Oil Painting Sky Colors

Don t paint the brightness of the sky alone.

Oil painting sky colors.

The brain tells you the sky is blue. It is easy to get caught out painting a sky with your brain instead of your eyes. Paint the shadows in it to give a sense of space and depth. 10 great technical tips to paint gorgeous skies and clouds.

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. The more moisture in the air the more reflections and as a result the more color you will. For more advice check out our essential oil painting techniques or our guide to canvas painting for beginners. See this video and more on wilson bickford at.

The frankenkirche dresden by johan christian clausen dahl oil painting. Therefore it is very important to treat the sky as the basic element of the landscape and not just as the background. Ignore your brain and look for what colours are really in the sky.