Atmospheric watercolor skies | How to paint stormy skies with watercolour. Painting rain and trees.

How to paint dark skies with watercolor. Full watercolour demonstration. Includes how to paint trees, rain, and dry grasses. My PATREON MEMBERSHIP PAGE: https://www.patreon.com/user/membership?u=57731929 - in addition to ad-free content you get exclusive content (new videos will be more in depth than those on my YouTube channel), hi-resolution reference photos, photos of my finished painting, and drawing outlines where available. Other benefits are also included. My teaching manual: Mastering Watercolors - A Practical Guide: https://amzn.to/3CgYQfB ⏱️TIMESTAMP⏱️ 00:00 Intro 00:09 Reference image and design considerations 01:18 The drawing 05:30 Mixing the colors 11:41 Painting the sky 33:00 Painting the distant trees 36:33 Painting the foreground and grasses 49:05 Painting the trees Materials used: Paper: Quarter sheet, 185 gsm Arches Cold Pressed watercolor paper Watercolor paints, all are Winsor and Newton: French Ultramarine Cobalt Blue Cobalt Turquoise Burnt Sienna Raw Sienna Raw Umber Aureolin or Winsor Lemon, or any cool yellow Cadmium Yellow Cadmium Orange Brushes: Size 8 & 12 round watercolor brushes Mop brush for wetting the back of the paper Rigger Hog hair fan brush Other material: Waterproof backing board, I use 6mm thick black acrylic, held at about 20 degrees