STEP 3 - SKIES


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STEP 3 - SKIES

mountains, Hills, Rocks Nothing adds more atmosphere to a watercolor than a dramatic sky. And sometimes, a relatively plain sky is best, helping to pull the entire picture togther...

Whether you want to produce an evening sky or fearsome clouds, this section will show you how.

Introduction
Here's a bit more about what you'll discover in Step 3 - the various types of skies you'll be painti . . . keep going

Lesson 1 - The Flat Wash
Practising the flat wash will really help to improve your skies and it will give you the confidence . . . keep going

Lesson 2 - The Graded Wash
Moving on from the flat wash we have the graded wash. It's still a fairly plain sky but again, tryi . . . keep going

Lesson 3 - Variegated Wash
A variegated wash simply means a wash that blends into two or more colors. It might be hard to spel . . . keep going

Lesson 4 - Lifting Out Clouds
Perhaps you want so white fluffy clouds in your sky... or the rain-filled grey ones we're used here . . . keep going

Lesson 5 - Breezy Sky
This technique is an alternative to lifting out clouds with clean water and a paper towel - great fo . . . keep going

Lesson 6 - Two-Stage Sky
The two-stage sky involves adding another layer of paint on top of the first wash - it can be tricky . . . keep going

Lesson 7 - Stormy Sky
This is a very dramatic sky that gives a thundery atmosphere. This is quite different to what we've . . . keep going

Lesson 8 - Rainy Sky
Another striking atmosphere and also fun to paint with watercolor. You'll see how by turning the pa . . . keep going

Lesson 9 - Moonlit Sky
Here's another striking sky and one you should definitely try - it combines various techniques to cr . . . keep going

Lesson 10 - Evening Sky
Here's how to create rays of sunlight breaking through the clouds - in this case just as it's settin . . . keep going

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