How to paint clouds - realistic cloud painting tutorial 

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Thank you Amanda :-))) And a great coincidence, that this video just came in time to help you with your cloud paintings :-)))

ikr that literally happens with me

Thanks a lot :-))) I let the first layer dry completely, it really needs to be bone dry. And as a medium I am meanwhile using only linseed oil on my water mixable oils. Sounds stupid, but I need the longer drying time, really can`t stand it when the colour dries up so quick that you can not blend it properly.

Thank you :-))) No, I will not stop, dont worry :-) And yes...its not easy talking in a foreign language without any script (simply do not have the time to make REALLY elaborate videos in which everything is just perfect) - but I keep on painting and hopefully getting better at it :-)))

Thank you Michael :-))) Yes, the small details really make all the difference - great that you get so much inspired :-)))

You`re welcome :-))) Perhaps a bit too far going from Germany to Malaga for just one dinner ;-)))

Great :-))) And glad that this video helped you out so much :-)))

As long as the background needs to completely dry - and I mean bone dry, not just a bit dry. A couple of days, even a week or two if the painting has to dry in a cold area. You could use drying retarder for your acrylics, this might helpt to extend the drying time but as I did not use any drying retarder in my "acrylics days" I have no idea if this will work. I use the same 7 colours for all of my paintings: Titanium White, Lemon Yellow, Cadmium Red, Raw Sienna, Dioxazine Purple, Phthalo Blue and Lamp Black. You`re welcome :-)

Thank you :-))))

Спасибо!!!

When did you start painting

That`s apparantly an excellent timing ;-))) I hope you like this video :-)))

I started to paint well over 30 years ago....but I had some "dry" episodes where I did not touch any brush for years (ove 8 years and then another episode where I stopped painting for another 2 years). So all in all I have around 20 years of painting under my belt.

Need to add more time in the end before the ads show up - thanks for the tip!!

Vielen Dank Tanja :-)))

Thank you so much!!!

You can :-))) But it is way more difficult than painting with oils...acrylics are basically dry the moment you put them on...so you have to layer, you can hardly blend them if you do not add some drying retarder. Therefore I always recommend to switch to oils - it is really a lot easier than with acrylics!

I use here varieties of different mixtures of Titanium White, Cadmium Red, hint of Raw Sienna, Dioxazine Purple, Phthalo Blue and Lamp Black

I used here Titanium White, Cadmium Red, Phthalo Blue, Dioxazine Purple and Lamp Black

Me too...it`s raining here currently...I hate it...but nature needs it desperately, nearly no rain the last couple of weeks here in Germany.

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Thank you! Glad that this video was helpful for you :-)))

Thank you Ana :-)))

Thank you Angie :-))) I am solely using linseed oil (no harsh thinner like turpentine or white spirirt, this stuff is going to kill you if you paint a lot like I do). I apply the first layer, the blue of the background, let this layer dry completely for a couple of days (bone dry, rather 5 more days of waiting than the second layer of colour lifting off the first layer of colour) and then I apply the next layer of colour. The next layer needs to be nearly the pure paint out of the tube, it really needs to cover the blue of the background so do just use a hint of oil to give the colour a little bit of a better flow.

thank you so much@@brennerfineart

I use linseed oil but in the stage of the underpainting not that much, just a few drops to give the colour a better flow. I use very big brushes (1-2 inch, VERY soft ones) to blend the colours and to get a very flat surface. Give this method a try - and do not apply a lot of pressure while blending, just like petting a parrot, VERY soft and VERY gentle movements with hardly any pressure at all, it flows more or less...hard to explain. I am pretty much like you when it comes to visible brush stroke marks...I do NOT like them opposed to other artists that even use some medium to enhance that "artisty brush stroke" look.

It depends...when you use water it takes a few days, if you take oil (what I prefer meanwhile) it takes a few days more. And it needs to be warm, so in winter time it takes even longer.

Thank you so much, you`re welcome :-)))

Thank you so much :-))) And keep on painting...it all boils down to the amount of time you spend in front of your easel...determination and perseverence can easily surpass raw talent!

Thank you so much :-))))

I used here Titanium White, Cadmium Red, Phthalo Blue, Dioxazine Purple and Lamp Black

Thank you :-))) No, the underpainting is also done with water mixable oils :-)))

@@brennerfineart oil with water ?? I don’t understand

@@10arieli water mixable oils - a kind of oil colour that can be blended with oil but also with water. Although I prefer to use oil to thin down the colour meanwhile not water - that leaves me much more time to blend.

Hi Susan, I`m using here water mixable oils from Winsor&Newton (link is in the description box). I am using here Titanium White, Cadmium Red, Phthalo Blue, Dioxazine Purple and Lamp black. I am mixing all the colours with this selection.

Thank you!!! I'm attempting to do this with acrylics, although I know it's not going to be so easy not able to blend as easily as with oil based paints. The purple colors you're using for shading are beautiful

@@susanbothwell2234 Thank you :-))) Yes, you will need to drybrush a lot to blend the colours really nice with your acrylics. But stay patient and I bet it will come out really nice :-)))

Thank you so much Ruth and Michael :-))) I will include a little list of the colours that I use - that truly is a good idea, the small letters on the tubes are really hard to read.

Thanks a lot :-))) I am using here mostly cheap china ebay brushes - 0 to 4/000 round soft brushes. They do the job really well!

I`m sorry, but I don`t have any acrylics as I even use my water mixable oils for the underpainting now. So there will unfortunately be no acrylic painting tutorials on this channel, sorry.

@@brennerfineart it's ok 😊

@@MrBombastic882 great :-)))

Thank you :-)))

Thank you :-))) But I don`t sub for sub, sorry.

Look at my channel - there are quiet a lot of water/wave painting tutorials, I bet you will find something you like and can use :-)))

Thank you so much Rachel :-))))

Thank you :-))) Yes, I let the underpainting completely dry before I apply the next and final layer with the clouds. Takes a few days with the water mixable oils but you need to do it, otherwise it is not possible, the colours would become one big mess.

You can use whatever you like better ;-))) I personally prefer a more matte varnish, when the varnish is too glossy, the painting reflects like crazy and it is nearly impossible to get a decent photo of it.

@@brennerfineart thank you so much!

@@rjprivate You`re welcome :-)))

Thank you Kate - the bigges support would be joining my Patreon www.patreon.com/brennerfineart I am using here oil colour (water mixable oil colour due to health reasons but mixed with linseed oil)

Yo uso pintura al óleo aquí.

Thank you :-))) I use here artiem painting plates, here the link to this article: www.boesner.com/artiem/

Not at all :-))) I have some more cloud painting tutorials on my youtube channel, just have a look at them :-)))

Thanks for your reply 👍 I appreciate it, I must admit I’m the classic class of someone who has never picked up a brush and after watching you make it look easy I have convinced myself I will be able to produce something as good as yours 😂😂 I’m trying to forget the fact that you have been perfecting your skills for your entire life 😂👍 thanks again for your reply and I will be giving it a go over my Christmas break

Thank you so much :-))) You`re welcome!

Thank you so much Casey :-)))

Trying this with acrylics is a lot more difficult than trying it with oils. Save some money and get water mixable oils, they are FAR BETTER than acrylics, believe me, far easier to work with as they are not the moment dry you put them on the canvas. You have a lot more time to blend and get the volume in that is needed to paint in a realistic way.

@@brennerfineart okay thanks!

Thank you so much :-)))

Hi Alexandre, I come from Germany, the land with one of the worst english pronounciations in the world ;-))) So - I`m sorry for this and I will try in the future to not get carried away talking about painting all the time getting faster and faster!

Thank you :-))))

Thank you :-))) I used here Titanium white, Dioxazine Purple, Phthalo blue, Cadmium Red, Lamp black and titanium white

Vielen Dank Evi :-)))

Great - you`re welcome :-)))

Thank you Anna :-))) You`re welcome :-))))

Thank you so much :-)))

Vielen Dank! Aber ist es nicht schöner, wenn man diese 10 Jahre als Reise sieht und eben so lange braucht, um so malen zu können? Manche lernen es auch in kürzerer Zeit. Aber man muss eben einfach die Zeit investieren...malen ist eine Fähigkeit, die man lernen kann, es erfordert viel Zeit und Leute mit Talent lernen schneller. Dennoch fällt das Können NICHT vom Himmel, selbst die ganz großen Maler aus allen Epochen mussten Jahre ihres Lebens damit verbringen, an der Staffelei zu üben bevor sie ihre Meisterwerke auf die Leinwand gebannt haben. Deshalb - jetzt anfangen und in 10 Jahren RICHTIG gute Bilder malen können :-))))

I`m using oil colour here :-)))

@@brennerfineart i could not find any tutorial on acrylic painting of clouds, from you. I tried with acrylic,but it dries very fast..even if i wetten the brush or paper. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and taking time to make these superior videos. Thnks/Marcus

@@marcusroth4272 I have no acrylic painting tutorials as I solely use oils. Acrylics are a nightmare...they do not stay true to their wet appearance AND you can not blend at all...you can work around with a drying retarder for acrylics...but I am not sure, that this will not make the colours look different...and perhaps those mediums are not healthy at all...I paint with oil colour and thin it down with linseed oil to make sure I do not harm myself while painting.

Thank you for answering. Thought it was only me who had problem blending and fading them. Maybe i try oil paint, but if i can find oil paint that is not harmful.. thanks/Marcus

Thank you - you`re welcome :-)))

Thank you so much Andrea :-)))

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Glad that you like it :-))))

Thank you Nikki :-)))

Dankeschön! Freut mich dass es dir gefallen hat :-)))

С удовольствием :-)))

Thank you!

Muito obrigado!

Thank your Manisha :-))) Just watch the videos, that I will publish every sunday and I am sure you will pick up so much that it will safe you months or even years of try and error :-)))

Muchas Gracias :-)))

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Grazie mille Sabrina :-)))

Thank you Carol :-)))

Thanks!

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Thank you Miriam :-)))

Muchas Gracias :-))))

Thank you :-))) The only way I found to really speed the drying time up is to lay the painting into direct sunlight (in summertime, it needs to be warm). I did this for the first time this year and do not know if this might perhaps harm the colour pigments...but I simply had to and it really helped. Another "trick" is to just work on several paintings at the same time frame - that`s what I do meanwhile and it really works. Not only do the paintings have enough time (days or even weeks) time to dry, I can change the subject matter from painting to painting at this also helps to keep the motivation up every time you sit on the easel.

Thank you Peter :-)))

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Hi Christine und vielen Dank für dein Lob :-))) Super dass du auf die water mixable oils umgestiegen bist - das ist doch wirklich wesentlich einfacher als mit diesen störrischen, ständig eintrocknenden Acrylfarben. Ich nutze in der Hauptsache die Pinsel vom Boesner. Weiche Da Vinci Cosmotop (ich hab aber auch noch drei Stück die über 20 Jahre auf dem Buckel haben, aber IMMER NOCH super funktionieren und keine Haare verlieren, ebenfalls vom Boesner, Marke Kolibri, Ochsenhaar) aber auch synthetische (haben nen schwarzen Griff, da steht aber leider nix drauf was die genaue Bezeichnung angeht). Und für die superfeinen Details hol ich mir so 12er Packs China Billigsets von eBay. Die sind erstaunlich gut, verlieren praktisch keine Haare und halten recht lang. Dann viel Spaß noch beim pinseln und viele Grüße :-)))))) - Tobi

@@brennerfineart super, danke für die Info mit den Pinseln

óleo :-)))

Você tem para a língua portuguesa suas aulas no site?

@@LojadasPartituras Não, infelizmente os cursos estão disponíveis apenas em inglês.

Thank you Veronica :-))) I am using here Titanium White, Cadmium Red, Phthalo Blue, Dioxazine Purple and Lamp Black :-)))

@@brennerfineart black lamp😳!!!! Ok.... Thank you, ☺️ciao

Schon interessant...Kommentare dieser Art bekomme ich AUSSCHLIESSLICH nur von deutschsprachigen Zuschauern...es hat sich wirklich noch nicht ein einziges Mal ein native english speaker über mein englisch beschwert. Klar, das könnte besser sein...aber hier geht`s darum den Leuten das malen beizubringen...das ist kein Sprachkurs...obendrauf rede ich frei von der Leber weg ohne script...in einer mir fremden Sprache...zum Teil 15 Minuten und länger am Stück...ich hab schlicht nicht die Zeit es anders zu machen...da gibts halt nunmal Haspler, Pausen, Stammeleien... aber anscheinend gefällt es den Zuschauern trotzdem, sonst wär ich nicht in weniger als drei Jahren bei über 100.000+ Abonnenten. Die Leute weltweit lernen was, native speaker aber auch vor allem die Asiaten, die Inder, Brasilianer etc. egal wie holprig das englisch auch immer sein mag. Die allermeisten Leute haben halt verstanden, dass es um die Malerei geht und nicht um mein Denglisch. Deshalb - wenns DIR so derart gegen den Strich schau dir doch einfach einen deutschsprachigen Malkanal an, da gibts ja genug auf RU-vid.

Thank you :-))))

Lovely tutorial and very doable. My attempt at this technique came out really well. Thanks!

With acrylics you need to layer, as the drying time is far shorter than with oils...but with enough layering it should be possible to produce a similar result I guess (I just paint with oils, stepped away from the acrylics decades ago ;-))

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תודה רבה!!! וכל הכבוד לישראל !!!

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Спасибо и наилучшими пожеланиями :-)))

Спасибо!

Vielen Dank für das Lob :-))) Ja, Wolken zu malen wirkt einfach, aber es sind die Feinheiten die den Unterschied machen zwischen einer Wolke die wirklich 3D-mäßig auf der zweidimensionalen Fläche "daherkommt" und einer Wolke, die einfach flach aussieht. Aber man kann es lernen, einfach weiter meine Wolkentutorials anschauen und ÜBEN ÜBEN ÜBEN :-)))

@@brennerfineart 😁