How to paint clouds using oil paint
Author: Dana McGorlick-Appelman Date Posted:22 April 2022
Our friends at Mont Marte have done it again with another fantastic, beginner-friendly oil painting tutorial, this time focusing on how to paint fluffy, realistic clouds.
This is a great introduction to painting clouds, and the tools and techniques can be applied to many landscape paintings.
You will need:
Canvas: Double Thick Canvas Premium 91.4 x 121.8cm (36 x 48in)
Mont Marte Professional Oil Paint
Available in a range of beautiful and vibrant colours, Mont Marte Oils feature high-quality lightfast pigments and a smooth, buttery consistency. These premium oil paints boast excellent covering power, tinting strength and are great for colour mixing.
Oil paint has been regarded as a fine art medium for hundreds of years, and for good reason. It differs to Acrylic paint in that it has a much slower drying time than acrylics, allowing you to manipulate the paint over several painting sessions, and also allows subtle colour blending, layering and various brush techniques. Oil Paint also dries to a consistent colour, whereas acrylics may darken slightly upon drying, and offers long term durability and resistance to the elements.
Colours:
- Phthalo Blue
- Monastral Cerulean
- Violet
- Titanium White
- Yellow Ochre
- Permanent Green
- Crimson Red
- Black
- Sap Green
Brushes:
Abstract Expression Brush - 75mm
Brush Wallet Set Premium 15pce
This brush set is an amazing tool for any painter. This premium quality set features 15 premium Taklon and hog bristle brushes, including:
Taklon brushes: liner 3/0, round #1, filbert #2, round #3, filbert #4, flat #6, round #6, flat #8, filbert #9, angled #10 and wash #11
Hog bristle brushes: Filbert #8, flat #10, fan #4, wide 5/4 inches
Medium: Thickened Linseed Oil 125ml
Mont Marte Thickened Linseed Oil is a thick and syrupy consistency and can be added to oil paint to increase the flow and reduce brush stroke retention on the canvas.
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Happy creating!