Painting Clouds in Acrylic (+1:30 Hour of process videos)

Andrea Mancini

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Painting clouds in Acrylic: The chromatic perspective

Artwork: Andrea Mancini “Skyscape” 2020. Acrylic on cardboard. 35x25cm

Who is this course aimed at?

Art technique enthusiasts, beginners or advanced
Aspiring artists and professionals
Cartoonists, concept and entertainment artists
Comics and Cover artists
Enthusiasts of traditional pictorial representation
Digital Artists in Need of Traditional Insight

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Important! This module contains helpful video advices on materials and colors needed throughout the course

The acrylics

The acrylic technique is 100% pure pictorial technique. If this definition is valid for artists and expert professionals, it is even more so for aspiring illustrators and concept artists. To obtain rapid and visible improvements in one's technique, there is nothing better than knowing and deepening the classic rules of painting and then customizing them according to one's style. These video lessons are all commented verbally in Italian (with a help file translated into English) and present fundamental rules and principles to be learned "on sight", such as chromatic perspective or the contrast of shades, to be acquired for your projects and your future creations.

Follow all modules in this course to the end (painting clouds, landscape, still life, face and painting from the masters). Inside each module you will find the list of materials and colors required and other important information that I advise you to follow carefully for the best result of this extraordinary artistic technique.

Required material

1 sheet of acrylic (or watercolor, rough) of 300gr. size 30x40 cm;
1 flat brush of 4-6 cm; various fur or synthetic brushes, wet palette, acrylic colors and water. Secure the sheet to the board with masking tape or work on your acrylic album. Draw the landscape in pencil, only the main lines and contours.
Wet the sheet with clean water, use a 4/6 cm brush or the largest soft brush you have.

First step: preparation of the sky-colored background, very liquid (almost like a watercolor)

Second step: place the local tints and bases, starting with the lightest shaded backgrounds and progressing towards the closest ones with more intense colors.

Third step: add the main shadows, the midtones (the mids), and start modeling the details.

Finishing: Add the lightest tones, highlights and darkest highlights to finish the job. (N.B.: keep the absolute whites only for reflections and light points; apply it dry, without diluting with water.)