Demo: Seascape at Dawn

In this 2-part video demo, Michael Lewis shows how to prepare for and then paint ocean waves at dawn. He also explains the special challenges of painting the ocean and beach.  He paints with a limited palette of Ultramarine Blue, Cad Red, Lemon Yellow and White.

Michael says:   "My first goal is to introduce art and teach drawing and painting skills to anyone who desires to learn. Each artist grows and matures in their own way but all artists share the same first steps mastering the fundamentals.   My second goal is to share my knowledge and experience with those of you already painting but running into difficulties, as we all do, now and then."

Painting clouds and thunderheads with Jerry Yarnell

In this video, artist, author and TV personality Jerry Yarnell demonstrates painting clouds and thunderheads in acrylic.   This is a demo of a specific technique rather than a complete painting and is almost a full half-hour long.

Acrylic Seascape Lesson for an Absolute Beginner

Art instructor Will Kemp offers lessons for the absolute beginner in this 4-part video series on acrylic landscape painting techniques. Kemp says.....when we combine the principles from classical painting with the new modern materials of acrylic painting...we can...create a method of painting that is both simple for the beginner to create pleasing results and broad enough for more practiced artists to continue their study."

How to paint glowing light

Richard Robinson demonstrates some of the basic principles behind painting a glowing light source (the sun in this case), based on outdoor painting observation taken through to a studio painting (oils).

How to Paint Clouds in a Blue Sky

Robert Hagan, oil painting

If you're a fan of loosely-painted romantic landscapes, you'll love these tips from Robert Hagan.    In this video he shows us how to paint fluffy clouds on a sunny day,

The Anatomy of Puffy Clouds

In this article, Tim Gagnon talks about puffy clouds and how to paint them.   
Anatomy of Puffy Clouds   Tim works primarily with acrylic paints.

Ten Minute Oil Sketch Master

In this real time video, David Dunlop, host of the TV show "Landscapes Through Time" shows us how to paint a quick oil sketch for a landscape painting.   In 10 minutes he creates the study shown above using a limited palette and a big brush.

Learn how to paint cloud shadows

Cloud Painting Demo

Join professional wildlife and landscape artist Wilson Bickford for an exciting free video art lesson demonstrating how to add realistic shadows to clouds using a wet-in-wet technique!

Hints and Tips for Painting Skies

Painting clouds with acrylics

In this article by artist Rosemary Hale, she offers many tips and hints for painting skies and realistic clouds using acrylic paints.   Hale writes:  "... a sky’s mood and atmosphere will influence the colours and tones of the landscape below, and this should be taken into account when planning a picture......It is important to give a sky the vaporous, atmospheric character that clouds possess and it is the edge of a cloud that most puts this across. An unbroken hard edge against the sky colour will look like a cartoon, whereas a soft edged cloud immediately becomes more vaporous and believable."

Sedona Canyon, Jerry Yarnell demo

Here we have nearly 2 hours of video lessons from Jerry Yarnell as he demonstrates this canyon landscape acrylic painting.  This is a large, detailed painting and video demo is presented in 11 segments (10 minutes each).  "Sedona Canyon" is an example lesson from the full length DVD's available for purchase at YarnellArt.com.