This ties right into the above section, but it deserves emphasis. Unless there is a massive storm moving in with heavy cumulus clouds, clouds are not nearly as dark as yo… See more

You see it all over, sunset paintings with everything in the foreground silhouetted. This may have some charm when it comes to decorative art, but it's rarely the case in reality. Tho… See more

Another big mistake beginning artists make is if they are not painting their foregrounds black, they are usually painting them with intense greens or other colors like reds, blues, etc. … See more

Clouds are water vapor, they don't have solid edges, so don't paint them with hard edges. I've seen a number of sunset paintings with thin cirrus clouds that look like they co… See more