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A Glow Through Clouds
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Acrylic Online Painting Lesson with Tim Gagnon

Learn how to create dramatic light, atmosphere, and mood in this complete acrylic painting lesson.

In A Glow Through Clouds, I’ll take you through the entire painting from start to finish, showing you how to build a soft, stormy sky and create the effect of light breaking through the clouds and illuminating the focal tree below.

You’ll learn how to create depth and movement in your clouds, control your values to make the light feel believable, build distant landscape layers, and use highlights and color to make the tree glow against the darker surroundings.

I’ll walk you through each stage of the painting and explain not only what I’m doing, but why I’m doing it, so you can take these techniques and use them in your own paintings.

In this lesson you’ll learn:

• How to paint soft, atmospheric clouds in acrylic
• How to create the illusion of glowing light through clouds
• How to use light and dark values to create drama
• How to paint a luminous focal tree
• How to create depth with distant landscape layers
• How to soften edges and transitions for atmosphere
• How to bring the entire painting together from start to finish

Whether you follow along and paint this scene with me or use the techniques in your own landscapes, A Glow Through Clouds will help you better understand how light, clouds, atmosphere, and contrast can transform a painting.

COLORS USED:

Raw Umber, Ultramarine Blue, Naples Yellow Deep, Cadmium Yellow Medium, Cerulean Blue, Brilliant Blue, Titanium White