Improve your Paintings with Well-Designed Skies

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In this video we look at the importance of using skies as a design tool in your landscape paintings. I show you three simple paintings, each of which can be improved by thinking about the way the sky has an impact on the landscape and the composition of the painting. I paint a version of each scene and then repeat the exercise using some new design elements to add some improvements.

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14 окт 2024

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@dearbh1736 Год назад

Olly, the joy of your not churning out weekly videos is the absolute thrill when you do. My heart skipped several beats when I saw you had made a new tutorial for us and what a tutorial it is. I love that you don't cut corners and that you explain things in such detail because it is this 'making sense' of the choices we make that really teaches us how to improve our painting skills overall and really, that is what all good tutorials should technically do but it rarely happens. That is why these gems you give to us are so precious and very, very worthwhile to those of us who really want to learn and not just follow along a step-by-step so we can create a painting that is a near replica of that which a tutor talks us through. I'm 58 and have been painting since childhood but have learned more from you than any book or tutorial I have seen throughout my life. Thank you so very much. You are generous to a fault and it is much appreciated. From a grateful fan in Ireland 🙂

@ms.angiesclassroom3189 Год назад

I definitely agree with your thoughts. Very greateful.

@Bearwithme560 Месяц назад

That was an important, and enlightening, remark.

@poppyburns3807 Год назад

Lots to think about. Really useful. Thank you so much.

@DBS108 Год назад

Greetings from Cape Town, fabulous skies, light and scenery in the Western cape, you have a unique tutorial method, thanks for sharing👍 shoutout for Ollie....

@gogokp9276 Год назад

Thanks and greetings frm Slovenia...

@Arte_e_design Год назад

Thank you Oliver 😊

@normaneames5901 Год назад

Very helpful, thank you Oliver.

@heronalvarez3600 Год назад

Gracias Maestro!

@interiorsefforts Год назад

beautiful painting .

@jennybonto Год назад

teacher, i pray you didnt bump your head. you've got a magenta dash on your forehead. been learning so much from your videos. my friends are amazed at my progress. took me 10 years to finally have the confidence to do watercolor. Bravo!

@madeleineleblanc-tm5hy Год назад

I’m looking forward to watching your session 6 of water painting skies - stormy skies. I took a photo of calm but stormy skies of two levels (dark stormy sky followed by a clear line into a bit lighter grey sky). On the right side is the Statue of Liberty and the left side is a lady with an umbrella walking horizontally in the direction of the Statue of Liberty. Beautiful photo. I painted once and redoing it. I have a hard time painting around umbrella and top part of statue. I think I should paint dark sky colour including umbrella and top of statue and lighter but yet uniformally stormy sky. Raining lightly but not pouring rain. I could then take thirsty brush to remove some of the wet paint for umbrella and top of statue, although both are dark, especially umbrella and lady. Thank you. Madeleine LeBlanc, Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada Cheers! Thank you.

@oliverpyle-ourlandscape4442 Год назад

Coming onto that soon Madeleine

@christinacasteel3198 Год назад

It is wonderful to see you back🎉

@pamsandhu-dickens8143 Год назад

Thank you, these tutorials are brilliant. What I love is that you explain not just the what and how but also the why, all so calmly and in a really encouraging manner. I have learnt so much after finding your channel just this week 🙏🏽

@FileAssassin 28 дней назад

came for the excellent, invaluable lesson, got seagulls, thank you so much.

@ThomasNordlund Год назад

This was excellent, thank you!

@nolehablesdemiamarla 9 дней назад

Me encanta tu forma de abordar la acuarela. Tus explicaciones son magníficas y tus videos muy elaborados. Gracias

@ceeskraaijeveld8360 10 месяцев назад

Thank you so much for sharing, learned a ton as a beginner!

@jeffiner9947 11 месяцев назад

I'm a beginner painter and I'm so glad I found your channel. ?

@susannewakerley7552 Год назад

I really enjoyed your video. It helps to unpick the mystery of why does my work look like its "paint by numbers" - fab tutorial, thank you very much.

@dufoureric1180 Год назад

Thank you very much

@tinyfacemcgee9211 Год назад

I love your RU-vid channel! A good way for us not on patroon to support you might be a book on Amazon….I love the slow paint along landscape to learn highlights and edges, never heard someone else teach that and I have so many watercolor books! I want to support you too, just not on patroon. Or a single purchase paint slowly along class would do it too! Thank you for your mastery💕💕💕💕💕💕💕

@oliverpyle-ourlandscape4442 Год назад

The book is currently in the editing phase......

@DeborahRivers-km4ku 3 месяца назад

This video is particularly interesting in that you explain and demonstrate using the sky as an element of the overall composition. Thank you for the insights. I'm definitely going to give it a try!

@veroniquegauthier1427 Год назад

So enlightening ! Thank you very much !

@Allyballybean Год назад

I always struggle when artists talk about good and bad composition. To be honest I see both estuary paintings as equally good. I liked the first one when you painted it, and I liked the second one. I also didn’t find my eyes rushing out of the first picture (or any other picture for that matter) - I quite like the landscape illuminated from the right. I wonder if some of the wisdom about composition is custom and self-fulfilling. Or maybe it’s just a bit too subtle to make much difference in this case? Or my brain is wired up differently to everyone else? Having said that - I could see how the converging diagonal clouds made a better painting. Thanks for generously sharing your skills.

@oliverpyle-ourlandscape4442 Год назад

Some very interesting points here Al - and ones that certainly resonate with me. The thinking behind compositional study is to overcome an issue that I call spatial constraint; when we are outside we never think about composition as our eye is free to roam, unrestrained. In a painting, what we see is only a small clip, constrained by four sides and so the artist has to select a combination of shapes and ideas to communicate their experience of the landscape. Good composition removes a confusing experience for the eye, allowing it focus on the edit that the artist has selected from the landscape. However - and it's a big however - I've just written a chapter in my forthcoming book where I paint a series of paintings that pay no heed to the normal rules of composition, instead just reflecting my immediate reaction to the landscape without any compositional tinkering. They have an honesty and directness to them that more considered compositions miss. So, I get your point. Composition - often important, often irrelevant! It's a painting paradox.

@joel6376 Год назад

>The viewer's eye usually goes first to the area of greatest contrast in a painting. This is where the focal point often is. The contrast in value (dark against the light) is the most noticeable, but the contrast in colors, shapes, color temperature or textures can also be distinctive and attract the viewer's eye. In the first one this is the horizon In the second one it is the hill/church which has the boats directly below it. In the first pair the hill has much higher contrast in the second example. Try flicking your eyes away then back to focus on each example and see where your eye lands.

@joyceblenkinsop1634 Год назад

Wonderful tutorials Oliver .I’m learning soooo much .thank you .Joyce .

@JayKay0245 Год назад

Excellent video!

@nancybrink3701 Год назад

Thank you Oliver. I never thought of these things while doing the sky. Valuable lesson...so much to think about

@pammcreynolds 6 месяцев назад

Wonderful examples. I'm enjoying your videos very much.

@nancyrobert2424 9 месяцев назад

Thank you so much for these 2 paintings. I have learnt a lot between this and your excerise video which l am going g to do every day Merry Christmas. and Happy New Year Nancy R. North Bay Ontario Canada

@binxiao6175 Год назад

Wow, from my beginner perspective this was such a mind blowing video on how to elevate with more planning. Amazing ! Thank you Mr Pyle I am glad you decided to spread your good teaching work beyond England. I believe we can also learn teaching methods from you. I very admire the way how you break down the technical part always in steps I can follow and paint parallel . I am an absolute bloody beginner and often surprised how good my exercise looks, following your “tutorial” . Greetings from Guangzhou!

@alinserea4179 Год назад

I love❤, the amount of information 💓,. about 💝 this 💯, 💖interesting tutorial💞 thank you for the beautiful video you share with us.💖,. 💯💓

@1bigheaddave Год назад

Thanks Oliver,something new for me to think about thanks.

@mountainsno Год назад

Thank you so much for offering Patreon. I do have a question or suggestion: would you please consider working through an Australian landscape and perhaps comment on the light, haze, colours. I believe the principles you teach transfer to my landscape. But it would be great to see you paint a little bit of ANYWHERE in the southern hemisphere. If it's unreasonable just scroll by lol. Thank you again.

@ankeshmbbs Год назад

This was a solid tutorial ❤

@germainenyssen421 Год назад

Thank you Oliver

@celia_brisse Год назад

Thank you very much! Your videos are so fantastic! 👍🥰

@lmlnc 8 месяцев назад

Great tutorials. I am really enjoying them. Thank you!

@isabellepanaget2961 8 месяцев назад

Thank you very much ,dear Oliver, for this video to approach more again your painter sensibility ! Mine is not so far from yours’. Thank you, really.

@kristingoethals4330 4 месяца назад

Another super helpful tutorial ! I really hope you have the time to keep on making these amazing tutorials.

@shelleynichols9626 Год назад

Aww JUST missed the live. But glad to have another video!

@youngyuk Год назад

Great tutorial!

@frankjoedicke5307 Год назад

Thx for your wonderful tutorial 👍👍👍👋.

@artdavisstudios Год назад

Another great video. So much info to digest. I really appreciate the way this series is put together each episode building on the previous ones. I million thank yous.

@Linda-kh6rl 5 месяцев назад

You or outstanding for your artwork.I have learned so much from you❤

@llipton6956 Год назад

Wow! Thank you for teaching such important, but not always obvious techniques! I really appreciate all the tutorials you create.

@elizabethsolart 2 месяца назад

Loved coming back to your sly videos today. Fantastic to refresh the memory, Olly you really make things so understandable. Invaluable advise. Thankyou

@jaquelineballantine1489 Год назад

Olly you are a masterful artist and teacher. I always know I’m going to gain invaluable knowledge and helpful techniques when I watch your tutorials. Thank you for explaining your skill and experience with us mere mortals 😂

@veronicarinker4058 Год назад

Wonderful exercise thank you!!

@daleshawn1910 Год назад

Wonderful!

@ellengeyer5000 5 месяцев назад

An invaluable tutorial for improving landscape painting techniques. Thank you for your effort and expertise..

@AliceDel Год назад

incredibly helpful video, thank you! although i have to say, in the second duo of paintings, i loved the scene where the yellow glow in the sky was in the center. it looked like something Turner might have painted. :) thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience so generously.

@deannam7551 Год назад

This has been a great tutorial. I've been looking for help in understanding composition and your videos are exactly what I needed. The side-by-side demos are invaluable! Thank you!

@mingyzhang 8 месяцев назад

I love it when you talk about the light and its effects.

@raffahotmail6944 Год назад

God Bless you Olly, because you still make some videos available to some of us that love you, and you teaching,but can't afford patreon in these very hard times. You make me love watercolour passionally. We thank God for you and you generosity, every day!

@lindyhyam1495 Год назад

Absolutely so helpful. So many light lightbulb moments. Thanks Olly!

@LoriandNigelLaw 8 месяцев назад

Thank you for your wonderful videos, you are truly inspiring!

@jennyfreidooni6412 Год назад

Thank you so much Olly for all your efforts and amazing content. You have a natural gift to teach - much appreciated. 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

@jennyfreidooni6412 Год назад

The Seagull or airplanes ✈️ 😂 - good one

@dianmoffatt9915 9 месяцев назад

Your video content is thoroughly appreciated and helped my efforts exceed my expectations. Thank you so much!

@stevec-b6214 Год назад

This is pure gold information, beautifully and clearly presented. Over the last year or so since I retired and started painting more regularly, I have gradually reduced the number of other channels I watch. Its actually now just one ;)

@garypatch5336 Год назад

Thanks Oliver, really accessible and super helpful. Lots to think about in my compositions.

@sarahjanewheatley5472 Год назад

Thanks so much for this wonderful series and for all your other content on RU-vid. It makes me value the skill and time it takes to paint really beautiful pictures.

@adunzoroq33 Год назад

Wow! Just wow! That burnt sienna drop just brought so much life into the second practice landscape. As usual so inspiring! Thank you for sharing your techniques with us here 🧑‍🎨

@Bets1202 Год назад

Your skies are beautiful. Great choices of colors.

@pk3679 Год назад

I love the content on skies that you are sharing with us all here on your channel. I have seen many videos on how to paint various techniques or things in landscapes, but pulling it all together as you do is helping me in a much bigger way. Building confidence in my watercolour painting is so important to me. Not that I intend to now go out and throw around paint with abandon (like some teachers on RU-vid encourage me to do), but by using your more thoughtful considered method I am seeing my work improve and with that my confidence. Thank you for all of your hard work done bringing this to us. Grateful USA (Oregon state) student.

@dianemcgregor6171 Год назад

Just watched this one again as its has so many inspiring ideas for me when I get stuck. Thanks Ollie.

@adamcook5940 9 месяцев назад

You make it look so simple! Fabulous depiction of light and I'm going to practise and practise. Thank you, you really do inspire me!

@MrPeterjba Год назад

I think this is one of your best teaching classes EVER. I have gained so much from it - thank you! (PS: love the squadron of bombers)

@rhondacalabro867 Год назад

Wonderful teacher. Thanks again for generously sharing with us.

@brucemckenziefraser139 Год назад

Thank you, yet again, for another useful video. The points you make explain so expertly the why of our craft. I can see that the principles here can be applied to all types of genre, not simply landscapes. I particularly like how you weave in creating drama and emotion, both of which play into the storytelling aspect of what we produce as artwork.

@alinserea4179 Год назад

I love❤, the amount of information 💓,. about 💝 this 💯, 💖interesting tutorial💞 thank you for the beautiful video you share with us.💖,. 💯💓

@kerriclarke9366 Год назад

Very informative - as usual 😊. Always look forward to your video tutorials ❤. I have learnt so much, so many thanks.

@pennythedomelady Год назад

I have spent the last year and a half attempting to master watercolor techniques, and feel that I have made very good progress on that front. However, prior to finding your channel, I felt like I had hit a wall. I was frustrated that despite having learned a great deal, I was unable to convey the spirit of the landscapes I want to paint. Your excellent videos are helping me to understand how to make choices that will elevate my paintings and begin to take them where I want to go. Thank you so much for taking the time to illustrate important concepts in such a tangible way. You make me feel like you totally understand where I am at in my watercolor journey and exactly how to move forward. I am truly grateful.

@oliverpyle-ourlandscape4442 Год назад

So pleased that the videos are helping Penny

@kathywilden7702 Год назад

Love it! Thank you again for a very helpful advice on painting skies and composition.

@susalu100 Год назад

You are a fantastic teacher. I usually get bored at videos, but yours are so interesting that can't stop seeing until the end. I have been painting all my (long) life and love art on paper (WC, pastels, collage, etc) and I'm astonished because I see that my WC painting keeps going better and better following your advice. I feel enthusiastic again about this material that I've always loved. Thank you!

@lemonade708 Год назад

This was such an eye-opening tutorial, how even the angle of the clouds could aid in the composition of the painting. Thank you ever so much for these wonderful tips Olly, I find myself learning something new each time I watch your a video of yours.

@ms.angiesclassroom3189 Год назад

Thank you so much for these videos. They go far beyond just a tutorial. I've been painting for years but your videos remind me of the importance of certain elements, to the things which I've just started to neglect in my paintings. Thank you

@davidkemp1585 Год назад

So nice to see you again, relax & learn. Many thanks from US Midwest. Lots of landscape here

@kathsoulsby873 Год назад

Another excellent video packed with so much information…most of it I hadn’t even thought of before! Showing the two different ways of painting the same scene was so helpful. I am glad I was able to sign up for your Patreon and look forward to your future videos…Thanks so much.

@AP-gp2ev Год назад

Merci beaucoup!

@MB-kf3yx Год назад

I found this video, which highlighted design elements that could improve the sky and composition, to be thought provoking and very helpful. I clearly need to focus more on the composition before I start painting! Thanks for sharing your expertise.

@nsh4615 Год назад

끝내줘요 색상좋아요!!

@DottieSmithArizona Год назад

Thank you Oliver! I have watched several of your videos and learned more from the few than so many others combined. Can't wait to put what I've learned into practice and then watch again to pick up more techniques.

@spinningjinn Год назад

Thanks for this! It's really informative. I love the comparisons to show how small changes can improve a painting so very much!

@mariaantoniafernandezgonza800 Год назад

Buen día 😊. Muy didáctico. Un millón de gracias por compartir su arte.

@manuelgutierrez6367 Год назад

Muy buena lección Oliver. Muchas gracias.

@judylangmuir3600 Год назад

What was fabulous class/lesson! Thank you for all the detailed thoughts and great demo....

@karenleah1477 Год назад

Thank you, thank you. !!! That was awesome . 😊

@meriembensemane5281 Год назад

Greetings from Massachusetts 👋 thank you so much for your helpful and so informative tutorials!

@adrianla-garde7733 Год назад

I think your 'OK' vs 'better' views are really helpful in illustrating your points here, thank you!

@cherirose6660 Год назад

You’re videos are absolutely wonderful! Thank you for your dedication helping other artists on their journey. I’ve learned so much in this one video…..amazing!! What a gift you have Oliver🎨👏

@zackorywyatt8986 Год назад

Just found your channel and have learned more in the time than elsewhere. Thank you very much

@barbaragemin5117 Год назад

Excellent tutorial, thank you very much Oliver. Composition design is something we tend to overlook with all the other elements of the painting we need to consider. I’m a new subscriber and enjoying your demos very much.

@kathleenpotter8453 Год назад

Wow! Showing the comparison between the tow compositions was so helpful! Thanks Olly!

@user-fx4qc6pz8g Год назад

Fantastic training! You are unique and a gem. Thank you so much from Denver, Colorado.

@waiyeetoll1929 Год назад

This tutorial is very good. I like how you show the composition technic to emphasize the focal point!!

@liaclark2393 Год назад

this is a great way to show better compositions , it is extremely useful for one that did not study art, thank you for sharing your skills, just love your style of painting "SUGGESTIONS !!