Meanwhile, our eyes are tired in late afternoon (dusk) and are used to bright surrounding of daylight so the dusk sky appears darker than it should be. When dawn came, our eyes are used to dark surrounding, so the dawn sky looks brighter than it should be. However, I heard that our eyes condition effect on how we capture the sky. If there is a bright moonlight, it is necessary to add some lighter color to the clouds.Р”Вawn and dusk, whatРІР‚в„ўs the difference? Aside from the sun position, where itРІР‚в„ўs located in the west if dusk and the east if dawn, thereРІР‚в„ўs actually no significant differences between how dawn and dusk look in camera captured pictures. The steps can end here, but you can also use darker cloud to make the sky looks brighter. Clouds are barely visible at night, so I chose colors that close to the skyРІР‚в„ўs color. I wanted to make this a starry sky so I didnРІР‚в„ўt add many clouds here. For this, I used spray brush under airbrush tool on Clip Studio Paint.Р”Р„dd some smaller dots of stars behind the bigger dots.Р”Р„dd some clouds. In this part I painted the faraway clouds with in one layer because we donРІР‚в„ўt need too much detail on it.Р”Р‡ill the canvas with simple gradation of two dark colors.Р”Р„dd scattered bright dots for stars. Rendering clouds row by row based on previous selections. And also, to separate some clouds so we can still which bottom belong to which cloud. These selections are made so I can easily make some light leaks between clouds. Next, I made some selections for rows of clouds (in this case, 4 rows). I left some holes on it so the sky will be peeking between the clouds. To paint this cloudy sky, first I filled the sky with muted yellow. Meanwhile, when you adjust the saturation and value separately, you can have darker image but still maintaining some gradation and contrast.Р”Р‡rom the ground we will mostly see the bottom of the clouds with some lights leaking in between. Sometimes you lost some gradation and contrast if you adjust all the layers together. I suggest you to edit the saturation and value of the objects and background in the image separately to get better result. Have some muted color as the base by lowering the saturation and value of the image. On cloudy/rainy sky, the sky is mostly covered by the clouds thus makes the ambient darker. Use the sketch as guide to draw clouds.Transform the canvas based on perspective,.Draw some cloudsРІР‚в„ў bottoms scattered in a canvas,.Here is a way to help you place clouds in perspective. Without perspective applied, the sky will look flat and lack of depth. Mind the perspective when drawing clouds in the sky.

On windy days, the shape of clouds can be more like blurry lines instead of cluster of spheres. To paint some fluffy clouds, I use a cluster of spheres for guide.Р”В¬louds has many shapes. Use a very light and pale yellow instead of white for a nice complementary color scheme.Р”Р„dd some more cumulus clouds (fluffy clouds) for a nice sunny sky. DonРІР‚в„ўt forget to shift the hue! See my previous tutorial about a guide to color schemes to understand the importance of hue shift between colors.Р”Р„nd thatРІР‚в„ўs it! You have a painting of a clear sky! РїСв‚¬РІВвЂ°РІв‚¬Р‚РІВвЂ°РїСвЂ°Р”Р„dd some clouds for a clear-sky-but-not-really. Darker one at the top, brighter one at the bottom. We can easily differentiate clear, sunny sky and cloudy/rainy sky by the amount of clouds in the sky.Р”Р‡ill the sky with blue half tone color.

Moon sitting on clouds drawing