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TUTORIAL // painting clouds
🕑 Added 2023-07-12 08:59:00 +0000 UTCIt's time for another tutorial! This one is on painting clouds, and I tried to use clouds as a jumping off point to discuss some helpful design principles that can be applied to other subject matter too, like rhythm, overlapping shapes, and hard vs. soft edges. I hope you enjoy this one!
If you want to draw along from the same reference photo, this is the image that I used:
Here is the cheat sheet, which you can also download as a PDF file at the bottom of this post with clickable links:
As always, the subtitled version is coming up in a minute! As always, let me know if you have any questions or requests for future tutorials! ❤
Comments
Elisa Bertoldi
Hi Loish! Is there in Procreate a brush that is similar to photoshop Grity bush? thanks!
Loish
That’s a smart move! Scaling down the creative choices so you can focus on a specific aspect of the drawing can be so helpful.
Clarissa
I just got around to watching this tutorial, but I really struggled to follow along as I'm not really used to paint in one single layer. I usually focus on characters and use a lot of layer modes and defined shapes. So I decided to start with a black and white cloud study and that made all the difference! I was able to focus on my edges and shapes rather than trying to get the right color and it was much much easier. Then I went ahead with a gradient map and other color adjustments to finalize!
Loish
it's honestly one of my favorite tools to give it some softness and movement at the same time!
Vizzy
I never considered using motion blur before, I can't wait to test all of these steps myself! Thank youu
Kat Craig
100%
Loish
i should make this a standard section in every tutorial i do ;)
Loish
hahah they deserved to be bashed in my tutorial!
Yurika
Brilliant! Thanks for creating this! For being organic blobs, this subject matter can be deceptively tricky. I too chuckled (and found it amusingly satisfying) when you revealed the ‘artist’ who didn’t execute good cloud art.
Kat Craig
Ah thank you for this! I don't have a lot of time for personal art at the moment so clouds are so perfect for speed paints. Thank you for sharing your tips! (Also, I giggled at the AI art dig lol)
