The Secret to Loose Atmospheric Clouds in Acrylics

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Materials in the video:
Watercolor paper 300gsm/140lb
Acrylic colors: Yellow ochre, Burnt umber, cadmium yellow medium, titanium white, Prussian Blue, ivory black.
Masking tape
Spray bottle with water
Paper towel
Various brushes and a painting knife
The reason your clouds look awkward is because you think of clouds as physical objects. Let's look at some ways to fix that and have you painting great clouds today!
I love to paint clouds and watch them morph and shift all the time. It's fascinating how the mood can shift dramatically with the colors and the shapes of clouds. This loose and layered style of painting is perfect for anyone wanting to use acrylic paint in a more watercolor-esque style or make your acrylic painting look more like it was painted with oil colors.
Some of the techniques I will talk about in this video are negative painting techniques, layering techniques, soft and hard edges and transitions.the use of cool and warm colors and finally how to create depth using colors and composition.
Another thing I want to show you is how easy it is to change things and paint over parts of the painting that you aren't happy with. I have filmed everthing in real time so that you can look over my shoulder and see everything that goes on and the decision making that happens along the way.
Grab your paints and let me show you how to paint beautiful loose clouds in acrylics.
If you would like to support the channel you can buy me coffee: www.buymeacoffee.com/TheDanis...
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@poetryjones7946 Жыл бұрын

Excellent video, easy to follow, thanks for using a modulated voice, no awful background music, and getting right to the tutorial with easy-to-understand instructions and no aimless babbling. Subbed. 🙏🏼🌹

@TheDanishPainter Жыл бұрын

Cool, welcome to the channel 😊🎨

@joanlewis2618 Жыл бұрын

Yes it's so well presented and easy to listen to, thank you!

@janecliff6955 2 жыл бұрын

What I appreciate most about your tutorial is that you clearly explain what you are doing to achieve your outcome as well as WHY you are doing it. It is easier to transfer your ideas to my own style, although I admire your style!

@maryannbradshaw6658 Жыл бұрын

I struggle with clouds. This has been extremely helpful. Thank you so much.

@OWLFAMILY1 Ай бұрын

Wonderful lesson, thank you!

@poetryjones7946 6 ай бұрын

Your videos are always wonderful, informative, useful, easy to understand. Thank you for not blaring music throughout, thats so distracting! Your voice is soothing too. I love your technique and your channel. 🙏🏼

@user-ne7ez9yt9l Ай бұрын

Love works your clouds

@eloradanan1837 Жыл бұрын

That painting is just gorgeous! So atmospheric! As an artist that usually paints tiny little details, I am inspired to put down the fine liner brush and pick up larger brushes and give painting loose a try.

@noelinecumming4963 Ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing very good tips.

@edstud1 8 ай бұрын

Marie's painting videos are wonderful!

@annaday5646 Жыл бұрын

I really like watching painting demonstrations where the artist walks through their thoughts process from the start to the end. This is more useful then any time lapse demonstration 👍 thank you 🙏 ❤

@TheDanishPainter Жыл бұрын

Glad you find them helpful Anna! Thanks so much for watching 🌻🌻

@NorthGermanic Жыл бұрын

Yess! I gotta second this. It gives priceless insight

@nancyolthuisthygesen1653 2 ай бұрын

I love your teaching style - that step by step and the possiblities in-between. And the way you mix colours with a limited palette. I so appreciate the theory - so solid - keeps our interest without sensationalism.

@TheDanishPainter 2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

@TheDanishPainter 2 жыл бұрын

Some of the techniques I will talk about in this video are negative painting techniques, layering techniques, soft and hard edges and transitions.the use of cool and warm colors and finally how to create depth using colors and composition. Another thing I want to show you is how easy it is to change things and paint over parts of the painting that you aren't happy with. I have filmed everthing in real time so that you can look over my shoulder and see everything that goes on and the decision making that happens along the way. Grab your paints and let me show you how to paint beautiful loose clouds in acrylics. ►► Get my FREE GUIDE - 5 Proven Ways To Loosen Up Your Painting Style www.danishpainter.com/5-proven-ways-to-loosen-up-your-painting-style

@juliel1565 Жыл бұрын

Marie Louise- Your videos on KZfaq are so helpful as are your lessons you offer! Thank you!

@nighteyesfool 2 жыл бұрын

Love the painting. I find your videos filled with so much useful information about your techniques. I can easily apply it to my own work. Can't wait for more!

@TheDanishPainter 2 жыл бұрын

Very cool, I'm happy to hear it. Thanks for watching! :)

@janeaustenfan1979 10 ай бұрын

This is so amazing! I can't wait to try it. And I find your voice very soothing as well 😊 Thank you so much!

@redghost3170 3 ай бұрын

Absolutely enchanting!

@TriniRoyQuiReyes Жыл бұрын

Nice landscape I love the horizon😍

@spiritualgangsta2178 Жыл бұрын

Oh I love when you change your mind and then show how you make it happen!

@peterolsen6454 Жыл бұрын

The skies of Skagen do not seem far away ..... beautiful and very Danish !

@TheDanishPainter Жыл бұрын

Thank you Peter :)

@tarponjohn Жыл бұрын

Wonderful…i use red wine loosen up my paints 😊

@maggiecooper4050 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video. I appreciated your detailed commentary while you demonstrated your technique.

@edstathis7377 2 жыл бұрын

Marie Louise you are the bomb! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and experience for all of us eager to improve our paintings. I have learned so much these past few months, and still learning every time you post a video! And you do all of this without asking for anything in return. Can’t thank you enough!

@TheDanishPainter 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Ed, you are very kind!! Also thanks for always taking the time to leave valuable feedback and comments! Happy painting :)

@TheDanishPainter 2 жыл бұрын

@@Jenniecakes Aw thank you! 🧡

@lauriebergren3791 Жыл бұрын

As always, just beautiful and so much useful information! Thank you!❤

@CathArtistry 3 ай бұрын

Beautiful work! Thank you for sharing your techniques in creating this piece. 💗

@RayMarsRover Жыл бұрын

I love your art.

@ZYosef-sd7wu 6 ай бұрын

Thank you. I appreciate your gentle and loose method, clear and precise teaching style. I am new to this medium and I am taking up painting as my next act as I retire from my 35 years of professorship this winter. I look forward to following your tutorial here. This landscape is similar to New England scene at this time of the year. You are great.

@isan8519 3 ай бұрын

Thank you! I really appreciated this, especially the part around the reference photo that works only as inspiration. Sometimes when I use a reference photo I get anxious when the painting and the photo don't look alike, then my motivation dies. Greetings from 🇸🇪

@janereynolds2367 5 ай бұрын

Thank you very much.,I have learned a lot from you ❤

@heatherjohnston2509 Жыл бұрын

Are you ambidextrous, that is insane, amazing

@susannehakanlind2942 11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for this! Gave me new inspiration ❤️ just subscribed.

@sheripalmer3192 10 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing your talent and telling us all about what you are doing and all the colors chosen! ❤️

@AintNoFool 9 ай бұрын

Very helpful.

@karenmoore6888 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful!

@jennalrice Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this video! Very helpful and easy to follow

@helenprice2467 2 жыл бұрын

So pretty!

@louise607 Жыл бұрын

Fantastic, so helpful, thank you.

@saharm2454 2 жыл бұрын

Yes this is beautiful and helpful, thank you 😊

@pattirodriguez2249 9 ай бұрын

Thank you for this video! I am going to try some of these techniques for something different!

@lynnwise2752 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this very clear and helpful tutorial. I learned a lot, and your painting is beautiful!

@Julie-nr4vp 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful! Thank you so much for the informative demo. I'm going to try it out!

@TheDanishPainter 2 жыл бұрын

Cool :) Thanks for watching and happy painting!

@vincentbuonora9416 Жыл бұрын

Thank you. Excellent demonstration ow the towel does the job of softening the blue and softening the entire canvas. Painting loosely….well explained…

@TheDanishPainter Жыл бұрын

My pleasure. Thanks for watching Vincent 🎨

@susangiannantonio 9 ай бұрын

Thank you-a super lesson!

@leilaskye8143 2 жыл бұрын

I love this cloud demo because of the simplicity of the tutorial.

@miadodson1938 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this tutorial, it's so easy to follow, and I love the way the painting transforms in front of my eyes, it's like magic

@LorraineAdams-HickoryWoodPS 2 жыл бұрын

I love your painting tutorials. I learn lots of new techniques and useful tips. I find watching them so relaxing! Thank you from Canada.

@TheDanishPainter 2 жыл бұрын

My pleasure Lorraine! Thanks for watching :)

@peggysterling57 Жыл бұрын

Hi Marie Louise, I love your back & forth with the blue & white to make the clouds. I'm intrigued by that shiny blue that looks iridescent, but I imagine the Golden titanium white mixed is the reason. I saw your other videos using that with Galeria paint. The colors are so pretty and I also use that Golden to mix with my other colors. I enjoy listening to your way of teaching us and interesting how you use the cloth to rub off some paint . Thank you from Peggy in Texas.💙

@jadedenthusiasms 2 жыл бұрын

You are just the best Marie Louise!! I love seeing how you adjust, try something and then adjust it again as you didn't love it. But I LOVE the sky, it's what I take pictures of the most, but I want to have this feel of loose movement, but I always mess it up. You are the master of skies for sure!! And I appreciate so much you showing it in real time. And I look forward to when I can try this out. The negative painting I do some in my watercolor painting, though it does always mess with my head a bit to remember what part is what :) but in acrylic at least I know I can go back over it to get better shapes. This turned out beautifully and can't wait until the next one. Thanks again for all your hard work!!! I appreciate it more then you know :)🥰

@TheDanishPainter 2 жыл бұрын

Great to see you back again Jade! Yes clouds are just so mesmerizing aren't they?! And they can have som. many colors and shapes and really change or set the mood of a painting. Thanks for watching and happy painting! :)

@jadedenthusiasms 2 жыл бұрын

@@TheDanishPainter I agree...they are just so gorgeous! I told my husband I'm going to need a larger hard drive to hold all my photography of even just skies, let alone trees and flowers and so many things. But there's something special about the sky...I take thousands and thousands of pictures and even if some have a similar feel, none are the same. Like a fingerprint...so you can't ever be bored with the sky :) and yes, so may colors! My husband and I will be driving and I'm staring up and going through which colors I'd use for this or that in different parts of the clouds. Storm clouds are so lovely. But the all have amazing beauty to them, I can't get enough. And, even when my body won't let me paint I can still look at the sky and pick the colors and paint in my head or plan o snap a quick picture :) Thats why, well one of the many reasons why, i love your art....the sky is always gorgeous and powerful and has such movement in it :) very beautiful :) Some not great news from doctors, but, I'll figure it out and deal with whatever we need to do next. But nothing stops me from your video's and trying to stay positive and inspired :) Thanks for your help with that :) Have a wonderful week and weekend and look forward to whatever you have coming next 🥰

@TheDanishPainter 2 жыл бұрын

@@jadedenthusiasms Sending you all my hopes and prayers sweet friend

@jadedenthusiasms 2 жыл бұрын

@@TheDanishPainter ❤🥰🤗 thank you💕

@johnscoppa6767 2 жыл бұрын

Yes please 🙏 love your work

@carlametcalfe4342 Жыл бұрын

Your landscapes are beautiful

@Handotr Жыл бұрын

Excellent. Thank you. Subscribed!

@katedobinson3891 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so very much. I’m really enjoying learning from your very generous tutorials!

@TheDanishPainter Жыл бұрын

Thank you Kate 🌻

@bryndissigfusson8909 2 жыл бұрын

Love your painting Marie Louise. Thank you!🤗👍

@TheDanishPainter 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Bryndis!

@alicesullivan001 Жыл бұрын

I love this 😍😍 I do believe I will copy this

@muhammadsyam1202 Жыл бұрын

Such a useful tutorial.. Thx Madam

@sarahvincent5212 2 жыл бұрын

Perfect timing! I have been struggling with clouds for some.time. Usually I.just avoid them but today after a struggle with acrylic I turned to pastels. Again disaster. So frustrating. You make it look so easy! This latest video is so welcome. I hope my next effort will appear more natural. Thank you so much!

@TheDanishPainter 2 жыл бұрын

Yes they are tricky those clouds, aren't they?! I have piles of paintings waiting to be edited so I can totally relate. If it dosen't work out we can paint over which is so great when working with acrylics. I try to think of the parts that don't work out as part of the under painting ;-)

@IsleofWightBushcraft 2 жыл бұрын

Prussian blue is one of my favourite colours. Great video again Marie Louise. Very helpful. Love the painting at the beginning.

@TheDanishPainter 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Shane. Cheers!

@paulmarshallenergytherapym8034 11 ай бұрын

Thank you

@lydieantier2876 2 жыл бұрын

Like always, it's a great video with a lot of informations to help us. Thank you so much for sharing your art. can't wait for the next one ;)

@TheDanishPainter 2 жыл бұрын

My pleasure, see you in the next video :)

@LMAbstractArt 2 жыл бұрын

This is mind blowing! 🤯Seriously, you are brilliant! Thank you for sharing 💜

@TheDanishPainter 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!! :)

@NorthGermanic Жыл бұрын

Instant sub after watching / listening to this. Very useful.

@sherrillpearson7140 2 жыл бұрын

Beautifully illustrated techniques. Your English is impeccable. 🙂

@TheDanishPainter 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, thank you so much! It's good to practice my English and I'm glad you approve :-)

@lou9007 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, so helpful you've given me clues on how to do clouds even with further abstraction :)

@TheDanishPainter 2 жыл бұрын

Happy it was helpful. Thanks for watching and happy painting :)

@ianm5249 2 жыл бұрын

Just came across your site, what an inspiration. Just subscribed and looking forward to watching more of your wonderful lessons.

@TheDanishPainter 2 жыл бұрын

That is most kind of you Ian, thank you! Greetings from Denmark :)

@ansika_art Жыл бұрын

I used to think landscape is boring 😑 I'll never be a landscape artist but now my thoughts are totally changed but it also heard thanks for your guidance ❤👍👍

@deborahmichaels7458 2 жыл бұрын

Wonderful! Layering color, composing as you like, stay loose loose and be patient. Thank you.

@TheDanishPainter 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you like it & thanks so much for watching Deborah :)

@Brightsupernova 3 ай бұрын

I have so much cat hair (from two short-haired tuxedo cats) around, that I can collect a whole new cat every other day

@najmaarif9800 Жыл бұрын

Loved it. It's very useful. You teach so simply. But I am scared to try

@TheDanishPainter Жыл бұрын

You can do it, I believe in you 🥰

@peggykay3115 2 жыл бұрын

So beautiful I like your color choice. Do you have ver give in person workshops? Thanks

@jenfleming9384 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic! Love your style but have to convert your tips to my medium which is watercolours and soft pastels. I have started using some oil pastels rubbed on watercolours too. Thanks

@TheDanishPainter 2 жыл бұрын

Wonderful, thanks for watching. Before painting acrylic I started out a watercolor painter and it will always be my first love - the translucence of watercolor is just fantastic!

@ibelf2465 4 ай бұрын

Absolutely beautiful! I’m just finding your channel. Everything is better with a little cat &/or dog hair lol.

@shameehack1011 Жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thank you for a wonderful video. I enjoyed when teach as you paint. What brushes did you use?

@user-zo2pk7dc5t 9 ай бұрын

I like your painting,especially the hard white lines with a knife at the bottom. 👏As you sayed at the end it is rarely seen such huge single white cloud, they are more and tend overlaping. This is where I get stuck. Should I keep the overall shape and make it more complicated in the middle or should I brake it into smaller pieces with their own lights,shadows and edges? May be a bit of both. Within the clowd(white area) there are moments of intensity and more quietness. Furthermore there is volume and perspective. I think it is not that easy as it looks like. This particular approach in the video can be used as a background but if I want to draw attention to that part, it needs more. I see myself a battle of collors and shapes within, not just a big white space. On a small size painting it looks great, but on big will be rather weak. Besides I allways see some stories and figures made by clouds. 2 clouds that eat the sun. Or floating herd or stock of birds.Even flowers blooming. Fireworks exploding. The list is endless. Besides those shapes change so quick you need to pick one moment and go with it. I love it. It is like a movie. :) And I forgot to mention the movement those shapes create. Like a smoke from an invisible chimney. It is even a revert landscape where the " landmass" is on top and the "hills" heights face down, a revert gravity if you will. This can be confusing. But it is a great space journey. 🌌. I might start the whole clowd scene as a part of a path like the milky way. A band that wraps arrownd. But I would love to hear more from you, what will be your take on that? Thank you for sharing this video with us.

@TheDanishPainter 9 ай бұрын

You are right, there are so many things to consider. The list goes on an on. One thing is for sure; we'll never be out of work, always thriving to improve our skill and hone our vision. Thanks so much for watching. Greetings from Denmark :)

@veenitadar2476 Жыл бұрын

Lovely, informative video. How do you prepare the board/ canvas?

@adelegiomo8614 Жыл бұрын

Sempre belli

@Fruhansen63 2 жыл бұрын

Det er en fornøjelse at følge dig. Det er skønt at du forklare hvad du gør og hvorfor. Jeg har ikke prøvet før at male landskabsbilleder, men efter at følge dig har jeg kastet mig ud i det. Jeg bruger dog kanvas. Tak😊

@TheDanishPainter 2 жыл бұрын

Dejligt at høre du har kastet dig ud i det og jeg er sikker på det nok skal gå godt. Øvelse gør mester og alt det der ;-) Tak for din kommentar og god fornøjelse med maleriet! :)

@DINAMARA1967 2 жыл бұрын

loved the rhythms of your video I have a question in your sky you said you start with burnt siena and white but this is not on your color list

@luannrose5223 2 ай бұрын

Love your paintings! Where can I find a brush with an angled handle like you use. Thanks.

@coraannetoledo-merritt1220 2 жыл бұрын

I love your videos and clear explanations. would love to see some of the bigger paintings that you have painted without the camera,

@TheDanishPainter 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Cora!

@golgeadam9065 Жыл бұрын

Uzaklık süper 👍 Çok güzel ♥️

@user-mh6sb8xy1k 7 ай бұрын

Can you share what size and brand the larger brush is that you started painting with? Thank you!

@chloelovecat7389 4 ай бұрын

Where did you find this angle handled brush?

@pittiesplus4108 Жыл бұрын

I was married to a danish man, we divorced after 24 years of being together. Tbh, I miss the accent and I love to paint, following!

@gulliblestravels71 7 ай бұрын

Thanks, very helpful but everyone on you tube seems to work from photos? It would be great to watch someone working directly from the subject.

@jocelynrowbotham3864 2 жыл бұрын

I am glad I am not the only one who finds random dog hairs in the paint😂

@adrianfbird Жыл бұрын

I’d like to see you to use your cat to soften out the edges haha!

@kindle7191 2 жыл бұрын

Dear ML, where does one purchase a wonky goose-neck paint brush? So cool. I'd like one for my paint brush collection. Cheers from Vancouver Island.

@TheDanishPainter 2 жыл бұрын

I get them from the hardware store. They are called radiator brushes or something like that. Made so that one can more easily paint behind heaters, pipes etc. I really prefer the ones with the straight handle but the bent ones are almost always on sale so I get those instead ;-)

@peggykay3115 2 жыл бұрын

I would love to see your rough pencil sketches more clearly as they are very light and you move into painting very quickly and wondering how this would be possible since I have had very little experience sketching

@TheDanishPainter 2 жыл бұрын

There is hardly any sketching - just a few lines to indicate the horizon and a few large shapes. I don't want to do much sketching because I would then just feel that I'm "coloring in" the drawing. I keep the drawing to a minimum to stay as loose as possible - hope that makes sense :)

@DavidPerez-zt3qq Жыл бұрын

I am using acrylic paper, Is that ok?

@LenaAllentickleme Жыл бұрын

👍

@user-ne7ez9yt9l Ай бұрын

One to 3 touches only you née to make sure for your color

@peggykay3115 2 жыл бұрын

Are you using a brush that’s bent

@TheDanishPainter 2 жыл бұрын

@peggykay3115 2 жыл бұрын

I am confused the radiator brushes from Amazon are all bent ? Just regular brushes for painting walls? What kind of bristles? Are they streaky Thanks again

@TheDanishPainter 2 жыл бұрын

@@peggykay3115 Just use any big brushes that you like. If they are bent of not is not important. I like old and worn brushes as they prevent me from getting too precious. Use the brushes you are comfortable with and when you're ready you can try some old household brushes. Hope that helps. Happy painting 🌻