The Secret to Loose Atmospheric Clouds in Acrylics

[@poetryjones7946]

Excellent video, easy to follow, thanks for using a modulated voice, no awful background music, and getting right to the tutorial with easy-to-understand instructions and no aimless babbling. Subbed. 🙏🏼🌹

[@TheDanishPainter]

Cool, welcome to the channel 😊🎨

[@joanlewis2618]

Yes it's so well presented and easy to listen to, thank you!

[@janecliff6955]

What I appreciate most about your tutorial is that you clearly explain what you are doing to achieve your outcome as well as WHY you are doing it. It is easier to transfer your ideas to my own style, although I admire your style!

[@ripleypipe]

Marie Louise, I enjoyed this tutorial very much, enhanced of course, by your quiet, encouraging explanations. I find it hard to divorce myself from a photographic reference but you're helping me realise what ''happy accidents' can occur when properly loosened-up. I guess my method is akin to yours, therefore I was saying...'do this now, darker this and soften that...', which of course you did! I forget though the value of scraping back to imply distant clouds - which I'll remember from now on. Watching you work and hearing your voice is altogether an enlightening and calming experience, thank you.

[@TheDanishPainter]

Thanks so much for taking the time to leave your feedback. So happy to hear that you’re enjoying the videos and finding something helpful 💫💫💫

[@eloradanan1837]

That painting is just gorgeous! So atmospheric! As an artist that usually paints tiny little details, I am inspired to put down the fine liner brush and pick up larger brushes and give painting loose a try.

[@spiritualgangsta2178]

Oh I love when you change your mind and then show how you make it happen!

[@nancyolthuisthygesen1653]

I love your teaching style - that step by step and the possiblities in-between. And the way you mix colours with a limited palette. I so appreciate the theory - so solid - keeps our interest without sensationalism.

[@TheDanishPainter]

Thank you so much!

[@maryannbradshaw6658]

I struggle with clouds. This has been extremely helpful. Thank you so much.

[@edstud1]

Marie's painting videos are wonderful!

[@annaday5646]

I really like watching painting demonstrations where the artist walks through their thoughts process from the start to the end. This is more useful then any time lapse demonstration 👍 thank you 🙏 ❤

[@TheDanishPainter]

Glad you find them helpful Anna! Thanks so much for watching 🌻🌻

[@NorthGermanic]

Yess! I gotta second this. It gives priceless insight

[@poetryjones7946]

Your videos are always wonderful, informative, useful, easy to understand. Thank you for not blaring music throughout, thats so distracting! Your voice is soothing too. I love your technique and your channel. 🙏🏼

[@juliel1565]

Marie Louise- Your videos on KZbin are so helpful as are your lessons you offer! Thank you!

[@TheDanishPainter]

Some of the techniques I will talk about in this video are negative painting techniques, layering techniques, soft and hard edges and transitions.the use of cool and warm colors and finally how to create depth using colors and composition. Another thing I want to show you is how easy it is to change things and paint over parts of the painting that you aren't happy with. I have filmed everthing in real time so that you can look over my shoulder and see everything that goes on and the decision making that happens along the way. Grab your paints and let me show you how to paint beautiful loose clouds in acrylics. ►► Get my FREE GUIDE - 5 Proven Ways To Loosen Up Your Painting Style www.danishpainter.com/5-proven-ways-to-loosen-up-your-painting-style

[@sjahope]

6:41 "hmm, im not sure about this..." 7:46 "nope!!! she definitely knows what shes doing, wow" 10:00 just... incredible. your work is so inspiring, and even more so getting to see the process

[@TriniRoyQuiReyes]

Nice landscape I love the horizon😍

[@nighteyesfool]

Love the painting. I find your videos filled with so much useful information about your techniques. I can easily apply it to my own work. Can't wait for more!

[@TheDanishPainter]

Very cool, I'm happy to hear it. Thanks for watching! :)

[@janeaustenfan1979]

This is so amazing! I can't wait to try it. And I find your voice very soothing as well 😊 Thank you so much!

[@edstathis7377]

Marie Louise you are the bomb! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and experience for all of us eager to improve our paintings. I have learned so much these past few months, and still learning every time you post a video! And you do all of this without asking for anything in return. Can’t thank you enough!

[@TheDanishPainter]

Thank you Ed, you are very kind!! Also thanks for always taking the time to leave valuable feedback and comments! Happy painting :)

[@TheDanishPainter]

@@Jenniecakes Aw thank you! 🧡

[@lauriebergren3791]

As always, just beautiful and so much useful information! Thank you!❤

[@maggiecooper4050]

Thank you for this video. I appreciated your detailed commentary while you demonstrated your technique.

[@jillkent6134]

Beautiful painting

[@ZYosef-sd7wu]

Thank you. I appreciate your gentle and loose method, clear and precise teaching style. I am new to this medium and I am taking up painting as my next act as I retire from my 35 years of professorship this winter. I look forward to following your tutorial here. This landscape is similar to New England scene at this time of the year. You are great.

[@redghost3170]

Absolutely enchanting!

[@CathArtistry]

Beautiful work! Thank you for sharing your techniques in creating this piece. 💗

[@peterolsen6454]

The skies of Skagen do not seem far away ..... beautiful and very Danish !

[@TheDanishPainter]

Thank you Peter :)

[@sheripalmer3192]

Thank you for sharing your talent and telling us all about what you are doing and all the colors chosen! ❤️

[@MurrayWhitehill]

Thanks!

[@TheDanishPainter]

Thanks so much🌻

[@junebloye1487]

Very interesting; Im amazed how much paint you remove. But the effect is great!

[@leilaskye8143]

I love this cloud demo because of the simplicity of the tutorial.

[@jadedenthusiasms]

You are just the best Marie Louise!! I love seeing how you adjust, try something and then adjust it again as you didn't love it. But I LOVE the sky, it's what I take pictures of the most, but I want to have this feel of loose movement, but I always mess it up. You are the master of skies for sure!! And I appreciate so much you showing it in real time. And I look forward to when I can try this out. The negative painting I do some in my watercolor painting, though it does always mess with my head a bit to remember what part is what :) but in acrylic at least I know I can go back over it to get better shapes. This turned out beautifully and can't wait until the next one. Thanks again for all your hard work!!! I appreciate it more then you know :)🥰

[@TheDanishPainter]

Great to see you back again Jade! Yes clouds are just so mesmerizing aren't they?! And they can have som. many colors and shapes and really change or set the mood of a painting. Thanks for watching and happy painting! :)

[@jadedenthusiasms]

@@TheDanishPainter I agree...they are just so gorgeous! I told my husband I'm going to need a larger hard drive to hold all my photography of even just skies, let alone trees and flowers and so many things. But there's something special about the sky...I take thousands and thousands of pictures and even if some have a similar feel, none are the same. Like a fingerprint...so you can't ever be bored with the sky :) and yes, so may colors! My husband and I will be driving and I'm staring up and going through which colors I'd use for this or that in different parts of the clouds. Storm clouds are so lovely. But the all have amazing beauty to them, I can't get enough. And, even when my body won't let me paint I can still look at the sky and pick the colors and paint in my head or plan o snap a quick picture :) Thats why, well one of the many reasons why, i love your art....the sky is always gorgeous and powerful and has such movement in it :) very beautiful :) Some not great news from doctors, but, I'll figure it out and deal with whatever we need to do next. But nothing stops me from your video's and trying to stay positive and inspired :) Thanks for your help with that :) Have a wonderful week and weekend and look forward to whatever you have coming next 🥰

[@TheDanishPainter]

@@jadedenthusiasms Sending you all my hopes and prayers sweet friend

[@jadedenthusiasms]

@@TheDanishPainter ❤🥰🤗 thank you💕

[@shannonlupyczuk8362]

Excellentl video, thank you!

[@Ranger1216]

Thank you. Excellent demonstration ow the towel does the job of softening the blue and softening the entire canvas. Painting loosely….well explained…

[@TheDanishPainter]

My pleasure. Thanks for watching Vincent 🎨

[@pattirodriguez2249]

Thank you for this video! I am going to try some of these techniques for something different!

[@LorraineAdams-HickoryWoodPS]

I love your painting tutorials. I learn lots of new techniques and useful tips. I find watching them so relaxing! Thank you from Canada.

[@TheDanishPainter]

My pleasure Lorraine! Thanks for watching :)

[@isan8519]

Thank you! I really appreciated this, especially the part around the reference photo that works only as inspiration. Sometimes when I use a reference photo I get anxious when the painting and the photo don't look alike, then my motivation dies. Greetings from 🇸🇪

[@miadodson1938]

Thank you for this tutorial, it's so easy to follow, and I love the way the painting transforms in front of my eyes, it's like magic

[@lydieantier2876]

Like always, it's a great video with a lot of informations to help us. Thank you so much for sharing your art. can't wait for the next one ;)

[@TheDanishPainter]

My pleasure, see you in the next video :)

[@katedobinson3891]

Thank you so very much. I’m really enjoying learning from your very generous tutorials!

[@TheDanishPainter]

Thank you Kate 🌻

[@jennalrice]

Thank you so much for this video! Very helpful and easy to follow

[@IsleofWightBushcraft]

Prussian blue is one of my favourite colours. Great video again Marie Louise. Very helpful. Love the painting at the beginning.

[@TheDanishPainter]

Thank you Shane. Cheers!

[@Julie-nr4vp]

Beautiful! Thank you so much for the informative demo. I'm going to try it out!

[@TheDanishPainter]

Cool :) Thanks for watching and happy painting!

[@lynnwise2752]

Thank you so much for this very clear and helpful tutorial. I learned a lot, and your painting is beautiful!

[@susannehakanlind2942]

Thank you so much for this! Gave me new inspiration ❤️ just subscribed.

[@bryndissigfusson8909]

Love your painting Marie Louise. Thank you!🤗👍

[@TheDanishPainter]

Thank you Bryndis!

[@sherrillpearson7140]

Beautifully illustrated techniques. Your English is impeccable. 🙂

[@TheDanishPainter]

Wow, thank you so much! It's good to practice my English and I'm glad you approve :-)

[@Edeteem]

Love works your clouds

[@sarahvincent5212]

Perfect timing! I have been struggling with clouds for some.time. Usually I.just avoid them but today after a struggle with acrylic I turned to pastels. Again disaster. So frustrating. You make it look so easy! This latest video is so welcome. I hope my next effort will appear more natural. Thank you so much!

[@TheDanishPainter]

Yes they are tricky those clouds, aren't they?! I have piles of paintings waiting to be edited so I can totally relate. If it dosen't work out we can paint over which is so great when working with acrylics. I try to think of the parts that don't work out as part of the under painting ;-)

[@OWLFAMILY1]

Wonderful lesson, thank you!

[@LMAbstractArt]

This is mind blowing! 🤯Seriously, you are brilliant! Thank you for sharing 💜

[@TheDanishPainter]

Thank you so much!! :)

[@helenprice2467]

So pretty!

[@muhammadsyam1202]

Such a useful tutorial.. Thx Madam

[@NorthGermanic]

Instant sub after watching / listening to this. Very useful.

[@carlametcalfe4342]

Your landscapes are beautiful

[@alicesullivan001]

I love this 😍😍 I do believe I will copy this

[@noelinecumming4963]

Thank you for sharing very good tips.

[@peggysterling57]

Hi Marie Louise, I love your back & forth with the blue & white to make the clouds. I'm intrigued by that shiny blue that looks iridescent, but I imagine the Golden titanium white mixed is the reason. I saw your other videos using that with Galeria paint. The colors are so pretty and I also use that Golden to mix with my other colors. I enjoy listening to your way of teaching us and interesting how you use the cloth to rub off some paint . Thank you from Peggy in Texas.💙

[@karenmoore6888]

Beautiful!

[@louise607]

Fantastic, so helpful, thank you.

[@saharm2454]

Yes this is beautiful and helpful, thank you 😊

[@johnscoppa6767]

Yes please 🙏 love your work

[@deborahmichaels7458]

Wonderful! Layering color, composing as you like, stay loose loose and be patient. Thank you.

[@TheDanishPainter]

Glad you like it & thanks so much for watching Deborah :)

[@najmaarif9800]

Loved it. It's very useful. You teach so simply. But I am scared to try

[@TheDanishPainter]

You can do it, I believe in you 🥰

[@lou9007]

Thank you, so helpful you've given me clues on how to do clouds even with further abstraction :)

[@TheDanishPainter]

Happy it was helpful. Thanks for watching and happy painting :)

[@susangiannantonio]

Thank you-a super lesson!

[@janereynolds2367]

Thank you very much.,I have learned a lot from you ❤

[@ansika_art]

I used to think landscape is boring 😑 I'll never be a landscape artist but now my thoughts are totally changed but it also heard thanks for your guidance ❤👍👍

[@ianm5249]

Just came across your site, what an inspiration. Just subscribed and looking forward to watching more of your wonderful lessons.

[@TheDanishPainter]

That is most kind of you Ian, thank you! Greetings from Denmark :)

[@Handotr]

Excellent. Thank you. Subscribed!

[@PennyCarlson-v1w]

Can you share what size and brand the larger brush is that you started painting with? Thank you!

[@peggykay3115]

So beautiful I like your color choice. Do you have ver give in person workshops? Thanks

[@tarponjohn]

Wonderful…i use red wine loosen up my paints 😊

[@chloelovecat7389]

Where did you find this angle handled brush?

[@luannrose5223]

Love your paintings! Where can I find a brush with an angled handle like you use. Thanks.

[@veenitadar2476]

Lovely, informative video. How do you prepare the board/ canvas?

[@DINAMARA1967]

loved the rhythms of your video I have a question in your sky you said you start with burnt siena and white but this is not on your color list

[@AintNoFool]

Very helpful.

[@paulmarshallenergytherapym8034]

Thank you

[@golgeadam9065]

Uzaklık süper 👍 Çok güzel ♥️

[@shameehack1011]

Awesome! Thank you for a wonderful video. I enjoyed when teach as you paint. What brushes did you use?

[@Fruhansen63]

Det er en fornøjelse at følge dig. Det er skønt at du forklare hvad du gør og hvorfor. Jeg har ikke prøvet før at male landskabsbilleder, men efter at følge dig har jeg kastet mig ud i det. Jeg bruger dog kanvas. Tak😊

[@TheDanishPainter]

Dejligt at høre du har kastet dig ud i det og jeg er sikker på det nok skal gå godt. Øvelse gør mester og alt det der ;-) Tak for din kommentar og god fornøjelse med maleriet! :)

[@coraannetoledo-merritt1220]

I love your videos and clear explanations. would love to see some of the bigger paintings that you have painted without the camera,

[@TheDanishPainter]

Thank you so much Cora!

[@vaneden9603]

Hi Marie Louise Just a quick question, what tape are you using to tape down your paper? I've tried a few but all of them tear the paper. I can't seem to find any stocks in Cape Town that can help me since they all recommended Masking tape which also damages the paper. I'll appreciate feedback. Thanx a lot.

[@DavidPerez-zt3qq]

I am using acrylic paper, Is that ok?

[@adelegiomo8614]

Sempre belli

[@MalvinaPrimerose]

I like your painting,especially the hard white lines with a knife at the bottom. 👏As you sayed at the end it is rarely seen such huge single white cloud, they are more and tend overlaping. This is where I get stuck. Should I keep the overall shape and make it more complicated in the middle or should I brake it into smaller pieces with their own lights,shadows and edges? May be a bit of both. Within the clowd(white area) there are moments of intensity and more quietness. Furthermore there is volume and perspective. I think it is not that easy as it looks like. This particular approach in the video can be used as a background but if I want to draw attention to that part, it needs more. I see myself a battle of collors and shapes within, not just a big white space. On a small size painting it looks great, but on big will be rather weak. Besides I allways see some stories and figures made by clouds. 2 clouds that eat the sun. Or floating herd or stock of birds.Even flowers blooming. Fireworks exploding. The list is endless. Besides those shapes change so quick you need to pick one moment and go with it. I love it. It is like a movie. :) And I forgot to mention the movement those shapes create. Like a smoke from an invisible chimney. It is even a revert landscape where the " landmass" is on top and the "hills" heights face down, a revert gravity if you will. This can be confusing. But it is a great space journey. 🌌. I might start the whole clowd scene as a part of a path like the milky way. A band that wraps arrownd. But I would love to hear more from you, what will be your take on that? Thank you for sharing this video with us.

[@TheDanishPainter]

You are right, there are so many things to consider. The list goes on an on. One thing is for sure; we'll never be out of work, always thriving to improve our skill and hone our vision. Thanks so much for watching. Greetings from Denmark :)

[@jenfleming9384]

Fantastic! Love your style but have to convert your tips to my medium which is watercolours and soft pastels. I have started using some oil pastels rubbed on watercolours too. Thanks

[@TheDanishPainter]

Wonderful, thanks for watching. Before painting acrylic I started out a watercolor painter and it will always be my first love - the translucence of watercolor is just fantastic!

[@peggykay3115]

I would love to see your rough pencil sketches more clearly as they are very light and you move into painting very quickly and wondering how this would be possible since I have had very little experience sketching

[@TheDanishPainter]

There is hardly any sketching - just a few lines to indicate the horizon and a few large shapes. I don't want to do much sketching because I would then just feel that I'm "coloring in" the drawing. I keep the drawing to a minimum to stay as loose as possible - hope that makes sense :)

[@kindle7191]

Dear ML, where does one purchase a wonky goose-neck paint brush? So cool. I'd like one for my paint brush collection. Cheers from Vancouver Island.

[@TheDanishPainter]

I get them from the hardware store. They are called radiator brushes or something like that. Made so that one can more easily paint behind heaters, pipes etc. I really prefer the ones with the straight handle but the bent ones are almost always on sale so I get those instead ;-)

[@heatherjohnston2509]

Are you ambidextrous, that is insane, amazing

[@peggykay3115]

Are you using a brush that’s bent

[@TheDanishPainter]

I get them from the hardware store. They are called radiator brushes or something like that. Made so that one can more easily paint behind heaters, pipes etc. I really prefer the ones with the straight handle but the bent ones are almost always on sale so I get those instead ;-)

[@peggykay3115]

I am confused the radiator brushes from Amazon are all bent ? Just regular brushes for painting walls? What kind of bristles? Are they streaky Thanks again

[@TheDanishPainter]

@@peggykay3115 Just use any big brushes that you like. If they are bent of not is not important. I like old and worn brushes as they prevent me from getting too precious. Use the brushes you are comfortable with and when you're ready you can try some old household brushes. Hope that helps. Happy painting 🌻

[@gulliblestravels71]

Thanks, very helpful but everyone on you tube seems to work from photos? It would be great to watch someone working directly from the subject.

[@ibelf2465]

Absolutely beautiful! I’m just finding your channel. Everything is better with a little cat &/or dog hair lol.

[@Banniesartistry]

Did you gesso your watercolor paper?

[@Brightsupernova]

I have so much cat hair (from two short-haired tuxedo cats) around, that I can collect a whole new cat every other day

[@adrianfbird]

I’d like to see you to use your cat to soften out the edges haha!

[@jocelynrowbotham3864]

I am glad I am not the only one who finds random dog hairs in the paint😂

[@Edeteem]

One to 3 touches only you née to make sure for your color

[@ansika_art]

I used to hate landscape thinking there is nothing to do just some land and sky 😢😅

[@LenaAllentickleme]

👍

[@LavishHim]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🎨🎨🎨

[@arabellahorwitz2622]

❤️🎈🎉❤️💕

[@Jazz-Relaxation]

119. Amazing color effects, thanks for sharing. look place my art too. thank you my friend.