Acrylic Painting: How to Paint Realistic Clouds : Ocean Painting

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

• 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!