Mastering Watercolor Skies: Techniques for Painting Atmospheres
A course by Katarzyna Kmiecik , Watercolor Artist and Illustrator
Joined January 2022
Master watercolor techniques for painting captivating skies and clouds, enhancing your artwork's mood and atmosphere
Joined January 2022
Immerse yourself in the captivating world of watercolor skies and learn to translate the mood of the heavens onto paper. Discover the joy of painting mesmerizing cloudscapes and sunsets, where every brushstroke captures the essence of light and atmosphere. This course offers a step-by-step guide to mastering essential watercolor techniques, ensuring you can create stunning skies with confidence. Explore the art of choosing the right materials, controlling water flow, and selecting a perfect color palette, all while understanding the intricacies of layering watercolors to build depth and dimension.
Join fellow artists as you delve into diverse topics such as planning your cloudscape using reference photos, preparing your working surface, and applying final touches to your paintings. Whether you're a novice or an experienced watercolor enthusiast, this course provides valuable insights and practical skills to enhance your artistic journey. With each lesson, unlock the secrets to capturing the beauty of the sky, and create breathtaking artwork that reflects your newfound abilities in watercolor painting.
What will you learn in this online course?
21 lessons & 31 downloads
- 398 students
- 21 lessons (4h 10m)
- 31 additional resources (4 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese
- English · Spanish · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
What is this course's project?
Students will create two captivating watercolor paintings: a serene daytime sky using a limited color palette and a vibrant sunset sky with a rich array of colors, mastering techniques like layering, color mixing, and cloud-shaping to showcase their artistic growth.
Who is this online course for?
Aspiring and seasoned watercolor artists eager to master sky painting techniques will love this course. It suits hobbyists wanting to improve their skills and experienced painters exploring new subjects. Beginners will find step-by-step guidance to create stunning skies.
Requirements and materials
No extensive prior knowledge is required, just a basic set of watercolor paints, paper, and brushes, including a toothbrush. For stretching paper, optional materials include plexiglass, a sturdy wooden board, and glued tape. A palette, water container, and paper towel are also recommended.
Katarzyna Kmiecik
A course by Katarzyna Kmiecik
Katarzyna Kmiecik is a professional artist and illustrator, best known for her dreamlike depictions of landscapes. Ever since she can remember, there hasn’t been a day when she wasn't drawing or painting. Her love for art dates back to her very early childhood. In 2012, she started Art School KRESKA in Poland, where she’s been teaching watercolor and perspective drawing, and has been an art instructor at an architectural drawing course in Warsaw since 2007.
Because of the global pandemic, she found herself being forced to start teaching online, and by doing so, she was able to reach a bigger audience and gain recognition around the world. Through those many years of painting with watercolor, she’s developed many experimental techniques, and has also improved some of the commonly known techniques to best suit her needs as a landscape artist. In her work, the most common motifs are trees and clouds, because she has a special love for them. She always looks at nature and the light through the eyes of a child–absorbing and remembering small details and colors with great delight.
Katarzyna is the recipient of the Top Rising Star Award in the International Watercolour Masters Competition 2022.
Content
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U1
Introduction
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About Me
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Influences
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U2
Basic Rules of Painting Skies in the Technique of Watercolor
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Materials
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Controlling the Water in Watercolor
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Choosing the Color Palette and How to Apply the Paint
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Shapes of the Clouds
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U3
Acquiring the Essential Cloudscape Painting Skills
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Watercolor Layers: Building the Volume
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Planning the Layers of a Watercolor Sky 1
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Planning the Layers of a Watercolor Sky 2
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Stretching Watercolor Paper
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U4
Painting a Daytime Sky
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First and Second Layer of Watercolor
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Balancing Light and Darkness
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Lifting Colors
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Adjustments
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U5
Painting a Sunset Sky
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Before You Start
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First and Second Layer of Watercolor
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Adding Clouds
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Creating Highlights
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Some Adjustments
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U6
Final Touches and Tips
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Removing the Painting from the Board
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Constant Growth
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FP
Final project
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Painting the skies in watercolor
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