I’ve always gone through a circle of - blend the edges because clouds are soft, now add contrast to create form, oops too much contrast looks like a rock better soften it, oh now it’s just a muddy blob, better add form, ahh too stiff, ahh too soft, AhaHhaAhHakkKkK😤! I am so excited to try your technique, it’s brilliant. Thank you for this video, I’m going to buy every lesson as soon as I can (they’re on my birthday list).
Oh my Lord 😍😍 found you from your live with Sava and binge watching all your videos, these clouds are amazing! Somewhere perfect between a photograph and your imagination 😁 must try it out right now !
Haha thanks!! Great to meet you! That was lots of fun with Sava 😍 let me know how your clouds turn out - it’s always a touch harder than it feels like it should be
Ahhh I'm so excited about this video! I tried my hand at painting clouds in gouache recently ( didn't look up any tutorials ) and it didn't quite work haha. This is so helpful! Definitely saving this for future viewing! You make it look so easy :D Love the camera set up you've got going on too, with the instant switch of angles :O
Thanks Liz!! Yeah getting to this point with the clouds definitely wasnt intuitive, so hopefully you can skip out on the many things I tried that didn't work. And thanks about the setup, been working on that lately too ;) happy new year! What did you find hardest about your cloud painting?
@@JustinDonaldsonArt I struggled most with getting it to look like an actual cloud! I had trouble with the edges, but you explained that so well in your video, I feel like I'll be a lot better with that when I try it again!
Wonderful! Id love to see how things are going. And feel free to let me know if any part of them is proving difficult to get/put into practice. I am always looking for ways to communicate it all better!!
First off, thank you so much for this wonderful tutorial, Justin. I tried it and everything looked great except the edges (which is the crux of the technique haha). When "attacking" with white, I could not recreate the wave (but hear me out before you tell me I did not use enough water) and after a short while I started getting capillary strands everywhere, somewhat akin to the unwanted cauliflower effect in water colors. Now I don't know if I used too much water and if so at which stage or maybe the mediocre quality paper is to blame. Would love to hear your take on it.
I've learnt so much from you in those short 15 mins, thank you ever so much for sharing your knowledge, Justin! I also just saw you're having a 20%off on your tutorials! When does the sale end? I'm really interested in getting them! =)
Hi Justin, I love your tutorial. They are so helpful! I’m actually having problem with creating the gradients for the sky. I guess I’m not very familiar with poster color. Do you use the color straight from the bottle or do you mix them with water first? Thank you!!
Hey!! Thanks! I definitely mix first. The texture from the bottle is slightly different every day, ha. So if you can get in the habit of being aware of your water-paint ratio, and what the overall outcomes looks and feels like, that will take you a million miles. I will say, don't expect these gradients to come easy at first. They are a pretty technical skills, but one worth pursuing. You got this 💪
Thanks for the tutorial! I have come across an issue. When I try to lift the sky color with water, the paper starts to disintegrate😭 Is this due to wrong paper? (If so what paper is best for gouache? I’m guessing thick paper.) Or maybe I should wait till It dries?
I'd probably reevaluate the paper you are using for sure. I like to use something like a 200-300gsm paper, where you really have to try hard to destroy the paper at all. Hot press will provide a little more stability for smooth gradients, but honestly cold press would do perfectly well itself. Let me know if that helps at all, or if you are still running into problems after that attempt ☺️🌿
@@JustinDonaldsonArt Thanks! Yeah i think i used a low GSM paper. Im trying out all my sketch books right now, but i think they are all normal sketch books. I'll probably have to buy some higher GSM paper.
Thank you, that was really helpful! Do you have any suggestions for painting fog/mist in front of mountains? I would imagine you could use a similar technique?
Yeah for sure! You can definitely charge the mountains into the mist, or the other way around. You'd *probably* want to have a dry mountain silhouette, and get more wet as you approach the mist. I have a small video of mist in front of mountain here instagram.com/p/B6oEn9FDFKz/?igshid=up5sgcpxkqtw check it out and see if that helps.
I've tried this about a gazillion times with both gouache and poster colors. It just won't turn out right at all. The paints become muddy and grainy, the paper gets all weird, the clouds don't even have a definite shape. Whhyyh
Brilliant! Can this be done with watercolour? I also have to ask, your accent is very interesting, have you lived in different places in your life? There are some what sound like British sounds in some of the words, can't place it!
Thanks!! It would be a little more complicated I imagine. And youd probably have to be charging the blue into a watered area at just the right moment in how wet it is. Or perhaps have everything else be watercolor and charging an opaque white into it. Hmm... Haha, I am Australian, but I've been in the states for about 9 years now, so it's a little confused ☺️🌿
@@JustinDonaldsonArt AHA!!! I was going to say australian but then some of the sounds were also british!! I love trying to figure out accents! I will have to do some tests for clouds with watercolour...
i recently bought gouache and had saved this video so i could try this technique, but it didnt quite work out. the white for the clouds just blended with the blue, became muddy and i got no soft edges. i really dont understand where i went wrong. maybe i should switch to poster paints? maybe gouache doesnt quite work like this?
I’ve always gone through a circle of - blend the edges because clouds are soft, now add contrast to create form, oops too much contrast looks like a rock better soften it, oh now it’s just a muddy blob, better add form, ahh too stiff, ahh too soft, AhaHhaAhHakkKkK😤! I am so excited to try your technique, it’s brilliant. Thank you for this video, I’m going to buy every lesson as soon as I can (they’re on my birthday list).
Yeah that working back and forth is killer!! I get there way too much. Haha
Your cloud tutorial was so helpful for me. Really enjoyed it and everything you do! Thanks for the inspiration.
Oh thanks Jared, you're a champ!
Thank you so much
Im going to wait and watch this tonight when I can really absorb it, now I can’t wait to get off work!
Nice! Can't wait to see what you think ☺️☺️
Literally don't understand how you do this so effortlessly. I tried this out and failed so miserably lol 🤣
Tell me about it! What did it end up doing? I'm always down for trying to figure out how/what to communicate better. 😉
i don't even dare to try lol
Thanks Justin. Very nice of you to respond so quickly.
Absolutely ☺️☺️ I hope it was helpful
Oh my Lord 😍😍 found you from your live with Sava and binge watching all your videos, these clouds are amazing! Somewhere perfect between a photograph and your imagination 😁 must try it out right now !
Haha thanks!! Great to meet you! That was lots of fun with Sava 😍 let me know how your clouds turn out - it’s always a touch harder than it feels like it should be
Best clouds ever..best info .best looking teacher!
Ahhh I'm so excited about this video! I tried my hand at painting clouds in gouache recently ( didn't look up any tutorials ) and it didn't quite work haha. This is so helpful! Definitely saving this for future viewing! You make it look so easy :D Love the camera set up you've got going on too, with the instant switch of angles :O
Thanks Liz!! Yeah getting to this point with the clouds definitely wasnt intuitive, so hopefully you can skip out on the many things I tried that didn't work. And thanks about the setup, been working on that lately too ;) happy new year! What did you find hardest about your cloud painting?
@@JustinDonaldsonArt I struggled most with getting it to look like an actual cloud! I had trouble with the edges, but you explained that so well in your video, I feel like I'll be a lot better with that when I try it again!
@@ItsLizV Oh I am glad that it may have helped! let me know when you give it a go! =)
Good clouds in disney sense
Thanks Ruben!
Ruben Hayk More like Ghibli than Disney I think.
I would say so :)
Brilliant! Thanks for explaining things so well and why to do it!
Tottaly going to try this
Do it!! Show us how it goes
Thank you!! This is very easy to follow
Very helpful, thanks Justin! I'm currently working on techniques from your foliage class, but I think I'll buy the clouds one too now :)
Wonderful! Id love to see how things are going. And feel free to let me know if any part of them is proving difficult to get/put into practice. I am always looking for ways to communicate it all better!!
Love your content!
Thanks! I appreciate hearing that!
Very helpful thank you!
this was great video and very helpful,, thanks so much!! ( norakag here 👍👍)
Thanks norakag!! I'm glad you enjoyed it!!
First off, thank you so much for this wonderful tutorial, Justin. I tried it and everything looked great except the edges (which is the crux of the technique haha). When "attacking" with white, I could not recreate the wave (but hear me out before you tell me I did not use enough water) and after a short while I started getting capillary strands everywhere, somewhat akin to the unwanted cauliflower effect in water colors. Now I don't know if I used too much water and if so at which stage or maybe the mediocre quality paper is to blame. Would love to hear your take on it.
I've learnt so much from you in those short 15 mins, thank you ever so much for sharing your knowledge, Justin! I also just saw you're having a 20%off on your tutorials! When does the sale end? I'm really interested in getting them! =)
Yeah absolutely!! I'm glad you enjoyed it. Sale ends tomorrow :):)
Would you also wet the paper if you are using a sketchbook for outdoor painting? Is the process similar?
If I wanted this effect 100% - you can do a lot with a brush full of water and a sketchbook 😅
Hi Justin, I love your tutorial. They are so helpful! I’m actually having problem with creating the gradients for the sky. I guess I’m not very familiar with poster color. Do you use the color straight from the bottle or do you mix them with water first? Thank you!!
Hey!! Thanks! I definitely mix first. The texture from the bottle is slightly different every day, ha. So if you can get in the habit of being aware of your water-paint ratio, and what the overall outcomes looks and feels like, that will take you a million miles. I will say, don't expect these gradients to come easy at first. They are a pretty technical skills, but one worth pursuing. You got this 💪
Thanks for the tutorial! I have come across an issue. When I try to lift the sky color with water, the paper starts to disintegrate😭 Is this due to wrong paper? (If so what paper is best for gouache? I’m guessing thick paper.) Or maybe I should wait till It dries?
I'd probably reevaluate the paper you are using for sure. I like to use something like a 200-300gsm paper, where you really have to try hard to destroy the paper at all. Hot press will provide a little more stability for smooth gradients, but honestly cold press would do perfectly well itself. Let me know if that helps at all, or if you are still running into problems after that attempt ☺️🌿
@@JustinDonaldsonArt Thanks! Yeah i think i used a low GSM paper. Im trying out all my sketch books right now, but i think they are all normal sketch books. I'll probably have to buy some higher GSM paper.
@@EL_Newman if it's regular sketch paper you may need to leave that area for ur cloud white or use a very thin layer of paint to avoid having to lift
Thank you, that was really helpful! Do you have any suggestions for painting fog/mist in front of mountains? I would imagine you could use a similar technique?
Yeah for sure! You can definitely charge the mountains into the mist, or the other way around. You'd *probably* want to have a dry mountain silhouette, and get more wet as you approach the mist. I have a small video of mist in front of mountain here instagram.com/p/B6oEn9FDFKz/?igshid=up5sgcpxkqtw check it out and see if that helps.
@@JustinDonaldsonArt OK, thanks. I'll give it a try! :)
I'd love to see ☺️☺️
I've tried this about a gazillion times with both gouache and poster colors. It just won't turn out right at all. The paints become muddy and grainy, the paper gets all weird, the clouds don't even have a definite shape. Whhyyh
Brilliant! Can this be done with watercolour?
I also have to ask, your accent is very interesting, have you lived in different places in your life? There are some what sound like British sounds in some of the words, can't place it!
Thanks!! It would be a little more complicated I imagine. And youd probably have to be charging the blue into a watered area at just the right moment in how wet it is. Or perhaps have everything else be watercolor and charging an opaque white into it. Hmm... Haha, I am Australian, but I've been in the states for about 9 years now, so it's a little confused ☺️🌿
@@JustinDonaldsonArt AHA!!! I was going to say australian but then some of the sounds were also british!! I love trying to figure out accents! I will have to do some tests for clouds with watercolour...
i recently bought gouache and had saved this video so i could try this technique, but it didnt quite work out. the white for the clouds just blended with the blue, became muddy and i got no soft edges. i really dont understand where i went wrong. maybe i should switch to poster paints? maybe gouache doesnt quite work like this?
What kind of paper is the best for gochae painting? any recommendations pls.....
You: "Doesn't matter what color. You can choose any color you want."
Me: "Chooses black*
lol dont question me justin
Haha I love it!