Watercolor Skyscapes - 6 Sky paintings

1. Introduction -Watercolors Skyscapes: Hello and welcome to my Skillshare class on painting skies scapes using watercolors. I'm challenged to pan am an artist and an art educator based in Bangalore, India. You can check out my work on Instagram. I go by the handle watercolor. In this class, we will learn to paint six unique and beautiful sky scape paintings using watercolors. I'll walk you through all the art supplies required. And we have a small practice session before we start the class projects. The class projects are painted with step-by-step instructions in real time. So you can feel it easier to paint along with me. So without any further delay, let's get started with the class. 2. Art supplies: Before we begin, let me walk you through the art supplies that I'll be using in this class. Firstly, the paper that I'm using is Saunders 300 GSM, a 100% cotton paper. It is cold press texture. However, you could go with any watercolor paper that you already have. The cost. The class projects in this class does not involve heavy or layering work. So it's okay to go with lower GSM paper as well. Next, let me show you the colors that I'm using. I have this palette where I store all the colors. These are artists grade watercolors. I'll be using all the basics heat. And there is this palette which I use for mixing the colors. You would also need white gouache paint mixed up. We have brushes. I have these many brushes for the washes. I'll be using this mop brush. For the larger brushstrokes, I will be using size two, round brush by cell wall by Albert. Then next is size eight. Brush again and Princeton size six round brush. Then I would also be using a flat brush in one of the paintings. I have a fine liner brush. This is a very important brush for the tiny details and for cleaning the brushes and for the washes, you would need two jars of water. You would need or clipboard or any hard surface to tape down the paper. Again, we need masking tape to tape the paper right Here. I highly recommend you not to tape the paper directly onto the table because we would be performing some tilting techniques. I'll be using a hairdryer to speed up the drying time of the painting. That's all about the art supplies. 3. Project 1 - Dense Clouds Sky: In this chapter, we are going to learn to paint this cloudy sky painting. So let us have a look at the colors that would be required for the blue part of the sky. You can use settled in blue, cobalt blue, or ultramarine blue. The white clouds is the color of the sky. And the shadows in the white clouds is diluted. Payne's gray. For the ground area, I'll be using a yellowish green and sap green along with some darker colors, Payne's gray. And I'll also be using burnt umber to make so with the trees. So let me explain the composition of the painting. On the right side we have this clear sky, and on the left we have this cloudy sky. In the ground area. We have this grassy land and some distant trees that are water puddles. And there are some boards and electric wires. So that's all about the compensation. So before we dive into the painting project, let us practice the sky. So here I'm taking the settle in blue and leaving the whitespace for the dense cloud. Your own. We will be painting outside of the focal element. We have to leave the space for the white areas. In acrylics and gosh, we tend to apply white paint. In watercolor. We will have to preserve the white area of the paper. So you can use clear water. If we do not want sharp edges. For the shadows in this cloud, we will be using diluted payne's gray. Okay, So that was one way of painting the dense clouds. Now, if you want to go with an easier way than you can use or dry tissue, paper, towel and dab it onto the wet paint. This will lift the pains creating or cloud-like shapes. Remember to perform this step while the paper is still wet. If it has dried, then it won't be able to live. The pains of the paper for the shadows will perform the same technique that is applying gray color. Alright, let us get started. I'm going to tape my paper using an half-inch masking tape. And as you can see, I have applied a very thin border down all the sides neatly. Once you're done with taping down the paper, just run your finger over the edges to make sure the paper is tightly sealed. This will prevent the water from seeping inside while we're painting. Alright, Now let us mark the basic composition of the painting. So this is the horizon line in the lower half. And I'm drawing these shapes depicting the water paddles on the ground. That is pretty much it. Now let us move on to the painting part. Let us start by painting the clouds first. I'm using my size 12 round brush. And I've taken said Julian blue in medium consistency. Here. We'll go with negative painting technique, which is painting outside the focal element. So here, my aim is to create this dense white cloud. I'm leaving that white space and painting outside that area. So you can see a nice dense cloud has been formed. The shape of this dense cloud doesn't have to be exactly same as mine. You can come up with your own shape and size. As I move towards the horizon area, I'm applying some darker blue color, mixing cobalt blue and blue. So here I'm adding in some thinner strokes in between defining the overall shape of the cloud. The lower end of this dense cloud doesn't have to be sharp and crisp. So I'm going to blend it with the background using clear water. Adding in a mix of cobalt blue and say Boolean blue on the blue parts of the sky. This will create a sense of variation in the sky. Next, I'm taking Payne's gray in a very diluted form and I'll be applying this inside the white area. This will suggest a sense of dimension. In this dense cloud. Do not completely paint this white area. We want both white and gray is inside this cloud. Next, let me create some more clouds on the right side. So I have taken or tissue paper and I'm dabbing it with some pressure. So this step is, is altered in a cloud-like shape. Now, let us add some shadows and dimension using diluted payne's gray. So we're applying some diluted payne's gray and defining the shape of this Cloud. Next, I'll be adding some darker shadows using mid-tone know Payne's gray. This darker color, we'll add a deep sense of dimension in the clouds. I'm adding this on the blue areas as well. Okay, So we are done with the sky. Now, let us move on to paint the land or the grasses. So I ever using warm green tone, which is a yellowish green color and it is wet on dry technique, I'm painting outside the water puddles that I have drawn. You have to leave white spaces. As I move towards the horizon area, I'll apply slightly darker and cooler green color. If you consider the rule of perspective, the elements that are closer to the viewpoint appears warmer in color. And the ones that are further away from the viewpoint, that is towards the horizon, they appear slightly cooler. So here I have used a cooler green for the district area towards the horizon. In the foreground, I have used Walmart green. That is a reason for using two different shades of green. Now, let us paint some tiny trees in the distant area. To paint these tiny trees, I'm using my size two round brush. You couldn't go with any similar sized brush. It will help you create nice details. I'm going to mix blue with a tiny bit of brown to achieve what are the blue color? Now with this blue shade, I'm going to paint some hazy distant trees. Next, I'll take some darker green color and add some dimension on this grassy land. You can apply some dots or lines. Next, let us paint the water paddles. So here, the blue color in the water paddles is because of the sky. That is the reflection of the sky in the water. I'm slightly applying this blue color and also leaving some white spaces in-between. Now, using clear water, I'm going to smudge the hard lines. Alright, now I'm going to try this area using a blow dryer. Okay, so the paper is dry. Now let us add some details on the water paddles and on the ground area. I'm using this darker green color mixed by using sap, green, brown, and Payne's gray. You just have to apply some tiny lines and dots, creating some dimension in the ground area. So these darker lines, they'll break the symmetry and avoid appearing flat. I lose some shades of blue to add some more elements in the background. This will suggest a hazy appearance, like I said earlier here. So we are almost done. But before winding it up, let us add some boards. So this step is optional. You can add boards or lay a few on to. There is no compulsion at all. I've added some tiny birds. I feel that boards add a sense of life to the painting you would find. But in almost all of my paintings. Now, let us add some electric wires using the tip of the fine liner brush. Make sure your brush doesn't have too much of paint. You will end up with thicker lines. Now, I'm taking this concentrated paint and applying some boundaries for the water puddles. We are done with the painting. Let us remove the masking tape. There you go. This is the final look of the painting. I hope you enjoyed painting this simple sky scape with me. Do share your projects under the projects gallery. I would love to see your recreations. 4. Project 2 - The pink Sky: Alright, let's talk about the colors required for the second project. I'll be using acetylene blue, cobalt blue, and a bit of burnt umber for the blue color, that is the blue color. And for the lower areas like this, pink, I'll be using rose madder. And for the darker clouds. I have Payne's gray here. I'll also be mixing violet and bolt-on book for some of the darker clouds. And the orange highlights is of course, orange color. For the silhouettes. I'll be using black. The moon will be painted using white gouache paint. You could even use a Jelly Roll pen or white watercolor in it's thicker foam. Now, talking about the composition of the painting, this is a very simple painting with the crescent moon and some thicker clouds in the sky. When an underlying highlight, orange highlight. We have some silhouettes of the trees and buildings. That's all about the composition. Before we begin, let us practice the sky in this painting. So for the blue area, I'll be mixing blue, cobalt blue plus a bit of burnt umber to achieve this or the blue tone. I be applying this on the upper area, then apply clear water to dilute it. So the media area should be very lighter, almost like transparent white color. And then for the lower area, I will be applying diluted tone of rows my door. You could even go with crimson or any pink color blended. Well. You could lift some paints using damp brush. Now, I'm going to add the underlying orange highlight. Be doing this while the paper is still wet. And once this is done, we will be adding the darker clouds. So for this you can make, so why lid Payne's gray and a bit of burnt umber. Or you could even use only Payne's gray. That's also fine. Though clouds on the upper area will be darker. And towards the horizon, that is the lower part, the clouds will be very thinner. The shape of the clouds need not be exactly same as mine. You could come up with your own brushstrokes. Okay, so let's get started with the class project. Firstly, I'm going to tape down the paper using my half inch masking tape. Once you have applied the masking tape, just run your finger over the edges to make sure it is tightly sealed. So this step prevent the paper from buckling up while painting. Alright, so let us get started with the painting. If you'll notice, I haven't done any sketching for this particular painting. And I'm applying water to the paper. This is the base for the wet on wet technique. Make sure you have applied even coat of water throughout the paper. So first, I'll take blue and mix a bit of cobalt blue and it Also, I'm adding a bit of burnt umber to make it a little d or like a muted tone. Start applying this color from the top part. And as I raised towards the center, I'll dilute it down with clear water. For the hues in the lower area. I'm going to make so Rose my door and a yellow ocher. I'll be taking this color in diluted tone. Even this color is a bit, or the rose color because we have added a yellow ocher to this. And in the center, I'll be applying diluted color again. Now, Let's take orange and apply some strokes in the center area. So these are slightly angular strokes. Next, I'll take boil it and mix it with Payne's gray. I'm going to apply this over the orange highlight. So I feel I need to mute it down a little more. I'll add burnt umber to the same color. I want a bit darker, violet color. You can even go with Payne's gray alone. That is also ok. So here I'm applying this shade above the orange color. This will suggest some darker cloudy effect with underlying highlight, which is the orange color. In the lower part, I'm applying some tiny brush strokes because usually the clouds near the horizon, they appear smaller. And in the upper part of the sky, we will paint some bigger sized Cloud. So here I'm rubbing the belly of the brush to create these bigger strokes. These combinations of bigger and smaller clouds adds a sense of perspective. The painting, which makes it look very organic. In gender, if you absorb the size of the clouds, they keep decreasing as it moves towards the horizon. Your Cloud doesn't have to be exactly same as mine. Just go with the flow and paint whatever you like. But keep in mind the size of the clouds. I'm adding some more orange shade under the clouds. Okay, no, I'm going to let this dry completely. Alright, the paper is now dry. So now let me add another layer of clouds. So I'm going to first apply water on some selected areas, like wherever I want, the clouds, I'll apply water there. Now on this wet area, I'll apply some Payne's gray. This is another layer of cloud in the sky. I'll repeat the same step again. That is applying water on this area and then adding in the dark clouds. Now I'm going to do the same step in the lower area as well. So on this wet surface, I'm applying some tiny wispy clouds. So you can lift the paint using damp brush. If you're not achieving any desired shape. Right now, I'm going to let the colors dry. Okay, so the veins have tried moving on. Let us paint or a moon in the sky. So I have white gouache paint. You can even go with white watercolor as well. I'm going to paint or crescent moon, and it is going to be barely visible. Also splattering some white paint suggesting the stars in the sky. Now let us paint some boards freely flying in the sky. So I want to add some dimension to it though, crescent moon. So I'll be adding Payne's gray on the right side to suggest the shadow part. All right. Let us remove the masking tape and we're not done yet. I'm going to add some silhouettes in the bottom part of this sky scape. We'll be painting some trees and some random element. You can paint whatever you want. I'm adding in some trees and some building shapes. I'll also add some fans using my fine liner brush. Adding in some electric wires. These tiny dots suggesting the tree foliage. I'm adding some tiny dots towards the horizon, suggesting some words at the distant area. Alright, so we are done with this painting. I hope you enjoyed painting this with me. Do share your projects and the projects gallery light. I'll see you in the next chapter. Bye bye. 5. Project 3 - The Stormy Sky: Before we begin with that third project, let us have a look at the colors required for the sky. I'll be using indigo in its different tonal value. And for the tree, I'll be using yellowish green. You could also use lemon yellow and sap green. For the ground. I'm going to use burnt sienna and burnt umber. And we would also need Payne's gray to make a darker brown version. For the tree trunk, I'll be using black. Alternatively, you can use a mix of Payne's gray and burnt umber as well. Now let us discuss the composition of the painting. We have a stormy sky with this white area glowing in the middle of the sky. And that is the reflection of the sky in the lake water. And there is this piece of land with some trees in it. Right? And that's about it. Now let us practice on this guy and the Tree Yard. I'll first month the shape of the tree. We are going to preserve this while we paint the sky. So apply water outside those sketched area. We are going to perform wet on wet technique selectively. Now the paper is wet outside the tree area. I'm going to take thicker indigo color and apply it outside this area. Since the area inside the tree is dry, so the colors are not bleeding inside that part. So you can see because of the flowing effect, we have created a nice stormy effect in the sky. So once you're done with the sky, then you can go ahead and paint the tree with actual painting. I'll be actually are waiting for the sky too dry. But for now, I'll show it on the wet surface itself. You can use a yellowish green color to paint the trees. Alright, so let's start the project by taping down the paper. So I'm applying very thin border for the paper. So you can do it as per your choice. Once you have them DO paper down, just run your finger over the edges to make sure it is tightly sealed. Now, with the help of a pencil, I'm going to quickly sketch the basic composition. Draw a line in the lower half of the paper, which will be depicted as the horizon line. And then a mocking the tree shapes. I'm adding another line, which will be the boundary for the land. Above the horizon is the sky, and below this land area is the water. Okay, So the sketching is done. Now let us move on to the painting part. Here. I want to preserve the white area for the tree. So I'll be painting the sky around that. So to perform wet on wet, I'm going to apply water around the tree area here. You can see I'm not applying any water inside the tree area. So I'm holding my paper in a tilted position. This will enable the water to flow in the opposite direction. Make sure you're applying even coat of water. Next, I'll be using indigo in with a thicker consistency. So I've loaded my brush with this indigo and as you can see, I have applied the paint on the wet surface. Since I'm holding the paper in a tilted position, though gravity is doing its job. You're, so you can see the colors flowing in the opposite direction. So here, I intend to leave some white spaces in-between. Again, on the top, I'll apply some darker paint. I'm rotating the paper board in different angle so that the colors flow in different directions and we don't end up getting hairy texture. So it looks like I have achieved a nice stormy appearance in the sky. It doesn't matter what your sky looks like. I hope you have achieved a nice balance of light and dark clouds. Alright, so next I'm going to paint the land. So I'm mixing burnt sienna, yellow ocher. This will give yellowish brown color. Next time applying another coat of darker brown color. On some areas. This will add a sense of depth and dimension in the ground. Filling in the empty spaces with blue color. Next, we will be painting the water. So here I'll go with wet on wet technique. So first I'll apply clear water. Then onto this wet surface, I'll be applying indigo. That is the color of the sky. The sky color is being reflected onto the lake water. While this layer is still wet, I'm going to add the reflection of the trees using the green color. The actual trees are yet to be painted. But we will paint the reflection beforehand because the paper is wet here and we want a nice soft and blurry reflection of the trees. Next, I'll be painting the trees. So I want to paint these trays in a yellowish green color because the background is darker. And I want this to highlight. Now on the left side, I'm adding some darker shades to suggest the shadows in the tree. Also adding the shadows on the boundaries and also on the trees in the reflection. The ground appears slightly after drying. So I'm going to apply another coat of burnt sienna. Not fully applying this color. I'm leaving some background color as well. So next, I'm supposed to paint the tree trunks and the branches, but I won't be able to do so because of the wet paper. So what I'll do is I'll just dry it using a blow dryer so that when I paint. The tree trunks and the branches on a dry surface. It appears very defined. The paper is dry now, I'm going to add in some drunk and some branches on the trees. So as usual, I'm using a fine liner brush for these tiny lines. And you can go with any darker color. It could be darker brown or black, payne's gray, any darker color? Next, when darker color, I'm going to define the boundaries of the line. Using Payne's gray. I'm adding some background elements. So if you notice, by adding these darker background elements, we have naturally enhanced though EPI orange of green trees. So it has created a nice contrast between these three colors, brown, green, and the darker blue. I'm also adding in some horizontal lines on the ground area. Moving on. I'm adding some horizontal lines in the lake water, suggesting a sense of movement in the water. Okay, So we're almost done for you already know what is coming next. It is the boards in the painting. I love love to add boards. Okay, So it is done. Let us remove the masking tape. There you go. This is the final look of the painting. I hope you really enjoyed painting this with me. If you have painted along, do share your class projects under the projects gallery. I would really love to see your recreations. 6. Project 4 - Evening Sky: Hey there. So this is the fourth project. Let us discuss the colors that we will use. For the skyline. Silhouette. I'll be using black and Payne's gray. For the upper part of the sky. It is indigo. And for the lower area it is red, orange, and white gouache paint. For the darker clouds. You could go with Payne's gray or you can even make so unique, darker color. So I'll be using a mix of burnt umber, violet, and black with a bit of white gouache paint as well. For the moon, I'll be using white gouache paint. You could use any white color you can help. Acrylic is also fine. Alright, so let us discuss the composition of the painting. This is an evening sky. Sun has already said. So we can see the orange types in the sky. The upper part is darker and we can see the stars and the crescent moon shining bright. In the bottom area towards the horizon, we have these buildings silhouette. So yeah, that's about it. Okay, So let us go ahead and practice the sky. Before we dive into the class project. On the top area, I'm going to apply concentrated indigo. You can go with any similar color that you have. Then I'll be pulling the colors using the clean water. So when we mix blue and orange, it will form a muddy shade. So I'm leaving this white space in between. For the lower orange shade. I'm going to mix orange or a bit of pink and gosh paint, white gouache paint. Mix this color and apply this mix on the bottom area. Once you have applied this color, you can go ahead and add some darker clouds. I'm mixing well-lit, burnt umber and Payne's gray. In the lower area, we will apply tiny strokes of clouds. I'll also apply some white gouache paint for the clouds. Alright, let's get started. I'm taping down the masking tape with a tiny border. Once you have came down to tape this, run your finger over the edges to make sure it is tightly sealed and it helps the paper to stay intact while painting. Okay, so we're going to start with sketching. I'll draw the horizon line in the lower part of the paper. And then we will have some building silhouettes, which we will paint later on at the end. So that is it with the sketching, very simple. Now let us get to the painting part. For this, I'll be using indigo in a very thicker version, and I'll apply it starting from the top. So here I am going with wet on dry technique. Here, I keep my paper and tilted position and allow the paint to flow down. It is wet on dry technique, so the colors are flowing in a controlled manner. No, I live like clear water to soften this hard edge. Next, I'm going to mix the color for the lower part. So I'll take orange and some white gouache paint, some wine, Gosh, and mix it with orange. I'll apply this onto the lower area near the horizon. Here, I'm trying to blend these two colors using a damp brush and clear water. So when these two colors get mixed together, it might give us a brownish shade. We will try to avoid that. Now with single brushstroke, I'm applying some orange shade. Next. I'm trying to make a brownish blue color. So I'll make so blue born Dumbo Payne's gray and gouache paint. I'll keep doing it until I find the light shade. If you are confused, then you can just go with the Payne's gray. That is completely fine. But for me, I personally love to mix my own colors. It makes me happy to explore all these different shades from the existing palette. With this darker shade, applying tiny strokes of clouds, like some wispy clouds or towards the horizon. Next, I will also use some white gouache paint for the white clouds. Feel free to paint the clouds of your own shape. That's how you will discover your creative side. Not restrict yourself to certain brushstrokes. Now I'm applying this white cloud on the blue area as well, adding some more darker clouds with concentrated color. So here you can see different layers being formed. One is lighter clouds and one is darker cloud. So this suggests a sense of distance in the clouds as well. All right, I'm going to allow this to dry completely. Using a blow dryer. You can allow it to dry naturally as well. If you leave it for about five to ten minutes, it will dry on its own. Okay, so the paper is dry. Now let us add the moon in the sky. So like I said earlier, this is an evening sky. The sun has set already and we can see the moon in the sky. I've painted a crescent moon. So I'll sprinkle some white gouache paint to digest those stars in the sky. Next, I'm going to mix Payne's gray and a bit of black. With this color mix, I'm going to pay in the skyline. That is the silhouettes of the buildings. Here. I'm using my flat brush so that it is easy for me to paint these buildings. So as you can see, I'm painting these buildings of different sizes. Next, I'm painting another layer of buildings were concentrated color. Lastly, I learned in some minute, details are ending in these tiny dots suggesting the windows in the building. So I'm darkening the bottom part, which lightens the distant buildings, forming a sense of perspective. Lastly, I'm adding some birds in the sky. Well, right, so we're done with this painting. Let us remove the masking tape and reveal the final look of the painting. There you go. This is how I'm painting. Looks like. I hope you enjoyed painting this class project with me. Do share your class project under the projects gallery. I would really love to see your recreation. I'll see you in the next chapter will until then, bye bye. 7. Project 5 - The Red Fiery Sky: This is the fifth project of the class. Now let's discuss the colors used for this artwork. For the fiery red color, I'll be using scarlet red. And then we would need a law. And for the upper row, bluish color, I'll be mixing ultramarine and violet. And then for the orange shade, it is orange color. For the lower area. I'm using ultramarine, cobalt blue, and also a bit of crimson. For the lower areas are allied silhouette using black color. Now let us discuss the composition of the painting. Upper part of the sky appears very calm and peaceful. And the lower part of the sky and on the horizon is very fewer. C appears reddish in color. Then we have mountains from the foreground all the way till the horizon area. We have this, a lowish bright sun. Alright, so let us practice this guy. First. I'll be painting the sun in domain painting, I dry the area when typing the sun. What you're, I leave it as it is because this is a practice session, right? We'll apply the paint around the sun. If you observe this practice piece, the colors are bleeding inside the sun area, the circular area. So to avoid this scenario in the actual painting, we will dry though circular area first and then go ahead with another layer. I add water and blend it with the background. I'm lifting some pains to make it look very diluted. Once we have painted the lower areas, then we will apply some clear water on the upper part, and then the bluish hues. We're going to add some tiny lines suggesting the darker clouds towards the horizon. Alright, let's get started. I'm going to tape down the paper using masking tape. Once you're done, just seal the paper tightly. So once you are done, just run your finger over the edges just to make sure it is tightly sealed. Right? Now, let us mark the composition. May need our fleet. In the lower part of the paper, I have drawn these mountain ranges. O rest of the details we will add with the paint. Now, big size eight or any round brush. And with LO color, we are going to draw a circular shape. This will be suggested as the sun in the painting. Along with this, I'll also be adding few strokes around this area. Okay, So let us and dry this layer. Alright, though paper has dried. Now, I'm going to take red color. So this is scarlet red. I'll apply this around the circular area that we have painted. It is okay if you overlap the paint on the area. On main intention is to preserve the area of the Sun, rest of the area. It is fine if you apply paint over it. When we apply read over a low, it will appear like an orange-ish color, which is totally fine. So here we have these sharp edges. Now, in order to blend them, I'm using my cloud brush. I'll also apply some red colored strokes around the sun. Next, I'm aiming to achieve a diluted color in the upper part of the sky. So I'll just apply clear water and some red and orange color. Also applying some diluted orange stroke. Hello area. Apply clear water on the upper area. Next, I'm going to make so violet and ultramarine blue. This will form a bluish violet color, like apparently color to this mixture. I'm adding some gosh paint. So we have this beautiful shade. Apply this on the white area we have on the top. Okay, So I just dropped, oh, tiny drop of water. I'm going to fix this using the same brush. You can even add some more color. Here in the empty whitespaces. I'm dropping some shades of orange. Moving on, I'm taking Payne's gray and applying in the bottom part of the All paper which is the foot of the mountain area of Payne's gray. I'm adding scarlet red. So this will form a midtone shade, which I will use for the farthest mountain. And the area closer to the sun, I will be using slightly orange shade to create this sunlit effect. So here you can see the area closer to the sun. Sunlight and brighter, and the other side appears darker. I'll also add some more darker colors to add a sense of dimension. Adding in some darker clouds as well. Next, for domain ground mountain, I'm going to use a mix of cobalt blue and ultramarine blue. Then I'll drop in some more crimson on some concentrated blue and violet. This will create an abstract look in the mountains. Play around with colors and come up with your own abstract version of the mountain. Right? Now, I allow this to dry completely. Okay, So the painting is almost done. Now, let me add some boards, freely flying in the sky. These tiny words, they suggest that they are distinct area. At the bottom part of the paper, I'm adding some more trees a little bit. Okay, So we are done. Let's remove the masking tape. So this is the final look of the painting. I hope you enjoyed painting this artwork with me. Do share your class projects under the projects gallery. I would really love to see what you have created. 8. Project 6 - Golden Sky: Okay, So this is the last painting. Let us have a look at the colors that we would need. For the base layer of the sky. I'm going with a low, which is permanent yellow deep. You could use any warm yellow. Then I would use a mix of L0 and burnt umber. For the darker areas, I'll be using burnt umber and Payne's gray. And further detailing. I lose black. Now for the ripple effect in the water, I lose some bonds here now. So yeah, that's all about the colors. Now, let us discuss the composition of the painting. So healer, in the painting we have this bright sun and there are some clouds around that area. In the distant area, we have this mountain range and that is a lake and the reflection of the sky and the sun. All right, now let's practice the sky. Be doing or circular shape. I'm painting this yellow color around that. Once we have the colors laid, we will apply brown on the side. Now in order to soften this sharp edge around the sun, I'm using Clio brush. And then with a darker shadows, I'll be mixing burnt umber and Payne's gray. Alright, so let's get started. I'm applying this half-inch masking tape with this tiny border. Once you have taped down the paper, just run your finger over the edges to make sure it is tightly sealed. Alright, so let's start with the sketching part. In the lower half, we have the horizon line. On the upper area of the paper. I'll mark this circular shape very gently. It depicts the sun in the painting. Alright, so let's start with the painting. I'm taking the colors required to paint the sky. I'm going to mix the colors. I've taken and low, and I'm going to mix it with burnt umber. This will form and yellowish brown color. Next, I'll also take hello color in a separate, well, I'm going to apply the yellow shade around the sun. So here I'm applying wet paint on dry surface, which is wet on dry technique. This will help us HU vibrant background. Okay, So let us apply this low pain pill, the horizon area. Next I'm going to take this LO plus bond Dumbo and apply it around the edges of the paper. I'm also applying it towards the horizon area is where you can leave some spaces in-between. Next, I'm mixing burnt umber plus Payne's gray to achieve a darker brown color. With this darker mix, I'll be applying some darker clouds in the sky. So here we have three shades, which is a low brown and a darker brown. Next, I'm going to paint the water or the lake. So it will have the reflection of the sky in the water. First, I'll paint on the sides and leave though empty white area for the reflection of the sun. Adding in some tiny brush strokes depicting the wispy clouds. Next, I'm adding some darker brush strokes in the water, suggesting a sense of movement. This will appear like a ripple effect in the water. Adding some darker color along the horizon line. It could be any darker brown color. Adding another layer of brown. Okay, so let us go back to the sun and add some details there. I've taken clean brush and I'm softening the hard edges around the circular area. Since the paper is still wet. So it will pick some of the yellow color, which is completely okay because it will create a glowing appearance in the sun. Now, I'll add in some yellow shades on the white reflection part. Alright, so let us allow the paint to dry completely. Okay, so the paper is dry. Now, I'm going to take Payne's gray and burnt umber. With this darker mix. I'll be painting some mountains in the distant area that is along the horizon line. Also, if you notice, I'm leaving these tiny whitespaces to suggest some highlight or some glowing light. Next with the same color, I'll be adding the reflection of the mountain in the water. I add some boards as well. Now with the same darker color, I'll add some more horizontal lines suggesting some defined ripples in the water. Now they call burnt sienna and apply it in the mid area. So the reflection part. Alright, so we are done with this project. I hope you enjoyed painting this with me. And thanks for joining this class. I hope you'll share all your class projects under the projects gallery. Also, I would be really grateful to you if you could leave a review or feedback for my glass. That would mean a lot to me. Thank you once again, happy painting. Bye bye.