Cloud Watercolour Tutorial - DON'T Blot, this is better! 

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"Our shadow colour is harmonious"... That's such a great tip, thank you, I like it when things are explained this way... 💖🍁

Excellent tutorial. The colour mixing part was great, most youtube tutorials say "mix windsor blue with thingy yellow . . . " too specific. The thinking and details and reasons behind the doing is great.

I wished I lived near you so that I could take classes from you. You explain things so well for a newbie like me. Thank you.

Nice color mixing. Lovely undertones. Your nails are a very nice green also.

Really helpful. Thank you so much.

Your fabulous. Thank you .

Fab tutorial Michele, definitely something for everyone in your new, short videos 👍😊❤️

Excellent as usual. What a difference it makes. Thank you.

Shadows certainly add to the effectiveness of the clouds.

Thx as always Michele for another useful video. 🥰

Great video! I never thought of using my primary colors (including the blue I’m using in my sky) to make the shadow colors for my clouds. Fantastic tip!! I’ll also not be blotting out my clouds anymore. Thanks so much for this tip!

Thanks Michelle. Very informative especially using the same blue to make the grey. ⚘️

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You make it look so easy.😀 But I am going to practice this.

As one who is extremely intimidated by backgrounds I will use this technique. Thanks Michele

Thank you for sharing.

Thank you

Great ideas thanks

Very nice! Thank you for the tips!

I needed this soooo much. Thanks!

Great demo, thanks!

Thank you for the grey recipe - using existing colours is something I’ve heard a lot. Thanks for the reinforcement!

Thanks Michele. 💜 Great !

your timing is PERFECT - I was just about to finish the sky on my painting!

Great tips. I've been guilty of the blotting method. I wouldn't have thought to rewet from the bottom for adding shadows to the clouds. Thanks!

Great lesson! Thanks so much!

Thank you Michele! I struggle with clouds, and this helped me so much. I never liked the blotting out clouds method because, as you say, they don't look natural. Great tip about leaving any "fluff" or hair until the painting dries; I always try to remove it right away, and usually mess up that area. Since my cat is always near me, this happens a lot. Have a blessed day Michele! ♥️💐♥️ Donna

Thanks Michele for another great tutorial. Ultramarine Violet is a great colour to use with the sky colour to paint cast shadows on white clouds, and also cast cloud shadows on the ground. Take care and stay safe.x

You’re making me feel guilty for using payne’s grey instead of mixing my own cloud shadows. I’ll try it your way, thanks Michele

Very helpful, thank you Michelle. 😊

Tip 3 works wonderfully if you follow directions and first dry your paint COMPLETELY! 'Bone-dry', not just a few minutes with the hairdryer ... (being impatient like me will give you a stormy sky) LOL, I bet a lot of people can picture what I've done ;)

With all due respect, I think the blotted clouds look more realistic, but thank you for the tips.

I've always struggled with clouds, ⛅ any ideas 💡 on how to get better? 🤔

Definitely a better technique. Thank you for sharing. Can we add yellow also (for the sunlight) in the white spaces?

I am amazed how well those nails have lasted, do you make a good few clips at once ? I do pay attention to the clip Miss

The blotted version looked a bit more like a water surface than clouds, didn’t it. At least in the area that was blotted. Might have to experiment with that.

What about using sponges to make clouds on our paintings? Have you made a video about that technique or do you even recommend using a sponge?

When I made clouds, I blotted the wet paint with tissue. Clouds aren’t neat, especially the cirrus clouds.

Thanks for sharing this wonderful video. I have been struggling with mixing my cloud shadows and laying them in. This will definitely be huge help for me now.

I used a 20+ year old sheet of watercolor paper and my sky went wrong. I think the paper had gone bad

Thank you for sharing these great tips Michele. I love the different greys you mixed.

LUV!