Clouds are transientand fleeting by nature, but that doesn’t mean you should ignore all ideas of form and structure. Quite the opposite. Ideas of form and structure help you organiz… See more

(Note: This section applies more so to clouds that have a distinct form, with light and dark planes, rather than clouds that are better depicted by a flat shape). Once you see clouds … See more

Gesture typically refers to the movement and flow of the human body. Portrait painters understand it deeply. But nature also has a gesture; it’s just hidden behind all the detai… See more

Barring some stylistic choices, you will typically use soft edgesfor clouds, with hard edges reserved for highlights and perhaps dark accents. That’s because clouds are soft, fluffy, … See more