Project 2 Overview and Handouts

Project 2 Overview

In this project, you’ll learn the many different techniques for painting clouds of all sorts, plus a bit about how to use clouds to enhance the design of your painting. We’ll cover:

understanding cloud shapes and movement; and perspective in skies and clouds
using clouds to enhance the design of your painting
color mixing for skies and clouds (daytime conditions, clear and stormy weather)
wet-in-wet techniques for painting darker clouds on a lighter sky
lifting techniques for lighter clouds on a darker sky
using negative painting wet-into-wet for lighter clouds on a darker sky
using gravity wet-into-wet to create “wind” effects in painting clouds