I am totally going to try this sometime. It's a great technique

I hope it works well for you ^_^

Oh, neat. I may use this; thanks!

Np, sorry the pics are so small ^_^;

They´re so pretty~ o3o

I might try using this sometime soon.

Thanks for sharing your technique & uploading!

Np, enjoy I'll upload more tutorials later

Wow awesome tutorial, Reine. Very helpful and informational.

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How did you get to step 1 more specifically o.o?

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First, choose a gradient based on what colours you want to use in your picture. I used a gradient that began at a light greyish blue and ended at a darker greyish blue. It looks better if the two shades aren't extremes, so the change is gradual and gentle.

Next, take your airbrush tool (or paintbrush with airbrushing capacities turned on), set it at a large brush, or use a wet media brush and paint in with a light greyish blue the rough areas of where your clouds are. Don't use white until you put in your final details, that way it stands out more.

Keep in mind that clouds are mostly shadow, so take a dark greyish blue (or whatever colour you're using for your clouds) and paint almost all of the cloud minus 75% of the edge, except the part that will be in shadow, at a low % opacity. You can either just use a higher % opacity every new coat of shadow you put on (choose a dark colour for the shadow to begin with if you're going to do this), or just choose another darker colour every time and make a small gradient of the shadows, it being darker on the opposite side from your light source.

To get to step 1 I just put a few rough layers of the shadow down, and as you know, got it darker and darker throughout the tutorial. After you get the shadows down, and they can be really rough and stupid looking, smudge them together to make it softer and flowing.

Help any?