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@elanamarino2624

3 жыл бұрын

Great tips....very nice presentation for the ad... You twirl brusher.. Enjoyed this lesson...I've studying writing land/seascapes ...in various languages ..must say that this is ..was an eye opener...sometimes it just takes that one person to explain their process and you'll get that "ah ha moment "....painting clouds... .I think many beginners and advanced painters can benefit from your tips... Thanks so much ...

Best cloud lesson I've watched. Thanks Steve😊

Clouds have always been my nemesis! Thank you Steve for this comprehensive step-by-step approach into the subject. Certainly going to be watching this video a few more times! Amazing work Steve 👍

The best cloud video and the best tips, thank you so much!

@SteveAtkinsonFineArt

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching. I'm glad you foundit helpful, that really makes my day...Paint On!!!

I could learn and listen to you everyday. Thanks Steve

@SteveAtkinsonFineArt

3 жыл бұрын

Hey, thanks for that Jerry. Much appreciated.

Good timing Steve. I started painting about 15 months ago. Recently I began digging out some of the earliest paintings and have been reworking them, trying to turn the impenetrable shiny white geometric shapes on them into natural looking clouds. I hope one day we will see a tutorial for painting a distant rain storm. In the meantime: Onward through the fog, I mean clouds!

@SteveAtkinsonFineArt

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Hi. I'm Jeff.! That's a great suggestion about doing a distant rain storm painting tutorial. Thanks for the suggestion. Here's a link to one I did a while ago... to hold you over, grin: www.steveatkinsonstudio.com/portfolio-viewer?collection=7196#lg=1&artworkId=231170

Thanks Steve! Very helpful!

I love watching and listening to you teach. Thanks for all the extra work to help those of us who are struggling to learn.

@SteveAtkinsonFineArt

3 жыл бұрын

You are so welcome! Thanks for tuning in.

Really great video Steve. Super helpful. Will definitely review this video when next I have to paint clouds.

I've recently discovered your channel and find it sooooo helpful! Thanks for sharing your videos!

Great video Steve. Thanks for the fantastic tips. Very helpful as always.

@SteveAtkinsonFineArt

3 жыл бұрын

So glad to hear it Steve. We're all just trying to improve! Happy painting and good luck with your next clouds!!

Thanks!

Thanks Steve. Color has always been a challenge for me and your videos really help.

@SteveAtkinsonFineArt

3 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear it John, I have to work at it too... it never comes easy and every step forward is a struggle. It just makes the successes that much sweeter, right? Paint on!

Another inspiring and tip-filled video. I like your style of painting and teaching. Thank you so much!

@SteveAtkinsonFineArt

3 жыл бұрын

You are so welcome Linda! I'm sorry for the extremely late reply!!

Enjoyed the Video Steve. Good information.

@SteveAtkinsonFineArt

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jeffhreid!

So useful! Thank you Steve :)

@SteveAtkinsonFineArt

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful to you Elena!

Great tips... Very nice clouds...natural free flowing...reminds me of the Dutch painters...today's painters are too scribble scrabble when it comes to clouds...then their's those who layer upon layer with no definition and or hard egdes... like writing mountains, they give lessons without looking at references...making up shapes with no rhyme or reason giving a cartoonish look....and the mountains don't exist nor look like they would..

First time I've watched your videos, love the easy way you teach! Will definitely be watching more! THANK YOU

@SteveAtkinsonFineArt

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for that Terri, I appreciate you watching and I hope you find them helpful. Paint On!!

Thanks

Thank you. I learnt a lot.

@SteveAtkinsonFineArt

3 жыл бұрын

You are welcome Moira!

Great video. Started Skillshare today. I hope you make a video on the landscape portion of this painting.

Thank you for this video, through this whole virus thing being able to have youtube not just for art, also for Facebook, movies, news has made this being by yourself much easier. I just subscribed to your videos. again thanks.

@SteveAtkinsonFineArt

3 жыл бұрын

Well said! Thanks for subscribing Jim!!

Clouds are the jewels of the sky. I love them! My problem is trying to make them look far away instead up close and in your face. I'm always having to work on that.

OK....here is something I could use. When you say you're adding green to the clouds, please point to the are where the green is added. The same thing goes for the burnt sienna. Where is the burnt sienna in your clouds? That will help me know how you mix the proper values in your painting.

By-the-way, your production value has really been improved. You are learning all kind of tricks ] to make for a very professional video.

@SteveAtkinsonFineArt

3 жыл бұрын

Wow, thanks Taylor. I'm workin' on it ;0)

Ok...as soon as I said to identify the areas where you addes certain colors, you did it! That will teach me to not comment until the entire video is over. LOL!

@SteveAtkinsonFineArt

3 жыл бұрын

Haaha, I've done the same thing myself. =0)

Oh how funny! I twirl my brush when trying to figure out what I want to do next.

Hi Steve I didn't know you were on KZread, You probably dont remember me , we corresponded a few years ago

Hi Steve, what do you recommend most for an underdrawing? Is graphite doable? If I used colored pencil, do I have to seal it? I tend to work in multiple layers of paint so is it fine using graphite or colored pencil without sealing it? Thanks!

@SteveAtkinsonFineArt

Жыл бұрын

Hi Ethan, I know a few high profile artists who use Prismacolor pencils to do their underdrawing with. I imagine any wax base color pencil will work for this. The way I see it, there are 2 drawbacks to doing this. The first is that for the most part, once you draw on your canvas with them, they are very hard to erase and make corrections. The second drawback is that as you put down your paint, the drawing can dissolve and no longer will be visible if you want to get back to see your original drawing. This isn't as big of a deal if you're painting landscapes, but if you're doing portraits it can be a challenge. If you want to see how I transfer a drawing and then seal it so that I can paint over it, but it always remains if I want to get back to it, do a search in my videos. Have fun!

@ethanmietzner5218

Жыл бұрын

@Steve Atkinson Fine Art hey Steve! What about graphite? I hear artists say it can move its way up to the surface. However, if I did a light graphite drawing, would that be fine? I'm worried about sealing it with a fixative because I don't know if it's smart to introduce chemicals underneath my oil paint layers.

@SteveAtkinsonFineArt

Жыл бұрын

@@ethanmietzner5218 I've heard the same thing about using graphite as an underdrawing. However, charcoal pencils work fine because they dissolve as you apply the paint. Just keep your drawing light and you'll be fine.

how did you sign your painting. That has always been a struggle for me.

@SteveAtkinsonFineArt

3 жыл бұрын

on this one, since the painting was done in one sitting and still wet, I used the handle of my brush and scratched it in. If I paint it, I'll use a small synthetic liner.

Could you tell me which colors you use for the cloud base?

@SteveAtkinsonFineArt

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Ray, for the base color of the clouds I use Rembrandt Cold Grey. And from there I lighten it and bend the color to whatever the gray in the clouds tend to, blue, green, brown... like that.

@raymatthews4319

3 жыл бұрын

@@SteveAtkinsonFineArt Ok, thanks. Do you mean the Rembrandt brand of oils? I have used them before.

@SteveAtkinsonFineArt

3 жыл бұрын

@@raymatthews4319 Yes, the Rembrandt brand of oils. You could also use Gamblin's Portland Grey Deep color, they're pretty similar, or near enough as to make no difference.

Merci pour cette démo sur les nuages. toujours difficile à peindre. Je peins à l'acrylique et j'ai toujours des difficultés à retranscrire la lumière dans les nuages tout en restant en harmonie avec l'ensemble . cordialement @paintsbyeric

@SteveAtkinsonFineArt

6 ай бұрын

My sad attempt at the French language... my apologies! Vous êtes les bienvenus, je suis heureux de vous aider. L'acrylique est quelque chose avec lequel je ne peux pas peindre. Beaucoup de respect, Steve