Acrylic Painting: How to Paint Realistic Clouds : Ocean Painting

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Free Online Course: Acrylic Painting: How to Paint Realistic Clouds : Ocean Painting provided by Skillshare is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 1-2 hours worth of material. The course is taught in English and is free of charge. Acrylic Painting: How to Paint Realistic Clouds : Ocean Painting is taught by Yvette Lab.

Overview
  • In this class we will paint a sunny ocean scene side by side, and I will teach you how to use layers and shapes to achieve realistic fluffy clouds.

    Materials:

    Acrylic Paints

    Paper, canvas, or wood.

    Gesso

    Brushes (1in flat, medium round, detail brush)

    Something to mix paint on (palette)

    Water.

    Paint Colors I use:

    Paynes Grey

    Primary Cyan

    Ultramarine Blue

    Cadmium Red

    Cadmium Yellow

    Phthalo Green

    Titanium White

Syllabus
    • Intro and Supplies!
    • How to Gesso
    • Sky Part 1: Colors
    • Sky Part 2: Gradient
    • Sky Part 3: Blocking in Clouds
    • Sky Part 4: Shadows
    • Sky Part 5: Lights
    • Sky Part 6: Negative Space
    • Sky Part 7: Highlights
    • Sky Part 8: Contrast
    • Sky Part 9: Bright Highlights
    • Sky Part 10: Layers
    • Water Part 1: Color Mixing
    • Water Part 2: Gradient
    • Water Part 3: Sketching
    • Water Part 4: Seafoam
    • Water Part 5: Seafoam Shadows
    • Water Part 6: Seafoam Lights
    • Water Part 7: Creating Contrast
    • Water Part 8: Bright Whites
    • Water Part 9: Creating Movement
    • Water Part 10: Sand Details
    • Thank you!