Pen and Ink Drawing Tutorials | How to draw clouds

[@VeryBlueBot]

You: "Can you draw a circle?" Me: Yes! You: "Can you draw anther one?" Me: Yes! You: "Can you shade a slice of it?" Me: Yes! You: "this is all you need, lets do this!" Me: "Lets!" your clouds - amazingly realistic photo graphic view of realty my clouds - a bunch of un related bubbles

[@petalgun1413]

Eli Shulga they’ll come toghether don’t worryyy

[@VeryBlueBot]

Nori thanks! Enjoying the process till they do :)

[@bastarwars2557]

Yes!!

[@keithv3783]

it‘s true

[@drewminer1912]

Love your presentation style, and such reserve to not say "happy little clouds"

[@alphonsodunn]

phillip miner :-) thanks much

[@doctorwhovian4243]

Alphonso Dunn do you perhaps have a video on not being heavy handed with pens/pencils? I always find myself stabbing the paper even though I know that much force isn’t necessary.

[@Max-ci2re]

@@doctorwhovian4243 same

[@dearbrave4183]

​@@doctorwhovian4243 🤣

[@austfricentral]

Yeah, I can't believe how helpful you've been. So many of the techniques that have been holding me back have been explained in such a comfortable way. Thank you!

[@alphonsodunn]

Wizard of Auz you're most welcome my friend

[@gilli4899]

your tutorials helps a lot, it helps me understanding and creating my own stuff rather than copying. Thank you, you're a great teacher!

[@alphonsodunn]

Thanks much! I appreciate that : )

[@jasonfoster4644]

I found this extremely helpful, I never really thought about doing clouds too much and when I just tried, I got completely lost. The general concept of lighting had my mind in shambles. I'm going to have to practice the shading a bit more, but you explained it simply and seeing it helped a ton! Time to go give this another shot, thank you!

[@superfab70]

Really excellent. Do you have any suggestions about rendering of fog or mist?

[@alphonsodunn]

I have tutorial on smoke that might help

[@fallen_beelzebub]

This helped me a lot. I never knew drawing clouds could be so easy :0 The way you’re explaining is very understandable. Thank you for the neat tutorial

[@TruthMongerTM]

You got these clouds spot on. I think clouds,trees & mountains are very important.And yours are flawless.Thanks

[@alphonsodunn]

Truth monger thanks :-)

[@alexandr4847]

Sorry for my english, but all of your videos really helped me. Thanks)

[@aditya1394]

Your English is very good and on point. Please have faith in your self. Good luck

[@nbaffa2]

You're tutorials have helped my skills improve drastically, thank you whole bunches

[@cthawth]

Hey Alphonso, thanks a lot - that was a huge help to me. I truly appreciate the time and effort you've put into your tutorials.

[@alphonsodunn]

Glad its appreciated :-)

[@markharmon4963]

Thanks Alphonso. This is helping me get past a hurdle in my illustrated how-to book.

[@MadeWLuv]

The clouds you draw look like some thing you would see in a studio ghibli movie. I love it 😍

[@alphonsodunn]

😁

[@hikaru6768]

It's crazy how old art videos are so helpful

[@kurakusenpai6550]

Me: searches up how to shade clouds Him: if u can draw a circle- Me:*exits video*

[@watermelon2485]

bruh

[@sharkbig2216]

Omega bruh

[@blueyolker4961]

Perfect bruh

[@roughnight]

Finally !!! I've watched too many painting style... But I like your style. It has Manga style...

[@alphonsodunn]

Thanks

[@saighisarah1224]

Wouaaaa merci beaucoup, c'est tellement bien expliqué !

[@yvonne4546]

This tutorial gave my smoke a complete makeover.

[@alphonsodunn]

glad it helped : )

[@leah_riiaalfarero3198]

Lol

[@elleybee7081]

😂

[@lonelyfox2133]

Ha

[@chrissie1057]

thank you. this will make clouds a lot more convincing when I do them now.

[@beshoy207]

Your videos are great, and you're a well spoken tutor. I've learned many techniques that I need to learn by watching these tutorials. Thank you!

[@alphonsodunn]

Uzumaki Naruto I'm glad they help :-)

[@EyeH8evryBoDy]

You're the best man! I always come straight to you when i need help with anything to do with pens and you never let me down! Thank you so much! These videos and your book are amazing!

[@wynfrithnichtwo8423]

Thank You so much Mr. Dunn!!! I have been fighting with cloud sketching studies all week. I look forward to your new book!

[@alphonsodunn]

Glad it helped : )

[@RobertMurraytheFrugalArtist]

I have watched many of your videos and I have just received a copy of your book "Pen and Ink Drawing". Your book is very comprehensive and wonderful eye candy. I will have may happy hours from your teaching. Many many thanks.

[@alphonsodunn]

Thanks so much

[@Weav4]

I love this art work, I genuinely think it's incredible!

[@angelsingh9405]

It's a little bit difficult but then also it is looking very nice the finishing is perfect

[@alphonsodunn]

You can do it

[@jayakumars2100]

Just starting out with multiliners was finding it difficult to draw and shade clouds, this video helped a lot in understanding the basics, Thank you.

[@wilihey1425]

clouds are probably the most complex thing to understand and reflect light upon that i ever came across to drawing

[@soulfulexpansions]

Clouds an rocks have been two things I haven't been as successful as I would of liked . But closer now thanks to u. :*

[@royandescartes]

Your tutorials changed my life. You are awesome

[@alphonsodunn]

Glad I could help

[@MrVevo73]

7 years ago and still helping tremendously!!!!

[@nancyrousseau9714]

I'm new to you tube but I truly love your work! I have been doing artwork for about 20 years but we're never too old to learn something new;)

[@aliatk]

I always thought drawing clouds is pretty hard but you made it so easy! Thank you so much!!

[@TheBluemo0on]

Sure You have a talent in drawing and teaching..Really thank you ♥

[@mythicalplatypus1512]

Dude! This *tutorial* of yours really helped me alot in drawing my own comic book(manga, manhua, manhwua). Thanks alot!!!

[@alphonsodunn]

Thats awesome! I hope it will be a big success

[@zpektar]

this perfectly compliments my artstyle...thank you so much sir!

[@Dino-yz2yp]

Whoa!! I am now ok at drawing clouds!

[@jorgewashington2981]

Amazing talent! Thanks for sharing your talent and knowledge. I just ordered your paper version of your book that covers drawing with pen and ink. Cant wait.

[@Siew_1]

Thank you so much I’ve been struggling on drawing a background 4 a while and this vid helped me so much

[@PamGabriel]

This video was a lifesaver for a drawing I'm doing today. Thank you so much!

[@MrPleers]

Thank,s for the tutorial Alphonso. I,m going to have so much fun with this.

[@krystel2331]

This tutorial is wonderful, thank you for posting this. I am never satisfied with my attempts at drawing clouds so I think with the tips you provided, I should now look less amateurish lol

[@HinndwanGaming]

Wow! Great video. You make it so simple to understand I love it!

[@alphonsodunn]

TheAlchemist thanks :-)

[@sooomajb]

i wish one day i could see a tokyo streets watercolor or ink tutorial from you

[@awittlepenguin661]

This is absolutely gorgeous and so helpful! Thank you ^.^

[@alphonsodunn]

+Michael no worries

[@EbonyQueenrww]

im an artist an sometimes its hard to let other people try to teach you i totally appreciate you . this tutorial and the how to draw mountains was great help . i wish i could show you ya know loll great teacher !

[@alphonsodunn]

thanks alot...am glad they helped...mountains can be tricky I know

[@tinyfacemcgee9211]

I love your books! Can you revisit ocean ripples and moderate ocean waves please! I love how simple you make things

[@louispastrana4474]

Thx, this is really helpful for my project and i did an amazing cloud

[@hewhomustnotbenamed_1418]

You're a great teacher!

[@alphonsodunn]

Thanks much

[@quake2568]

Thanks man, this video really helps me out

[@alphonsodunn]

Am glad it did :-)

[@gd-pp2ns]

Oh!! Really helpful for me!!!Thanks so much!

[@alphonsodunn]

+汪勇 no worrties :-)

[@j.eartdrawing3606]

So good 💕 Thank you for sharing ❤

[@paigehoney9055]

Very helpful, thank you!! I'm trying to make a drawing for my friend as a birthday gift and I realized I don't know how to draw clouds, now I'm on my way to drawing some really nice ones :-)

[@carolinaelijah2271]

Do you use your wrist wrist or shoulder to draw clouds

[@giulianoribeiro7324]

só apreendo com você , só aprendo com o melhor

[@patricklewis9787]

Wow I’ve always been pretty bad at drawing, never using others advice, but this REALLY helped!

[@hankanderson8633]

Thank you for the tutorial! Mine still look like whisps... Well practice makes perfect right? And it looks great!

[@alphonsodunn]

yup...keep practicing :-)

[@hankanderson8633]

XD and now they look like magnificent bushes..

[@peekohermit6789]

Yes, ty

[@SteamedWontonnn]

this will def help me for my art project. Ty sir

[@creativeexperiment-5122]

Cool, beautiful clouds

[@alphonsodunn]

Thanks

[@fariesahmad394]

It's really excellent. Do you have any suggestions about galaxy?

[@Diego-mg8je]

hi Alphonso, thanks for your enlightening videos, you don't know how many times I've tried to draw without ever combining anything. if you haven't already, I'd like you to make a video on how to draw grass. p.s soon I’ll receive your first book. Bye D.

[@nixjustanobody]

Wow, uh..... Nice pencil you got there ( 0:48 ) also tnx alot this helped me!

[@acasual9923]

This helped so much thank you!!!

[@alphonsodunn]

Very welcome

[@survivalyongsters]

Could you show how to draw clouds from below like them parting around a mountain or coming to cover it. Perspective would be from the base of the mountain looking up

[@alphonsodunn]

hmm that would be a nice scene

[@kuharosvo]

This was super helpful!! Thanks bruh

[@alphonsodunn]

Jounzey thanks

[@Joyful_Jo_]

Thank you, have a painting homework, well not me but my friend does and she asked me to do it and her project is abt crosshatching landscapes and im gonna do a landscape of a big monumebt in our city with clouds behind it :) back in the 1800 or 1900 tho.

[@chloe-8927]

Thanks for the great tutorials!

[@alphonsodunn]

+TheGoronMoron :3 youre very welcome

[@isabellam8586]

That was great, I'm just a beginner, now I can improve much better now, Thankx so much better:)

[@alphonsodunn]

Isabella Salem No worries at all...just take your time :-)

[@FunkyFix]

Thanks so much for sharing, you are so talented

[@alphonsodunn]

+FunkyFix very welcome

[@dearbrave4183]

Thank you! ❤️ another mystery is solved✨

[@michaelstreets7816]

Thanks for posting this. It is really helpful.

[@alphonsodunn]

Very welcome

[@xXchrisXx010]

This was really good, helped me a lot , thanks for uploading dude :D

[@alphonsodunn]

no worries

[@reyveingerasmio4696]

What kind of ballpen did you use?

[@sarainreno30]

Wow, this is a great tutorial, thanks

[@alphonsodunn]

thanks

[@ruthh-a2054]

What a fabulous video! Thank you :-)

[@alphonsodunn]

Very welcome

[@tetsuoshima7385]

Thanks - really helpful!👍🏼😊

[@davormatatic7113]

very good, helped me so much... tnx :) You're an excellent person

[@alphonsodunn]

Glad it helped

[@skfamemonster]

Sir amazing tutorial. I wanna know when to use horizontal hatch or vertical hatch. Or if anyone can help. I am self taught artist.

[@brummbarmusic6949]

amazing! i really like this video. can you advice me some book about ink technique?

[@alphonsodunn]

www.amazon.com/Pen-Ink-Drawing-Simple-Guide/dp/0997046538/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1511373086&sr=8-1&keywords=pen+and+ink+drawing

[@ju2425]

Thanks for your video! It inspires me a lot 🤩

[@alphonsodunn]

🙂

[@saibestboy]

thank you very much, it helped me a lot :D

[@Fluffbutt]

Interesting, thanks... Q - how would you draw MIST or FOG in a scene? Bugger - someone already asked that.. *tells self - READ!!* I use a dip pen and ink rather than the pens you used - I sometimes wash with water or drop ink into a wet patch on paper - that makes superb clouds... deep and moody or light and airy, depending on how wet and how much ink.. But I can't think of a way to make a decent fog or mist - currently I make a very thin water and ink mixture and wash it iver the scene, layering more washes for deeper fog and swirly bits. It looks OK.. but just OK. So i was wondering if there was a "proper" way of doing fog.,

[@chimingphang1443]

Master! Great Tuts!!

[@alphonsodunn]

ChiMing Phang Thanks much

[@lelemon946]

Thank you!! I was thinking about creating some concept art.

[@alphonsodunn]

🙂

[@lazehpotataes9953]

This was really helpful! Thank you so much!

[@alphonsodunn]

You're very welcome

[@blackaliensheep5619]

Thanks so much!! It really helped !!

[@alphonsodunn]

Alien me glad it did :-)

[@markjeromecleofas1085]

Another good tut,I love it! XD

[@alphonsodunn]

Mark Jerome Cleofas thanks

[@shafmow]

Thank you so much. You're an excellent person

[@AnimacionesCutres]

Maestro!!!

[@piprichards957]

Of all the drawing tutorials on youtube, yours are the most extensive and are which I reckon are the best! Cheers man! P.S. sometimes the camera loses focus and struggles to find it again, I'm not sure if you have fixed this in your later videos but if not, there should be a setting to fix the focal distance instead of it auto focusing. A quick google of your cameras make and model should tell you if this is possible. Its not really a problem but it would make your tutorials just that bit crisper! Thanks again.

[@alphonsodunn]

Yea lol i recently fixed it...a wee bit late...but just did

[@russel303]

thank you for the knowledge bro

[@alphonsodunn]

No worries

[@JuliusHiiden]

many thanks, very helpful

[@Rtwodd]

My clouds are terrible! I was drawing a landscape piece of Poulnabrone in the Burren, Co. Clare Ireland and I was eager to finish it so I did these terrible clouds. I ended up cutting off the sky effectively..... :( Should have looked at this video first wahhhhh! Thanks Alphonso, your frigging awesome artist buddy! I've come on leaps and bounds!

[@alphonsodunn]

Sorry you found it late lol

[@xxluchianxx]

holy shit...i drew clouds...this helped so much. thanks man.

[@alphonsodunn]

lol it was that easy, eh

[@yaminiayachitam]

How do we draw tge hatching lines for the cloud above the sun, like when the sun is setting? I tried vertical hatchinh lines from top to bottom. But that looks very odd😒

[@alphonsodunn]

Hmmm

[@areyoukirringmeirriyaa]

this was super helpful🥰🥰

[@MajidEltayebZ]

Man , You're Awesome ... keep it up (Y)

[@alphonsodunn]

thanks

[@clementepascale159]

Great video as always! :-) I do have a question, though. When you shade your lines are so light that almost don't seem to be BLACK. Like your pigma micron is almost going out of ink. Is that the pressure, is it the inclination of the pen, or both? I have the same pens but the lines are pretty ink-ish and blacker if you know what I mean. Thanks and keep on with this amazing work! best

[@alphonsodunn]

Lol thats a good question. Yes‘ you’re right, its a combination of pressure and the incline. But also, the distance of my grip away from the point. That also helps a lot.

[@clementepascale159]

Alphonso Dunn thank you so much for the reply! Have a great weekend!

[@willow143]

This was so useful, thank you so much!!!

[@alphonsodunn]

Very welcome

[@EbbtideCheque]

Nice. Thank you. I found this video really helpful. :).

[@alphonsodunn]

EbbtideCheque Thanks