Make sure to consider where the sun’s rays hit the clouds first and make these areas brighter accordingly. With one of these types of brushes, I draw my clouds with a circular motion, until they look voluminous and disheveled. They are often called “watercolor”, “water” or “blending” brushes. The next step requires a brush in your graphics software that is able to incorporate the background colors with the color you are using. In this GIF you can see very well how I am working from the back of the clouds (soft) to the front (white and defined): I draw these with a slightly harder brush. Image 3: FRC has arrived at the foremost clouds. With a big, soft brush, I hint at those fluffy clouds. Image 2: FRC has come a little closer now and passes the first clouds. So I decided on two colors and used a gradient on the whole canvas. Image 1: The horizon usually consists of a gradient during daytime, it is most often from dark (stratosphere) to bright (near the ground).
Do you see FRC in the first picture? It is still far, far away. When I draw a sky, I always start at the very back, far on the horizon. Let me introduce you to my assistant: Flying Red Cat (FRC): It can be a bit intimidating to draw skies, but actually, it’s a lot of fun. In order not to distract the viewer too much from the main aspect of the illustration, I decided to add a breezy summer sky. Let’s move on to the second most important part of the illustration: the background. With this, the two lovers are finished for the time being. Especially the hair and the bright pink sweater benefitted from this method:
I chose option 2 and chose a slightly darker color for the face, hair, and clothes. Whether you replace the black with a single color (for example brown) or color all the components individually is up to you. Since the line-art is on an extra layer (see part 2), it is quite easy to change its color.
In addition to harmonious colors and the body language of the two characters, coloring the line-art is another thing you can do. I would like to give my picture an even softer touch to emphasize the theme of “love” even more. In this fourth part of my tutorial series, we will focus on the background and I will tell you a few tips and tricks as well.
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