Choosing a center of interest Depicting the brooding quality of a coming storm Learning how to paint backlit clouds Handling two different atmospheric effects Handling two different atmospheric effects Working with strong lights and darks Mastering unusual light effects Capturing the abstract beauty of clouds using a wet-in-wet technique to depict backlit clouds Learning how to light interacts with rain Capturing the subtle beauty of a rainbow Working with strong, brilliant color Capturing the drama of sunrise Learning how to exaggerate slight shifts in value Selecting a focal point Exploring the reflections that clouds cast in water Learning how to paint dense masses of clouds Creating a convincing sense of space Painting thin, transparent clouds Working with diffuse, abstract patterns Rendering the drama of a cloudy sunset Working with backlighting at sunset Learning to control values Using varied brushstrokes to organize a painting Exaggerating subtle shifts in color Painting at night Using texture and bold brushstrokes to add drama Discovering the hidden detail as the sun sets Capturing forms silhouetted against a hazy sky Using one strong element to establish space Capturing the delicacy of a hazy summer morning Balancing darkness and light Constructing a solid underpainting Making the unusual believable Learning how to emphasize the sky Laying in a dark yet lively sky Deciphering a landscape partially hidden by fog Making a dark foreground spring to life Learning when to lay in your darkest values first Using glazes to pull a painting together Capturing the brilliance of the setting sun working with simple, flat shapes and vibrant color Working with diverse, complex elements Painting a building set against a cool winter sky Capturing mood with color and value Painting an expansive sky Highlighting one element in a complicated scene Focusing in on detail Making a simple scene interesting Conveying a sense of great depth Making sense out of complicated cloud formations
