What a brilliant video. I'd say the best cloud painting demo I've seen on TH-cam. I made some notes: Wet paper enough that it's glossy but doesn't have puddles. Use horizontal strokes. Wait a minute or two. Redistribute the water so it's not gathering in puddles when the paper starts to buckle. Use horizontal and vertical strokes. Lightly touch a charged brush on the paper to see what happens. If it spreads too much the paper is too wet. If the paint blooms too much on the surface, blot the belly of the brush to remove excess water. Blot the side of the brush not the tip. When mixing colour, compensate for the fact that it will dry 25% lighter in value so if it's dark on the page when it's wet don't panic. If painting in colour rather than black and white, vary the hues in the paint mixes, so e.g. add pink in the blue for hues towards the light to make it warmer. Some mixes will separate and produce a beautiful result. Paint the clouds first, light to dark, then paint the sky to sculpt the outside shape of the clouds (on another layer). Use soft squirrel hair round/mop brushes. Don't over brush. Work on an area and move on. You can always add a new layer once it's dry. Always ensure the paint is completely dry before adding a new layer. For clouds use u/w strokes and a flicking motion, and follow the shape/volume of the cloud. Hold the brush half way up the handle to make your strokes more organic and less controlled. As the paper begins to dry you must use less water in your brush, otherwise you'll make ugly blossoms. If the paper's too dry in an area that you haven't worked on, spritz it with water. To soften edges, always use a clean brush and blot it on paper before softening th edges. Hold the brush at a 45° angle. Only tickle the edge, don't go into the paint. Rinse, blot, soften. Rinse, blot, soften. After finishing a stage/layer, clean the tape so there's no risk of blooming. Work flat to keep an even distribution of colour Working on a tilted surface would make the top of the paper dry quicker than the bottom. If you're using masking fluid don't use strong heat to dry the paint as you could bake the masking fluid onto the paper. Don't stay in one place when using a heat tool or blow-dryer. Move around the painting. Wait for the paper to cool down. When reactivating the paper with water for a new layer, avoid side to side strokes as that could disturb the dry paint and move it around. A spray bottle is a better choice than a loaded brush when re-wetting the paper. Use a fine mist spray bottle. Hold the bottle about 6-10" away from the surface. Before re-wetting the paper, mix up the colours needed for the ext layer e.g. sky. After spritzing the water over the painting, use a soft clean brush and lightly tickle the surface to remove any unwanted droplets of water. Using a very light touch should not disturb the dry paint. Since you've re-wetted the paper, use less water and more pigment in your brush, otherwise you could create unwanted blooms. You will also have better control with the paint. Use short, light, dancing movements with the brush to carve out the whispy shapes and edges of the clouds. Again, always use a clean brush and blot it on paper before softening the edges. Rinse, blot, soften Rinse, blot, soften Soften all the desired edges before you dry the paint. Respond to what's happening on your paper, rather than being dictated by the reference image. Use a combination of hard and soft edges - ths will make the end result move believable and organic. For the sky, paint a gradation of dark pigment at the top and lighter towards the horizon. This will add depth and richness. Only wet the paper where your going to paint a new layer. It's unnecessary to re-wet the whole surface. Smooth out the water droplets again. Use less water in the brush when adding darker values.
Вы замечательный художник и превосходный учитель. Спасибо за Вашу помощь. Вы щедро делитесь своими секретами. Для начинающих это так важно. Главное, Вы поддерживаете желание творить. В наше непростое время рисование это, как медитация. Что-то для души. Ещё раз благодарю Вас. С признательностью из России.
Самое настоящее небо из всех, что я видела! Ваше небо такое драматичное, насыщенное, яркое! Это прекрасно! Непременно попробую написать как вы! Спасибо за вдохновение!
I’m always looking at the sky and wishing I could paint it. Never new how to start let alone achieve a realistic finish. So a big thank you for this tutorial
My grandchildren and I paint with you ( 6 of them) Without your online lessons we would never be able to learn as lesson would cost to much. We share our supplies and have fun learning together. Thank you from all 7 of us!
😊Просто приголомшливо! Найцінніше в цьому хмарному уроку-наочна покрокова демонстрація методу виправлення, доповнення готової роботи ,без жодних слідів корекції.Справжня реалістична робота без штучності та вичурної мальовничості!Гріє душу природністю.Я,коли з'явився смартфон та почав малювати пастеллю та аквареллю наробив купу фото для змальовування-з них половина хмарної теми!Багато художників ігнорують ,або викривляють хмарну тему.Ваші хмари-неперевершені!Бажаю здоров'я та натхнення!
Shelley, you are the absolute BEST watercolor instructor on You Tube and I have learned soooo much from you!! Thank you for these Wednesday videos!! I love them all!!!
Very best tutorial and the most beautiful stormy sky painting I’ve seen!!! Thank you soooo much! I’m a watercolor newbie and working on stormy skies - quite challenging!
I like it that you tell us what colour you are you saying I’m still a bit scared to start hopefully I don’t get over it and I keep watching your TH-cam thank you
Hello Shelly. My name is Inma and I see you from Seville in the south of Spain. I always see you on deferred since my level of English is not very good and so I can see the demo with subtitles. I love your tutorials. Thank you for teaching us your technique and your art.❤️
Thank you so much. I’m just refreshing my w/c knowledge to get rid of my rustiness after not painting for many years. I’m retiring and plan to pick up my brushes again. Your tutorial is so inspiring and refreshing and encouraging me. Grateful I found this. ❤🥰
Thank you so much for this tutorial. I have never successfully achieved a two stage sky and I’m really hopeful that I could perhaps achieve one now. This is definitely the best tutorial I’ve watched on complex skies.
This tutorial is wonderful. I am fascinated by skies but it definitely is a struggle to paint them in watercolours. You have covered so many important things just in the beginning. I am learning so much. Thank you for this. Beautiful work.
Oh my goodness! I was looking up cloud demonstrations for watercolor, and this is the best one by far! Absolutely beautiful! Thank you so much for making this tutorial!
Recently found you and I am so impressed. I am looking forward to going back and watching some of your older lessons. Beautiful painting and excellent teaching style. You certainly don’t leave anything out! I have been searching tutorials on painting a storm cloud and this lesson is exactly what I needed. Thank you!
This is a wonder tutorial, I’m am so glad I found you. I was gifted some Squirrel Brushes and was unsure how to use them, thank you so much for the tips. I use the same hair product 🤩
Watching from the Texas Gulf Coast. I'm really new to watercolor, but trying to learn from youtube videos. I especially want to learn to paint skies. Too dang hot to go outside after mid-morning. Perfect chance to learn to paint!
Shelly, I'm just watching and learning. I don't even have paint or paper yet and am really interested in doing skys so I really enjoyed this and you are the one to learn from! I will be watching everything while I'm waiting for my things to come. So happy I found you.
@@shelleypriorfineart wanted some review on it. There is a gap of video reviews on these lesser known brushes. Perhaps you can do more brush reviews :)
That’s so nice of you Bes. I’m glad that you enjoyed it. You may also like this other cloud video that I did (slightly different) th-cam.com/video/tTDHTUGR-K8/w-d-xo.html
Excellent video and an eye openner for me. I have warched many tutorials about landscape watercolor painting. Watching this tutorial made me realize that none of them use perspective in the sky. Typically they use the technique you described, random clouds all about the same size. Definitely no variation between close and far. As a result I never thought about it. It makes a huge difference. Thank you for sharing.
WOW!! SUPER IMPRESSIVE TECHNIQUE!! THE END RESULT - FINISHED PAINTING , IS AMAZING 👏 😍!! BRAVO 👏 👏 👏! THANK YOU FOR THE WONDERFUL CONTENT OF YOUR VIDEOS!!
Clouds and skies are so tough. This was a good exercise for me. Although I’m not thrilled with the final painting, I know it’s good to be challenged and I enjoyed doing it. Might tackle it again and see if I can change some of my mistakes. Thanks for a another great tutorial!
Thanks Nan. Success on the first try isn’t required but understanding what adjustments are needed is what will get you there with practice. Thanks for watching and happy painting!
Wonderful! Thank you for this demonstration, you have given me so much helpful information, and advice on what to do - and what to avoid. This helps resolve some issues I have experienced with watercolor, and will save me a lot of frustration. Watching in real time is very helpful, as it shows the importance of patience (which you don't get from a time-lapse video!) And the finished painting is breathtaking! I'm getting ready to put this new knowledge to use, and looking forward to it! If you plan to do any more dramatic skies and clouds, I'd love to see them. :)
Thanks so much. Very good instructions and lessons you share. It's great that you show the whole painting at the right pace, at the same pace as you paint. Come watch all your nice movies. Greetings Gun-Britt in Luleå, Sweden.
Absolutely wonderful, inspirational video. I love the unhurried laid back style at the same time as huge teaching work is going on. That combination is very rare on TH-cam. I have come back to watercolors after an absence of 30 years and this video has taken my fear away. How is it that my inspirational teachers in this and other arts and crafts areas are nearly all Canadian?
Thanks so much for your kind words! Canadian winters can be loooong. I guess we have lots of time to work on arts and crafts ;). I'm glad that you are inspired to pick up your watercolor brushes once again. I took a long absence early in my watercolor days too, as a result of frustration with the medium. But I loved the look so I got my determination on one day and knuckled down to do the work to learn it. Wishing you great success in your watercolor journey!
@@shelleypriorfineart My watercolour in words about the Canadian truckers' protest of 2022 as it happened. From Vancouver they gathered, growling engines and smoke in the freezing air. What lay ahead they little knew. But up through the Rockies on road sides and overpasses folks and kids with flags and banners waved and cheered in gusting minus 30. Road hardened guys felt tears down their cheeks and pride, immense pride, as the road gave way to their place in history. On through Calgary and Medicine Hat, left arm tired from all the honking, keep the four wheelers outta the way and watch that bobtail. It was Winnipeg when the wave just went rogue and the guy making the convoy documentary joked they took half of the city with them. Rigs lit up in flashing red and orange, maple flags billowing… new songs, covers all provided a soundtrack along roads cradled by banks of snow. Live video feeds overwhelmed with messages from the world over. Past Lake Huron and St Joseph’s Island and on down to GTA. And today Ottawa. Altogether, it has been a journey unlike any other. And the message was simple: “Give us our lives back.” Where the journey will end we do not know but thanks Canadians for inspiring the world...
I study clouds all the time and know what you are describing! So glad to find a watercolor artist I can trust to teach me the rest, LOL. So many misc. practical lessons too, wonderful. I must subscribe. I site of cloud watchers, who-da-thunk-it, it kinda feels like coming' home.
Thank you so much for painting storm clouds. I have been working on a cloud series and struggling with stormy clouds. I benefitted so much from your painting demo…so appreciated.😊
I am so impressed with your painting techniques Shelley, you make this look so easy!! I have seen other videos and honestly your paintings look so realistic. Thank you for sharing your talent with us😊
Great demonstration. I particularly appreciated that you broke up the cloudscape into 3 stages and let them dry in between. Trying to juggle cloud volumes (with correct values and interesting color), blue sky, and hard/soft edges all in one go can be frustrating and stressful. Some great artists can do it (Roland Lee) but most of us are greatly helped by the idea of doing it in multiple stages. You offer lots of good explanation of the rationale for your decision-making as well. Thank you!
I love attempting skies (newbie) and hands down this is the best tutorial I've seen! Some really wonderful advice here. I'm in East Gippsland, Australia and we have some wonderful big skies here in Oz. Thank you so much Shelley. I'll look out for more.
Hai Shelley.... It's amazing..... You are not only the realistic artist. You are a creater and your hands and fingers are like a mazic sticks . No more words for your paintings. I want to fly like a bird on these clouds......😊
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What a brilliant video. I'd say the best cloud painting demo I've seen on TH-cam.
I made some notes:
Wet paper enough that it's glossy but doesn't have puddles. Use horizontal strokes.
Wait a minute or two.
Redistribute the water so it's not gathering in puddles when the paper starts to buckle. Use horizontal and vertical strokes.
Lightly touch a charged brush on the paper to see what happens. If it spreads too much the paper is too wet.
If the paint blooms too much on the surface, blot the belly of the brush to remove excess water. Blot the side of the brush not the tip.
When mixing colour, compensate for the fact that it will dry 25% lighter in value so if it's dark on the page when it's wet don't panic.
If painting in colour rather than black and white, vary the hues in the paint mixes, so e.g. add pink in the blue for hues towards the light to make it warmer. Some mixes will separate and produce a beautiful result.
Paint the clouds first, light to dark, then paint the sky to sculpt the outside shape of the clouds (on another layer).
Use soft squirrel hair round/mop brushes.
Don't over brush. Work on an area and move on. You can always add a new layer once it's dry.
Always ensure the paint is completely dry before adding a new layer.
For clouds use u/w strokes and a flicking motion, and follow the shape/volume of the cloud.
Hold the brush half way up the handle to make your strokes more organic and less controlled.
As the paper begins to dry you must use less water in your brush, otherwise you'll make ugly blossoms.
If the paper's too dry in an area that you haven't worked on, spritz it with water.
To soften edges, always use a clean brush and blot it on paper before softening th edges. Hold the brush at a 45° angle. Only tickle the edge, don't go into the paint.
Rinse, blot, soften.
Rinse, blot, soften.
After finishing a stage/layer, clean the tape so there's no risk of blooming.
Work flat to keep an even distribution of colour
Working on a tilted surface would make the top of the paper dry quicker than the bottom.
If you're using masking fluid don't use strong heat to dry the paint as you could bake the masking fluid onto the paper.
Don't stay in one place when using a heat tool or blow-dryer. Move around the painting.
Wait for the paper to cool down.
When reactivating the paper with water for a new layer, avoid side to side strokes as that could disturb the dry paint and move it around.
A spray bottle is a better choice than a loaded brush when re-wetting the paper.
Use a fine mist spray bottle. Hold the bottle about 6-10" away from the surface.
Before re-wetting the paper, mix up the colours needed for the ext layer e.g. sky.
After spritzing the water over the painting, use a soft clean brush and lightly tickle the surface to remove any unwanted droplets of water.
Using a very light touch should not disturb the dry paint.
Since you've re-wetted the paper, use less water and more pigment in your brush, otherwise you could create unwanted blooms. You will also have better control with the paint.
Use short, light, dancing movements with the brush to carve out the whispy shapes and edges of the clouds.
Again, always use a clean brush and blot it on paper before softening the edges.
Rinse, blot, soften
Rinse, blot, soften
Soften all the desired edges before you dry the paint.
Respond to what's happening on your paper, rather than being dictated by the reference image.
Use a combination of hard and soft edges - ths will make the end result move believable and organic.
For the sky, paint a gradation of dark pigment at the top and lighter towards the horizon. This will add depth and richness.
Only wet the paper where your going to paint a new layer. It's unnecessary to re-wet the whole surface.
Smooth out the water droplets again.
Use less water in the brush when adding darker values.
Wow, you certainly did take notes! Thanks so much for watching and taking part in this project. Happy painting! 😊
@@shelleypriorfineart Hehe they were mainly for myself, but thought others may appreciate them 👍
I wish I could copy and paste this!❤
@@SabineLeppanen_Art you can on desktop but not mobile
@@Flux_One thank you! I will try it.
Вы замечательный художник и превосходный учитель. Спасибо за Вашу помощь. Вы щедро делитесь своими секретами. Для начинающих это так важно. Главное, Вы поддерживаете желание творить. В наше непростое время рисование это, как медитация. Что-то для души. Ещё раз благодарю Вас. С признательностью из России.
Shelly, this is the best storm cloud painting instructional video I have ever found. Thank you for making this.
Thanks a million Sue. I'm so glad that you enjoyed it 😊
@@shelleypriorfineart 😊pp😊
Самое настоящее небо из всех, что я видела! Ваше небо такое драматичное, насыщенное, яркое! Это прекрасно! Непременно попробую написать как вы! Спасибо за вдохновение!
My Goodness! God created the earth, but you, with a brush, painted heaven!
I’m always looking at the sky and wishing I could paint it. Never new how to start let alone achieve a realistic finish. So a big thank you for this tutorial
I'm so glad that you found my demo helpful. Thanks so much for watching.
Great way of teaching how to paint the sky:) thanks So much!
My grandchildren and I paint with you ( 6 of them) Without your online lessons we would never be able to learn as lesson would cost to much. We share our supplies and have fun learning together. Thank you from all 7 of us!
What a great way to connect with your grandkids. I'm so glad to share this experience with you. Happy painting!
Thank you for showing me again and getting me over the scare
I follow every video you post. Learn something new every time even if I have seen it before😊 Melbourne Florida
Wow, you r amazing teacher! And deserve a million followers! ☺️ thank you so much
😊Просто приголомшливо! Найцінніше в цьому хмарному уроку-наочна покрокова демонстрація методу виправлення, доповнення готової роботи ,без жодних слідів корекції.Справжня реалістична робота без штучності та вичурної мальовничості!Гріє душу природністю.Я,коли з'явився смартфон та почав малювати пастеллю та аквареллю наробив купу фото для змальовування-з них половина хмарної теми!Багато художників ігнорують ,або викривляють хмарну тему.Ваші хмари-неперевершені!Бажаю здоров'я та натхнення!
Shelley, you are the absolute BEST watercolor instructor on You Tube and I have learned soooo much from you!! Thank you for these Wednesday videos!! I love them all!!!
Wow, incredibly helpful and stunning painting, thank you.
Thanks so much Norman. I'm glad that you could join in. 😊
Great painting tips thanks Shelley love these clouds, greetings from Australia 🇦🇺.
I have watched dozens of tutorials on watercolour skies and I have to say that this is the best I have seen. You have a new subscriber. Thank you.
FIRST CLASS. CONGRATULATIONS!! YOU ARE A GREAT ARTIST.🙂🙂👍💖
How sweet of you Tota. Thanks so much for tuning in and for your kind words.
Very best tutorial and the most beautiful stormy sky painting I’ve seen!!! Thank you soooo much! I’m a watercolor newbie and working on stormy skies - quite challenging!
Thanks so much Liz 😊
Looking Good! Betty from Huntington Beach, CA USA
I like it that you tell us what colour you are you saying I’m still a bit scared to start hopefully I don’t get over it and I keep watching your TH-cam thank you
Glad I found you. I'm watching from east of Nashville, Tennessee.
Thanks for joining Terri 😊
Hello Shelly. My name is Inma and I see you from Seville in the south of Spain. I always see you on deferred since my level of English is not very good and so I can see the demo with subtitles. I love your tutorials. Thank you for teaching us your technique and your art.❤️
Thank you very much Inma. 😊
Love you work beautiful!!!! Thank you, so happy to find you.
I’m happy that you found me too. Thanks so much for watching Carole. ☺️
Wow! That’s gorgeous!
Loved this tutorial absolutely amazing work.
I'm so glad you liked it. Thanks very much :)
I'm trying to imagine that painting flipped upside down.. still spectacular!
Thanks Ismo.☺️
You are so professional !! thank you sooo mutch for showing how you do .. I’v learned à lot .. I will follow in the future 😊
Thanks for this session. New painter here. LAKE JACKSON, Texas near the coast.
Thanks very much and welcome. I hope you continue your watercolor journey. There's so much to discover.
Shelley, you are a great teacher. I am Happy that I found your Chanel and Will follow you. I am from Italy. Thank you.
Thank you very much Carolina. I'm glad you enjoy my demos.
Thank you Shelley - just found you looking for ways to paint clouds- really good session, that I learned a lot from. Cheers Torben, Denmark
Thanks so much for tuning in. Happy painting!
Thank you so much. I’m just refreshing my w/c knowledge to get rid of my rustiness after not painting for many years. I’m retiring and plan to pick up my brushes again. Your tutorial is so inspiring and refreshing and encouraging me. Grateful I found this. ❤🥰
Thanks so much Cathy 😊
Thank you so much for this tutorial. I have never successfully achieved a two stage sky and I’m really hopeful that I could perhaps achieve one now. This is definitely the best tutorial I’ve watched on complex skies.
Thank you very much Adrienne and I wish you great success with your next sky painting! 😊
Oh wow!!! Amazing! For sure one of the best cloud tutorials I’ve ever seen!
Thanks so much Karenina 😊
This tutorial is wonderful. I am fascinated by skies but it definitely is a struggle to paint them in watercolours. You have covered so many important things just in the beginning. I am learning so much. Thank you for this. Beautiful work.
From Pakistan
Beautiful!
Oh my goodness! I was looking up cloud demonstrations for watercolor, and this is the best one by far! Absolutely beautiful! Thank you so much for making this tutorial!
I’m delighted that you stumbled across my videos Grady. I’m glad that you enjoyed this one. Thanks for watching 😊
Recently found you and I am so impressed. I am looking forward to going back and watching some of your older lessons. Beautiful painting and excellent teaching style. You certainly don’t leave anything out! I have been searching tutorials on painting a storm cloud and this lesson is exactly what I needed. Thank you!
This is a wonder tutorial, I’m am so glad I found you.
I was gifted some Squirrel Brushes and was unsure how to use them, thank you so much for the tips.
I use the same hair product 🤩
Thanks so much Mary :)
Watching from the Texas Gulf Coast. I'm really new to watercolor, but trying to learn from youtube videos. I especially want to learn to paint skies. Too dang hot to go outside after mid-morning. Perfect chance to learn to paint!
Shelly, I'm just watching and learning. I don't even have paint or paper yet and am really interested in doing skys so I really enjoyed this and you are the one to learn from! I will be watching everything while I'm waiting for my things to come. So happy I found you.
Amazing!! Love it and great instruction
I'm so glad that you enjoyed it Lynda. Thanks for watching :)
Amazing I love it
May God bless you
Thanks so much Laila 😊
brilliant.
I found your video cause I just bought a BIAELK brush.
Cant believe HOW wonderful it is..
Thanks so much for stopping by my channel. You found me by buying brushes?
@@shelleypriorfineart wanted some review on it.
There is a gap of video reviews on these lesser known brushes. Perhaps you can do more brush reviews :)
Beautiful stormy sky! ❤️
Thanks SO much for this inspiring lesson!
I'm so glad that you like it Carol. Thank you
Wow, thank you.best real time tutorial by far. Just learning clouds and water. Will be following in the future!
Thanks very much Michael and welcome 😊
This is the first time I've found you on TH-cam and I'm so happy I did! Best storm cloud instructional I've seen!
Thank you so much Conni. 🙂
This is the best sky tutorial I’ve seen yet. Beautiful painting. Cant wait to give it a try.
That’s so nice of you Bes. I’m glad that you enjoyed it. You may also like this other cloud video that I did (slightly different)
th-cam.com/video/tTDHTUGR-K8/w-d-xo.html
Hi Shelley. I'm so glad I discovered you today. You're a great teacher!
That's so kind of you John. Thanks very much.
Thank you for this sky tutorial. I love photographing clouds here in Southern Ontario.
Thanks Agnes. Yes, there were some gorgeous sky photo opportunities in the last couple of days.
Excellent video and an eye openner for me. I have warched many tutorials about landscape watercolor painting. Watching this tutorial made me realize that none of them use perspective in the sky. Typically they use the technique you described, random clouds all about the same size. Definitely no variation between close and far. As a result I never thought about it. It makes a huge difference. Thank you for sharing.
Thanks so much Wilma. I’m so happy that you had a lightbulb moment. I hope your next sky painting is a big success 😊
WOW!! SUPER IMPRESSIVE TECHNIQUE!! THE END RESULT - FINISHED PAINTING , IS AMAZING 👏 😍!!
BRAVO 👏 👏 👏! THANK YOU FOR THE WONDERFUL CONTENT OF YOUR VIDEOS!!
Thank you so much Rhonda. I’m glad that you enjoyed it. 😊
best ever and amazing Shelley
Thanks a million Louise. 😊
Best storm cloud I have seen so far👏👏👏
Thank you very much 😊
You are just greatest. I love this method ! Thank you for the lesson.
Thank you so much Tina. I'm glad that you enjoyed it. Happy New Year!
@@shelleypriorfineart Happy new year to you as well.
Clouds and skies are so tough. This was a good exercise for me. Although I’m not thrilled with the final painting, I know it’s good to be challenged and I enjoyed doing it. Might tackle it again and see if I can change some of my mistakes. Thanks for a another great tutorial!
Thanks Nan. Success on the first try isn’t required but understanding what adjustments are needed is what will get you there with practice. Thanks for watching and happy painting!
Thank you for a brilliant demo. I'm watching you from Sweden.
Hi Vesna. Thanks so much for joining my demo. :)
I learned so much and your candid relaxed discourse is very appreciated, Thanks Shelley!
Thank you so much for these sky tutorials. I love taking photos of skies and now hoping to do them justice in paintings. Julie, Melbourne, Australia ❤
I’m so glad you are enjoying my demos. Happy sky painting!
Hi we live in New Mexico and we get some awesome skys!
Welcome Donald. Beautiful skies are begging to be painted. 🌤
Wonderful! Thank you for this demonstration, you have given me so much helpful information, and advice on what to do - and what to avoid. This helps resolve some issues I have experienced with watercolor, and will save me a lot of frustration. Watching in real time is very helpful, as it shows the importance of patience (which you don't get from a time-lapse video!) And the finished painting is breathtaking!
I'm getting ready to put this new knowledge to use, and looking forward to it!
If you plan to do any more dramatic skies and clouds, I'd love to see them.
:)
Qué logrado está tu trabajo!!!! Felicitaciones!!!! Y salud desde Argentina!!!!!el país que es feliz a pesar de todo!!!!
Thanks for sharing. I
I've been stretching my paper by wetting and stapling with a thousand staples ! I like your approach to keeping the paper flat.
Thanks. It has worked well for me 😊
I really like your watercolor palette👍🏽
Thanks! Color Wheel palette by Speedball
I'm a newbie to painting.... these clouds have great realism! I like the step by step process!
Thanks Nancy. I hope the demo helps you.
Thanks so much. Very good instructions and lessons you share. It's great that you show the whole painting at the right pace, at the same pace as you paint. Come watch all your nice movies. Greetings Gun-Britt in Luleå, Sweden.
Thank you very much Gun-Britt 😊
Absolutely wonderful, inspirational video. I love the unhurried laid back style at the same time as huge teaching work is going on. That combination is very rare on TH-cam. I have come back to watercolors after an absence of 30 years and this video has taken my fear away. How is it that my inspirational teachers in this and other arts and crafts areas are nearly all Canadian?
Thanks so much for your kind words! Canadian winters can be loooong. I guess we have lots of time to work on arts and crafts ;). I'm glad that you are inspired to pick up your watercolor brushes once again. I took a long absence early in my watercolor days too, as a result of frustration with the medium. But I loved the look so I got my determination on one day and knuckled down to do the work to learn it. Wishing you great success in your watercolor journey!
@@shelleypriorfineart My watercolour in words about the Canadian truckers' protest of 2022 as it happened.
From Vancouver they gathered, growling engines and smoke in the freezing air. What lay ahead they little knew. But up through the Rockies on road sides and overpasses folks and kids with flags and banners waved and cheered in gusting minus 30. Road hardened guys felt tears down their cheeks and pride, immense pride, as the road gave way to their place in history. On through Calgary and Medicine Hat, left arm tired from all the honking, keep the four wheelers outta the way and watch that bobtail. It was Winnipeg when the wave just went rogue and the guy making the convoy documentary joked they took half of the city with them. Rigs lit up in flashing red and orange, maple flags billowing… new songs, covers all provided a soundtrack along roads cradled by banks of snow. Live video feeds overwhelmed with messages from the world over. Past Lake Huron and St Joseph’s Island and on down to GTA. And today Ottawa. Altogether, it has been a journey unlike any other. And the message was simple: “Give us our lives back.” Where the journey will end we do not know but thanks Canadians for inspiring the world...
Fabulous sky and so much help to what I’ve been trying to accomplish. Thank you! (Now I think I’ll watch it again!)
Many thanks for sharing this.. I love your suggestion. Will try mine tonight.
Thanks. Happy painting!
Have to run. Thank you Shelley for yet another inspirational session
The light undertone really came through after your spray. Very nice
great technique, thanks for sharing
This is the sky and clouds video I have been looking for!! Thanks for the detailed instruction.
I'm so glad that you found me and that my demo was helpful. Thanks so much for your kind words Joyce.
I study clouds all the time and know what you are describing! So glad to find a watercolor artist I can trust to teach me the rest, LOL. So many misc. practical lessons too, wonderful. I must subscribe. I site of cloud watchers, who-da-thunk-it, it kinda feels like coming' home.
Thanks very much Valerie 😊
Thank you so much for painting storm clouds. I have been working on a cloud series and struggling with stormy clouds. I benefitted so much from your painting demo…so appreciated.😊
This is amazing. I just absolutely love the clouds
Thanks very much 😊
You are a wonderful artist ans a wonderful and generous teacher. I struggle but I will keep trying. Thank you!
Thanks Denise. Keep at it. I struggled for years and years before watercolour and I really became friends :)
I have learned so much from this video, thank you so much!
I’m really glad that it was helpful. Thank you 😊
Fascinating to watch. Thanks so much!
HI SHELLY❤ I AM IN CENTRALIA, WASHINGTON, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR WONDERFUL TEACHING AND INCREDIBLE TALENT AND SHARING WITH ME❤❤❤❤
I love this sky you really nailed it. Your instructions are so helpful. I am taking down many notes. Thank you so much!
I’m so glad that you enjoyed it. Thanks so much.
Wow, I am just learning how to do clouds and water, Your explanation and techniques are really helpful. Thanks so much. Definitely will be following.
I am so impressed with your painting techniques Shelley, you make this look so easy!! I have seen other videos and honestly your paintings look so realistic. Thank you for sharing your talent with us😊
fantastic lesson. Thank you so much.
Thank you for taking the time and effort to do your videos, so well done!
Thanks so much Karin. It’s nice to hear that you appreciate them 😊
The best cloud tutorial I have ever seen! Thank you so much! Regards from Brazil! ☺️😀😃👏🏼🙏🏼👨🎨🎨
That's so nice of you Marcelo. I'm glad that you enjoyed it. Thanks so much for watching! 😊
Great demonstration. I particularly appreciated that you broke up the cloudscape into 3 stages and let them dry in between. Trying to juggle cloud volumes (with correct values and interesting color), blue sky, and hard/soft edges all in one go can be frustrating and stressful. Some great artists can do it (Roland Lee) but most of us are greatly helped by the idea of doing it in multiple stages. You offer lots of good explanation of the rationale for your decision-making as well. Thank you!
I really appreciate that Stacy. Thanks so much for taking part and I hope it helps you with your next painting of clouds :)
I love attempting skies (newbie) and hands down this is the best tutorial I've seen! Some really wonderful advice here. I'm in East Gippsland, Australia and we have some wonderful big skies here in Oz. Thank you so much Shelley. I'll look out for more.
That’s so very kind of you Kate 🥰 I’m really happy that you enjoyed this tutorial. Thanks so much for watching.
Hi there , not watching this live but on a bright summers day in New Zealand . Love you stormy vibe and teaching ways .Happy New Year to you .
Thank you very much and a very Happy New Year to you too. 😊
Beautifully done!
Thanks very much Dan
Incredibly amazing art!!! And the best tutorial I’ve ever watched. I love your artwork and your teaching so much!
That's so kind of you Em. I'm glad you enjoyed it and thanks very much for watching 😊
Hai Shelley....
It's amazing.....
You are not only the realistic artist.
You are a creater and your hands and fingers are like a mazic sticks .
No more words for your paintings.
I want to fly like a bird on these clouds......😊
Your clouds look amazing.
Barb from Indiana here again! Second night in a row lol loving the storm clouds in your sky and especially the colors that you're using!
Thanks so much Barb. I’m so glad that you enjoyed it 😊
First time here. 💥I’m from Abbotsford BC CANADA 🤗
Amazing video!
just brilliant and so helpful, thanks
Thanks so much Alan. I'm happy that it helped you. Happy painting
Ce ciel est magnifique. J'aime ce côté dramatique de la scène et la technique employée est très bien expliquée. Merci pour ce moment de poésie !
Vous êtes les bienvenus Philippe et merci d'avoir regardé ☺️
Thank you. I loved the video
Thank you so much... spectacular clouds! I never see a better visual about clouds🎉☁️
Absolutely beautiful.