Painting Cotton Fiber Cloud

This is a cotton fiber similar cloud I painted inward 2013 next Steven Stahlberg's cloud tutorial. Below are screenshot of my progress. Keep inward hear that this is non a item tutorial, but should hand you lot a clear thought on how layering tin forcefulness out help on paradigm clouds.


Paint the base of operations heaven color, I pick out a cyan gradient.


Draw the countour / cast of the cloud. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 scattering circular brush would help on the smaller details. Or you lot tin forcefulness out simply run a custom brush.


Lock the layer transparency together with pigment darker shade of color virtually the border of cloud which piece of cake fade to a brighter shade inward the middle. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 "texture/rough" blending volition piece of job amend than a polish blending.


Add around other layer, line around other cloud cast which are slightly smaller than previous layer.


Apply the same shading technique, cloud border shade amongst darker color together with fade to brighter color inward inner part.


Add around other layer in i trial to a greater extent than together with repeat the same steps.


Repeat in i trial to a greater extent than together with in i trial to a greater extent than until.


Final step! Add around other layer behind everything, pigment those soft blur puffy cloud.

Artwork

The cast of the clouds are non that skilful due to my skill. But this shading method definitely attain to a greater extent than realistic cloud.

Steven Stahlberg's cloud tutorial
Deviantart Cotton Cloud
Deviantart Cumulus Cloud