Oil Painting Sky Colors

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Oil painting sky colors.

When painting the landscapes the sky is the element that defines the mood of your painting because it is the main source of light on it. Ignore your brain and look for what colours are really in the sky. The brain tells you the sky is blue. While painting you should try to add pigments to the sky and the land simultaneously adding some of the colours from the sky on to the land.

10 great technical tips to paint gorgeous skies and clouds. It is easy to get caught out painting a sky with your brain instead of your eyes. For more advice check out our essential oil painting techniques or our guide to canvas painting for beginners. Don t paint the brightness of the sky alone.

Learn to notice things like atmospheric and linear perspective how sky colors are less intense in the distance and more intense in the clouds closer to us and how both sky and clouds have some of the softest edges you can find in nature. Paint the shadows in it to give a sense of space and depth. By kevin macpherson oil painting 6 x 8.