]

You, Sir, are a beautiful painter and a superlative teacher. Thank you.

[@thewanderess]

Thanks Oliver! You've been really helpful.

[@yunzers]

Brilliant examples thank you.

[@lesleyking2815]

Thanks Oliver, these tutorials must take you so long, they’re so appreciated, really instructional and inspiring 😊

[@oliverpyle-ourlandscape4442]

Thx Lesley. They do - but they're enjoyable to make.

[@kenlaurie1]

This lesson on edges is great and will make a big difference to my paintings when I master the technic.Thanks for all your help.

[@fransymes3924]

Such a greatly informative series thus far. Can’t wait for the next video. Thank you so much for your great tutorials.

[@robertaustin6538]

Excellent tutorial

[@ImGinaMarie]

How could anyone not subscribe after watching this if they are interested in learning this amazing art??!!! You are incredibly valuable to us, I hope you continue to help us through these videos. There is no comparison to watching a technique!! Thank you, thank you!! 🤩

[@siegfriedbecker8204]

I like the way you explain things and bring it down to the point. it is also very nice to follow up with your examples. I thoroughly enjoy the way you go about it. I recently signed up on your webpage that has a lot of information and I am looking forward to spend more time exploring it. Thank you for the time you spend to bring these techniques to us.

[@oliverpyle-ourlandscape4442]

Thanks for signing up Siegfried - much appreciated

[@pammcreynolds]

Seven? Awesome! The more videos I get to watch of you teaching the better!

[@martineduflot3799]

Encore merci pour ces vidéos très instructives et grâce à vous je progresse en aquarelle Bravo et je continuerai à vous suivre chaque fois Martine DUFLOT (France)

[@pantera8298]

Many thanks to you!

[@EdoHannema-Watercolour-Art]

I am very excited about this!

[@elmacoturko]

Thank you so much Mr Oliver for your kindness and generosity.

[@hasthandlarn]

Thank you so much for sharing all those tutorials with a very nice educational tone. I'm quite sure I finally will make some progress in my painting. Your channel is one of the best, if not the very best, I've stumbled upon. Thank's

[@julliettecarignan8563]

I'm learning so much from this series about skies, thanks so much Oliver! I've been learning watercolor for 7 years and struggled with the scenarios you covered in the series so far, especially this one, so you've lit a lightbulb of understanding!

[@davidsmith812]

I tried the evening landscape (quartered a sheet and did 4 of them) and it DOES take practice. WOW, did I make mistakes (and LEARN!!)! This was a great exercise. I'll quarter another sheet and try it again and again and again.... :). You were exactly right, sometimes it was WAY to wet, sometimes I had it too dry, they paint was too watery, the paint was too thick, I had back runs and all sorts of issues. But....I LEARNED!! And I gained experience. This is so simple an exercise, as you mentioned, but oh so difficult!! :). Thanks again for you wonderful instruction! Painting on....

[@renskee.jellema8697]

Many thanks for this in-depth series on how to paint the sky in watercolour. Oliver, you are an excellent teacher: clear in what you say and what you do, and all this at a relaxed pace, so that it is also easy to follow for the non-native speakers and for beginners. I hope that you are inspiring many to start painting landscapes, a subject that I find to be somewhat intimidating.

[@oliverpyle-ourlandscape4442]

Thank you Renske - pleased that the tutorials are helpful

[@kerriclarke9366]

Another great tutorial - fabulous.

[@umeshpandey7384]

Too good…thanks for the lesson

[@syedazim2011]

Yes, I enjoyed watching and learning, dear Oliver. You are a brilliant artist-teacher. You will soon hit the 100k mark, this is my wish too. Azim Bangladesh

[@jeancollier2930]

Brilliant info! Thanks so much, Oliver

[@Kdogpiper]

"Watercolor gold dust". Made my day. Thanks for adding some great humor to outstanding teaching!

[@smokeyalmond6039]

Thank you for this wonderful stardust

[@mariarecuencocanas3653]

I have just discovered your channel and I am surprised. You are a wonderful teacher. Thank you very much.

[@oliverpyle-ourlandscape4442]

Welcome!

[@mariel1852]

Thank you very much for sharing your experience and knowledge. This video is detailed and precise and really helps to understand the problem of dark circles and raw edges as well as the possibilities of the wash. Continue to give us such advice and it is certain that we will progress for our greatest pleasure. Friendly thought from France...

[@Thamesfisher]

Excellent video from you Oliver and your son, watched it twice, just to implant all the information into the little grey cells As Hercule Poirot would say.

[@guitarla3351]

thanks a lot for generously sharing all this information . I was wondering if you could make a video about atmospheric perspective and fog?

[@Linda-kh6rl]

You have made my day with your art work ❤

[@jennintransit8034]

I had many "aha" moments while watching this! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge.

[@connielester1641]

This was a fantastic teaching session. Thank you so much! I really appreciate you for sharing these game changing truths and techniques ❣️

[@myraegli9974]

It’s so perfect that you are left handed. I’m a lefty or as my Dad used to call me “south paw”. I find your videos easy to follow along with my paintbrush. You provide a valuable resource.

[@bparsons7337]

Just caught up after a Zoom call with friends in the UK - but this is so helpful! It orgainizes the process in a way I have never heard articulated so clearly, and applies to every watercolor painting, whether it's a landscape or a still life or a portrait. Can hardly wait for the next one!

[@oliverpyle-ourlandscape4442]

Thank you - pleased you found it helpful

[@Jason-hp7cc]

Your paintings are awesome, you are also a very good teacher.

[@joycealmond6982]

Having watched many videos of talented artist paint amazing paintings I really need to see it all slowed down with each part of the process explained and demonstrated. As a beginner this is very helpful and takes a lot of the frustration out of trying to master this medium. You obviously enjoy teaching and I really enjoy being taught in your excellent patient way. 👍👍

[@judycozon4081]

You are by far my most favourite teacher!

[@borleyboo5613]

Crikey, you’re good! Excellent advice and invaluable for a rookie ‘artist’ like me. Thank you so much. 😊

[@monalisamackey783]

Thank you Oliver for giving of your time, experience and skill to help all of us who wish to become better at watercolour. I am so happy I discovered you on KZbin! I have vacation coming up over the Christmas holidays and I plan to do a lot of painting and practicing of techniques with the help of your videos 🙂. Have a happy, festive and blessed Christmas! 🙏🏻

[@oliverpyle-ourlandscape4442]

You're very welcome and thank you. Yes, the holidays are a great time to get the paints out......Merry Christmas to you too!

[@artdavisstudios]

Big thank you for this video. So much info in these few techniques. This video points out solutions to some of my largest problems I paint myself into (pun intended).

[@margaretmaguire3329]

So good thanks 👍🤗

[@emilymanning2606]

True. Once! That is the magic word.