What Watercolor Teachers Don't Tell You | Vicente Garcia Fuentes

🌩️ Unleash the Power of Stormy Skies in Watercolor! ➡️ In this jaw-dropping masterclass, Vicente Garcia Fuentes reveals his secrets to painting dramatic clouds, glowing skies, and powerful storms using just a few essential pigments. ➡️ You’ll be stunned at how much emotion and atmosphere he creates with simple techniques and bold decisions. ✅ In this video, you’ll learn: - How to paint 4 different skies: sunset, storm, gray, and cirrus - How to avoid ugly green when mixing blue and orange - Why cobalt blue, Payne’s gray, and burnt sienna are Vicente’s magic trio - The trick to clean, soft clouds with just water and brush control - Why Ivan Aivazovsky is a key influence — and how to bring that drama into your own skies 🎥 Whether you're a beginner or advanced, this is a masterclass in atmosphere, color control, and poetic skies. ✅ Watch to the end and try Vicente’s 4-sky exercise yourself! 🎨 Ready to conquer the sky? Let’s paint! ✨🌤️⚡ ➡️ In this video: 00:00:00 – Introduction and Cobalt Blue Sky 00:00:47 – Soft Cloud Techniques 00:01:51 – Warm vs. Cool Grays 00:02:45 – Building Cloud Layers 00:04:05 – Playing with Cloud Shadows 00:05:16 – Adding Darkness and Depth 00:06:13 – Managing Water and Pigment 00:07:17 – Bonus Masterclass Invitation 00:08:52 – Indigo and Cerulean for Depth 00:10:00 – Clean Lines with Water Brushwork 00:12:15 – Mixing Gray with Orange and Blue 00:13:24 – Glazing Layers for Drama 00:14:49 – Using Complementary Colors Effectively 00:15:40 – Preventing Muddy Color Mixes 00:17:00 – Danger of Green in the Sky 00:18:20 – Building a Stormy Sky Step-by-Step 00:19:26 – Layering Indigo for Drama 00:20:58 – Storm Effects and Aivazovsky Influence 00:22:01 – Snowy White Elements and Final Reveal 00:22:41 – Recap of 4 Sky Types + Goodbye ✅ Subscribe to the channel: https://www.youtube.com/@ArtefactoSchool?sub_confirmation=1 🎨 JOIN US ON SOCIAL NETWORKS: Facebook ➤ https://www.facebook.com/artefactoschool Instagram ➤ https://www.instagram.com/artefacto_school/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Artefacto is an international online art school where you will learn how to paint. We promise: ▫️ to bring every student to the result ▫️ give high-quality feedback to save your time ▫️ to immerse you to an active community of like-minded people ▫️ to make learning fun On this channel you can: - learn how to paint with watercolor, oil, acrylics, gouache etc, - improve your drawing skills - become a participant of our free ONLINE workshops; - find a new hobby and get destressed!!! We have more than 60 thousand students worldwide. JOIN US! #WatercolorForBeginners #PaintingTutorial #PaintingforBegginers #HowtoPaint #PaintingLessons