LESSON #7 - How to Paint Clouds

[dennis]

In order for me to easily find and answer queries about this Lesson I will appreciate it if everyone will keep these  to this specific Lesson Posting only. This will also be of benefit to you as well in the future.  Thanks

Download Lesson 7 Template and Instructions

Reference Photograph

For cloud Explanations look HERE

[Lillian]

  Dennis,

I'm looking forward to being in your class tomorrow. 

[dennis]

Thanks Lillian.
Believe it or not, I'm also enjoying the classs. Have'nt had so much fun with watercolours in years digging things out of the archives 

[Karen]

 :thank you: for the lesson. I painted along - it's getting a tiny bit easier! - the ref photo is good to let you know where we are going. it must have been technically hard to work out how to show it but it is really useful.
I'm putting my painting on though i will need to change some things like the right hand trees when i see the replay.

Details

[Lillian]

Wow-eeeee Karen!

How beautiful!  And to think you did all that while Dennis was painting!   

The trees on the right might not be exactly like his, but that doesn't really matter, at least in my mind.

You did a super job with the clouds. 

[Tousabella]

Wow....that's excellent. Boy, you sure can handle both the "right side AND the left side" of the brain!!     That's awesome..and to keep up with Dennis...wow.  Great job.

[NHC50]

Great Job Karen. You don't want yours to look like Dennis's. I like your trees. You have depth. 
Nina

[eftpower1]

wow Awesome! and then you did it  along with the lesson  = awesome times 3!!!
The colors on the "butte", the sense of depth and I will NOT talk about the clouds!!


Thank you for sharing your effort. I find it encouraging ( and a challenge that forces me to show my work  and that is a good thing)
REgards,
brian

[dennis]

Karen - you're a STAR PLEASE don't touch or do anything further to the painting. As Nina so correctly says not to look exactly like mine. You have already made excellent modifications that are compositionally correct.

The reason it is becoming easier is that you are putting in a lot of exerted practice. This way you are forcing yourself not to paint with me stroke for stroke but shape for shape.

Just one thing - The main tree's highlight is too on the the top. As the sun is from the right side scrub a bit of the highlight out on the upper right of the tree. You will see how I did mine in the replay.

[C.Bodine]

  Karen, my usual comment for you is...Beautiful work.... this is just another example of how accomplished you are becoming! I always enjoy seeing the modifications you make to your version.

[Maryna]

  very very nice

[Leana]

Karen, what can I say that has not already been said.  Absolutely fantastic...  and that keeping up with Dennis... well done.  You are such an encouragement 

[Lyndy]

    Lovely Karen

[NHC50]

Details

Well here is my painting of the clouds. I painted along with Dennis. But I got kind of lost in the foreground. To dark to soon. But that is all right. Its about the clouds. I like my clouds.
Nina

[C.Bodine]

Nina, I think your painting is very well done.    The clouds look really good! Those of you who can stay up with Dennis amaze me!