Week 9 - Cloud study

[lethal pumice]

Welcome to Study groups!!
weekly study challenge to practice art fundamentals

for anyone who wants to join - here's reference!
Try to observe simple shapes, proportions and focus on drawing the reference accurately

general rules: use any technique, any medium and don't trace or over paint the reference!

this week study ends : <t:1749328200:f>

I will be here to help so feel free to ping me anytime
Have fun! ❤️

Reference photo source : Pinterest

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here's my result! tips will be below and pinned

[zenith plover]

I might try this aswell later, a cloud looks simple enough

(even tho I have like tens of thousands of ideas)

[lethal pumice]

• don't get overwhelmed with details, remember that clouds are still simple shapes
• u can see that there are shapes overlapping each other, to achieve depth check which one is closest to us (pic 1, no 1) and so on
• I am including black and white ref for traditional artists or for value studies

• my process in timelapse✨

#💖・inspiration message here are some more ref/inspo pics for further cloud studies 💖

[zenith plover]

Ohhh, thanks for the tip (Also I forgot and now just started a gas mask concept )

I'll try cloud and the mask later

Rough shapes (1st draft)

Cleared up some lines, what's the next step?

[zenith plover]

I checked the video and I can't comprehend how good you are making it

[prime summit]

Big medium small dude

[lethal pumice]

hii if u want to do whole study with colors I would recommend u blocking the colors for bg and each shape as next step

[zenith plover]

Plain white would work but shading lesson could make me understand better

[lethal pumice]

u can try to study from different weeks first, especially the ones with simple shapes!

[zenith plover]

I will! But currently doing 24h challenge to get back on my normal schedule

[plucky iris]

I will join for sure, never really drew clouds but I'll try even tho it seems complicated 😔

[lethal pumice]

it is complicated but I am sure the results will be great as always!!

[plucky iris]

And again will try in colors, so out of my comfort zone but everything for progress and studying 🫡

[void arch]

Hi! Can I ask what art program you use to draw-? And what kind of brushes do you think can be most helpful for drawing clouds like these? Soft and rough shapes

[shy arrow]

My brain ain't braining still ;-;

[lethal pumice]

Hello, I use clip studio paint! I would recommend using hard brush for base shapes/colors and then go in with blending brush. I wouldn't use super soft brushes like airbrush since u will need some hard edges in details (could work only in combination with lasso tool)

[lethal pumice]

u got this✨ ✨

[shy arrow]

I'll try

[winged tusk]

Im literally doing my own cloud study...

I cannot believe this popped out...

[bright saddle]

Hm.

Will be my first study I guess.

[lethal spade]

First time doing actual clouds ive not done them unless i rushed it into blobs lol

[sharp kelp]

I hav never drawn clouds so this might be a good opportunity!! :D

[thorny wraith]

Since I ran away from doing the last challenge cause i was scared, I'll probably do this

[lethal pumice]

good luck everyone! ❤️

[neat verge]

Yo guys, just knew there was a study group. And I wanted to know about those last weeks study. Are there backups? :((

[rocky elbow]

Aye

I have it

[lethal pumice]

hii u can check all of them here #1357855209916731392! each week is locked after deadline but feel free to draw them and post into gallery with ref ( #🔵╭・digital , #🔵︱・traditional ) ❤️
if u need feedback on previous studies u can post into chat or #978708583090892830 and ping me!^w^

[rocky elbow]

How is it yor

[lethal pumice]

nice! make sure to use black and white ref to make it easier

[rocky elbow]

I did

[tidal jasper]

should i do this or do my florence drawing

imma speedrun this

[rocky elbow]

still, im not sure how to do the

erm

smaller details

I mean a cloud has a lot of... you know, THINGS visually

i mean it doesnt but the human eye n stuff sees stuff in it

[sharp kelp]

Idk if this is going in the right direction

[harsh nova]

i'm going to do this tomorrow so if i forget someone please ping me

[rocky elbow]

Better than mine for sure

[sharp kelp]

No don't say that!

[neat verge]

Did @lethal pumice use blending mode?

btw i just saw the channel of other weeks study, thanks ❤️

oh nvm, i just reviewed the time-lapse vid, there's no blending mode used

[lethal pumice]

I use brush that has blending

[neat verge]

May i ask the brush's name, i also use CSP

[lethal pumice]

check the values first and find bigger shapes in them (the bottom of the cloud is the darkest part and u can block out the whole shape)
for details u will have to zoom in the reference and try to draw the details. u don't have to copy it 1:1 just look at the texture of it
also u can watch the video by proko 'how to hold the pencil' I've sent u earlier in your art help post. that way u will be able to have better control with pencil

[lethal pumice]

this one! title : 魔王厚塗りブラシ

with this brush u can adjust the hardness so I recommend experimenting with it^^

[sacred socket]

yor do u color pick for these? or do u do it by eye

[lethal pumice]

I color pick for base colors but usually u will need to adjust the colors during process bcs pure color picking will make your work a bit muddy. So partly I did color pick and then I was adding colors the way I wanted them to look ( I wanted especially the orange/red tones to be more vivid, or for some shadows I've used more blueish tones)

[sacred socket]

Oooh icic, tysm Yor

[sharp kelp]

This part is troubling me

[lethal pumice]

try to work on bigger parts first, it's easy to get lost in details:D

[sharp kelp]

No wonder I was getting lost constantly

[maiden olive]

WHAT

[flat spruce]

i am not skilled at color pickng in this environment

[lethal pumice]

u are doing great!!!

[swift jacinth]

:00

[abstract star]

Did it! What could be improved here?

Wanted to do cloud studies for a while and tbh it was a lot harder than I thought it would be…

[lethal pumice]

yaaay this is amazing!!!

[abstract star]

Ty!

Also is it alright to send other cloud studies here?

[lethal pumice]

this post is only for ref related works so use galleries instead

[sharp kelp]

Wait we hav to manually pick tye colors??????

[flat spruce]

i do cause im a painter to a degree

[sharp kelp]

[flat spruce]

more like guess until you get it

[sharp kelp]

Yea I would be doomed if we had to pick tye colors manually

[boreal coral]

Wdym manually

[abstract star]

Is it about picking colors yourself vs using the color picker tool?

[boreal coral]

I do recommend choosing the colours yourself as you will learn more even if the colours wont be perfect

[abstract star]

Seconded and the way I do it too

[sharp kelp]

Like handpicking the colors instead of using em from the reference

[boreal coral]

Oh did you use the colour picker tool?

[sharp kelp]

should hav told me sooner m already half way in

[sharp kelp]

Yea

[abstract star]

There’s no requirement not to color pick from the reference to participate as far I know

But not using a color picker is better for studying purposes

If you’re struggling with picking colors you can first try to find the right ones yourself and then use the color picker to compare to the reference and adjust accordingly

[sharp kelp]

[boreal coral]

No worries! You can do it this way too if you want to focus on just the shapes!

[sharp kelp]

I will keep the colors in mind next time this is my first study

[flat spruce]

ok im not going any further

i styarted painting like last year so i dont wanna overwork it

the organic forms of the cloud are hard for me to understand

[trail knot]

I think I messed up the drawing

I will add colour but the layering looks more like a cake layering rather than a cloud

@lethal pumice

[lethal pumice]

hellooo at first u should check the shape proportions! the bottom part should be much bigger
after that go in with colors

[trail knot]

I think it should be much wider?

[lethal pumice]

yup, the upper part too

[swift jacinth]

tried my best

[sharp kelp]

I think this shapes looks so off m I imagining it

[boreal coral]

Also recorded my progress

1h cloud study! Critique much appreciated tysm yor! (Posted the wrong image )

[trail knot]

Now colouring time

I will take me twice as long since I am very new to digital like a newborn baby

What brush did you use?

I can seem to colour it

Please tell how to do it... If you could

[lethal pumice]

yup give me a minute

[trail knot]

[distant rock]

I'm not great with proportions yet. I feel like it should be wider compared to the height it has right?

[trail knot]

Woah

[distant rock]

Crazy right, call me Bob mf'ing ross

[trail knot]

Looking dapper

[distant rock]

🤣

[trail knot]

Me and my baby picture approve of your drawing well done!

[lethal pumice]

• choose a base color (I recommend orange or yellow) and fill the whole canvas with that color (keep the sketch layer above it)
• now look for more simple shapes in values - pic1 and 2 and try to make big areas in the same color, don't focus on details yet
• once u are sure with your shapes u can start blending them to each other, pic 3
• then u can zoom in the reference and add as much detail as u want!!

if u are starting with colors, make your life easier and color pick

[trail knot]

Thank you! Will try! But what kind of brush do I use since your brush is for clip studio and I use ibis paint

[lethal pumice]

for blocking out shapes u can use hard brush and for blending and adding details something that blends!:D

[distant rock]

Traditional: Should I color the back ground grey and leave the lightest color white?

[lethal pumice]

it will look better but if u don't want to work on whole bg focus on cloud only

[lethal spade]

Woooaah

[neat socket]

I never realized there was a study channel here
Thought I'd join in and try my hand at greyscale first

[young egret]

My bad lol, first time doing digital art, was messing with brushes

[young egret]

Where’s my critique

[tidal jasper]

why does the cloud look like england

i've been using it for a while and now it looks like england to me

[young egret]

It does look like England

[lethal pumice]

could have added more sharp edges into cloud but overall nice work

[young egret]

Ty

[sharp kelp]

[sharp kelp]

Can I get a critique as well

[young egret]

bottom wider

or top thinner

[tidal jasper]

it looks doodoo because i have been drawing for 9 hours today

this took 30 mins

[young egret]

uh try more contrast?

[sharp kelp]

[lethal pumice]

nice depth, some parts are a bit too blurry but it's very solid work

[sharp kelp]

Ty

[abstract sparrow]

There colors are getting my brain

[abstract sparrow]

only did up tp here quickly, it ws fun but these colors are annoying to work tith

[winged tusk]

Wouldn't be too proud of this attempt

Steps quite simple, big to small but the execution is the hardest part

[vital apex]

Gubby alert??? Hello??

[native quarry]

This one was very trial and error

The brush strokes look very messy as I was attempting to add more detail
and color harmony was tricky to deal with
any tips on how these could be improved?

[trail knot]

What am I doing wrong?

[trail knot]

Anyone?

[languid crater]

i keep finding mistakes so this is my 3rd time posting

[trail knot]

I am re starting

[lethal pumice]

hii u didn't work with the shapes from your sketch! u drew each section of the cloud and with coloring u've merged them all together
try to make the sketch on separate layer and paint under it so u call still see the lines from your sketch.
also if it will help u, try to draw into ref picture first to find those big shapes better!

[lethal pumice]

helloo I think it looks great as a base for further rendering. some sections could be more blended with soft brush but overall shape and colors are on point. So if u are more into hard brush studies I think u can keep it like that, nice job💯

[sharp kelp]

Did u use a base sketch before starting to draw?

[sharp kelp]

So calming

[plucky iris]

Guys is this a good base bg, I’m really lost

[lethal pumice]

yup
keep the bg on separate layer so u can adjust it (it will need more blending but u can do it later)

[maiden olive]

I failed 😔

[lethal pumice]

it's a good base! now grab a hard brush + blending brush and start shaping ✨

[plucky iris]

Does someoen maybe have a clouds tutorial? I tried to find a good one but I cant

[sharp kelp]

Idk bout cloud tutorial but I think tye guidelines yori posted makes it easier #1378509062060118188 message

[trail knot]

How about now!

Re started it!

@lethal pumice

Sorry by mistake

[trail knot]

I tried to free hand it I should have know I am too uneducated to free hand stuff for the first study I do

[sharp kelp]

Dw trying new stuff is always good! I also tried free handing for the first time > <

But if u r having trouble joting down the shapes should definitely try drawing a sketch and then color!

[trail knot]

So how about now?

[trail knot]

It's not the shapes it's the colour texture

[sharp kelp]

The lighting isn't quite right it's misplaced

[sharp kelp]

Can I redline?

Or draw over it

[trail knot]

Sure I love would love it!

[sharp kelp]

Gimme a minute

[trail knot]

The bg is not quite done I was just talking about the cloud shape and base colour

[sharp kelp]

Ye I was talking bout the lightning on the cloud :3

[trail knot]

Oh

I am very dumb with the colour wheel

I need to learn colour theory one of these days

@sharp kelp should I continue colouring on another layer?

Just asking

[trail knot]

Woah how do you get that texture cause Its not rendering

What brush do you use?

[sharp kelp]

Fade watercolor (mix)

[trail knot]

I kept using dip pen hard and wondered why my cloud looked like a pregrader's first art

[distant rock]

Mine looks worse 😭

The drapes were okay but this is too hard i think

[trail knot]

I think this helped me alot

Not trying to see them as clouds but shapes

If you could do drapes

You can do this

[sharp kelp]

I do use hard brush to pin down colors !! Fade watercolor mix is for blending :D!!

[trail knot]

Okay! I am going to try!!

[sharp kelp]

[sharp kelp]

R u drawing from Greyscale?

[distant rock]

I'll try again then 🙂

When is my 'new' tag gone? Not that i mind, been here for 3 weeks though

maybe two weeks

[trail knot]

It's still there

Idk

I think it's the same for me

[distant rock]

Yes I started drawing and i'm just doing traditional

drawing small amount of grey contrast is okay, but with big clouds it's a bit hard

[sharp kelp]

I can relate to that

Maybe I should try the traditional version too

[distant rock]

For me it's easier, i'm just starting to draw and want to able to draw well first on paper before i switch to and ipad + pen or something 🙂

Maybe my ADHD brain will also lose interest at some point. I hope not

[trail knot]

@sharp kelp how is it?

Better?

[sharp kelp]

YES!!

Don't be afraid to go outside the line :3 !!

[trail knot]

Okay!

[distant rock]

Good job Sammy

Half a piece of art

[tidal jasper]

should i retry my drawing

[upbeat quarry]

I truly don't know what the hell I'm doing or making

[tidal jasper]

ur kinda on track

i think

just find shapes that stick out and make sense

[upbeat quarry]

Thx for the tip, but now I realized smt, idk what to use for the colors

[tidal jasper]

oh shucks

uhh

dunno much

but good luck

[upbeat quarry]

Thx

This is anything but close to the og picture, I need a lot of studying ;-;

[tidal jasper]

why so blurry

[upbeat quarry]

I used the airbrush, that's probably why, and I'm on mobile

[tidal jasper]

oh ok

[upbeat quarry]

I mean, it's slightly better but not like the image

[sharp kelp]

Oh no! Pls avoid air brushes if u r using it for shadows or blending

[upbeat quarry]

Thx, I use airbrushes since I'm a horror artist, and I'm trying to improve

I used watercolors for the second one

[lethal pumice]

for anyone struggling feel free to focus on other week's studies instead with simpler shapes!

I will prepare cloud study 2 since it seems like lot of people are interested. I will choose easier cloud so I can explain the construction better #

also if u didn't, check pinned messages in each study week for some useful tips

[sharp kelp]

Can wait for the next week lowkey wanna torture myself with complex ones

[sharp kelp]

🙂‍↕️

[plucky iris]

I feel like over complicating it

[lethal pumice]

hello, nice base! lower part still needs some more definition but I think u can start with refining details

[plucky iris]

Do you think the colors are good enough?

[lethal pumice]

yup, I like that you've used blue tones as well. but as I said, check the lower part bcs it looks flat compared to the upper parts

[young egret]

Hi gang

Any more clouds

[lethal pumice]

I've posted some more refs into inspo channel

[lethal pumice]

👆

[dusky urchin]

idk what im doing. i blocked it in with simple forms and a hard edge brush then blended it with a softer brush but it doesn't look very accurate

[plucky iris]

Maybe you blended t out a lottle too much?

[dusky urchin]

I think so. I need to separate the cloud into different sections better than I did and maybe use a different blending brush

[plucky iris]

Maybe don't blend for now? Personally I barely use blending mode

[dusky urchin]

i think this ones a little better. maybe i should be stylizing it? it seems if i try to make an exact replica i get disappointed

[plucky iris]

I think it looks really good!

[dusky urchin]

Thank you! I definitely like it a lot better than the first one

[plucky iris]

Maybe make the bottom of the clous more straight?

Rn it's kind of curved

[dusky urchin]

I’m going to make a few more renditions so I’ll definitely try to do that

[plucky iris]

Just liquify it

[dusky urchin]

True but I need to practice more with blending anyway so I might as well make a couple more

[plucky iris]

It feels like i overdid mine

And also made it too blurry

[young egret]

ima redo mines

[dusky urchin]

I feel like it kinda works tho it’s really cool!

[plucky iris]

Thank you

[winged tusk]

I realized... I didnt paid attention to the shapes on my clouds

Bruuuuh

[young egret]

i lied i didnt redo mines

GET FOOLED

[dusky urchin]

Switched to traditional as digital is somewhat of a challenge for me to grasp. I feel like I had more control even though I still need to work on the proportions. Also had a nice time adding detail. Wish I could do this digitally

[zenith plover]

@lethal pumice I tried similiar colors of the clouds and color placement, it isn't good and the way I try to blend colors is by using an airbrush

[young egret]

uh dont use airbrush on edges

it detsoyes contrast

[zenith plover]

How do I blend the colors together

[young egret]

do u only have airbrush

[zenith plover]

Because I make 2 colors and the 3rd is "transitional"

[zenith plover]

There are many brushes but all in Arabic

[young egret]

bruh

idk i use gouache brush

airbrush is fine fo rlike

most thin gs

not for places u want contrast tho

just like

dont abuse airbrush

[distant rock]

That looks so good!

Any tips ? Differents pencils or another technique? Im really bad 🤣

[lethal pumice]

helloo I think it might be easier to try it in traditional first!

[lethal pumice]

nice work! some values are still a bit light but feel free to keep it like that! (if u want to adjust it, check black and white ref and compere the values!)

[zenith plover]

I'll try on traditional on other time

[sharp kelp]

I advice avoiding air brushes for bending!!

Since u r on ibis I recommend fade watercolor (mix)

[zenith plover]

Well, gotta search for a watercolor mix

Because everything is in Arabic

I just hate that I can't change language, only through changing the whole phone's language for that

[neat magnet]

Yo this is soooo hard

[lethal pumice]

☝️

[sharp kelp]

Welp is it troubling to change the whole phones language?

[zenith plover]

No, I can do that easy, but the phone isn't fully my own soooo my mother would be mad about it

[neat magnet]

I think I spazzed out on the shading

Would hatching help?

[lethal pumice]

Nice!! I would add more darker values to give it more depth. Personally I wouldn't hatch

[thorny wraith]

Tears I've not even started and I already don't like it

Ggs

[lethal pumice]

well u chose pretty hard medium for that. could have started with sketch instead

[neat magnet]

My pencil doesn't go that dark
Any recommendations?

[lethal pumice]

doesn't have to be solid black but a few tones darker!

[thorny wraith]

I did

[thorny wraith]

I feel this isn’t really resembling cloud at all

What can I do

[thorny wraith]

Ggs

[lethal pumice]

the shape looks nice but u've used different colors. not necessarily bad so maybe add more details

[sharp kelp]

Idk if this helps but what I usually do for my canvas painting is I take white on half and orangish yellow on other half of my brush tip (the white is nore in quantity) then move em in circle around the edges to create the cloud like texture

[thorny wraith]

Oh on a flat brush?

That makes sense thanks

I’m done.

I like the shape, the use of colour is also good I think, I like the ocean as well

I don’t like the lack of realism, it doesn’t look like a cloud, I might’ve also overdid it using different colours (I cant monochrome anyway) also struggled with the layering

[lethal pumice]

damn the ocean is really great!! the cloud shape is accurate too. it turned out pretty good so nice work 💯

[daring peak]

Hello, new here uh. Here’s my study what should I correct?

[plucky iris]

Your cloud is barely visible, try using harder brush, don't he scared of making the values of the cloud a little darker

[sharp kelp]

Yea

[trail knot]

Am I doing it right?

Sorry I got cram school daily so my work is slow

[sharp kelp]

Yess! Way better

[sharp kelp]

Haha not me procrastinating studying to draw

[trail knot]

I am addicted to ibis paint but gotta keep studying

[trail knot]

Thanks!

[sharp kelp]

M so addicted that I don't giv a shit bout studies

[trail knot]

I wish but it cost an arm and a leg for the medical cram school

[sharp kelp]

That's tru

[zenith plover]

@lethal pumice I tried on traditional and it looks like a bunch of cotton candy

[forest dagger]

Idk what I was making and what it became

Light shadow and getting that brightness and overall structure

All messed up

Blending too

But it was fun

[lethal pumice]

hiii take your time checking the shapes in the reference. the bottom part of the cloud is almost flat and your shape looks a bit random!

[zenith plover]

I tried thinking of it in 3d, and tired putting more parts but in my mind it got tangled

[lethal pumice]

hii I think u did pretty nice job! more orange/red tones in the cloud would help but overall I like the blending and that u were able to keep the separated shapes in the cloud! Good job💯

[lethal pumice]

got it, this cloud is pretty complicated so don't feel bad about it! sometimes it helps to grab the reference picture and redline the big shapes yourself and then start to draw them! just like I did in this pic, but u can even go with more simple shapes than that!

[zenith plover]

I tried doing it same as the reference, the 4th cloud reminds me of D.R.C

But I suppose I'll try better again

[lethal pumice]

lmao XD
no worries, feel free to choose another week's study and focus on that instead. The simple shape ones might be more helpful!:D I am preparing cloud study 2 for week 10 with more simple references so u don't need to worry about this complicated one just yet (or try it after week 10)!!

[zenith plover]

Not worried at all, I am partaking in the study and on other studies, inside the diary forum, because both are beneficial for artistic skills

[forest dagger]

Thanksss ,I will try the tips you gave .

[sharp kelp]

I love this the saturation of orange with the Contrast of bluish shadows just hits the spot

[forest dagger]

Thanksssss omgggggg

[sharp kelp]

[glass haven]

how is everyone so good in this XD did my best

[sharp kelp]

The stylization is so yummy

Omg......is this ON CANVAS?????!

[glass haven]

nono 😄 its digital

thank you!

doing realistic clouds is just death sentence for me now

[glass haven]

I tried it traditionaly too but its just not good. Half way i find out i have no seting spray so this is just one big blop of chalk done on one layer

If i was able to go over it again it would have ended better but oh well 😂

i also didnt have any black...

[severe marlin]

Love both of them!

[young egret]

alr

ready gang

ima do it traditional

[young egret]

i think ill do charcoal

[thorny wraith]

I like it holy, what medium

[thorny wraith]

Wowza what medium.

[old sierra]

Had a lot of fun with this one! Something about giving shape to a big puffy cloud was just super satisfying. Any general advice for what I should focus on next time?

[young egret]

holy shit these contrasts are difficult

any1 help

@lethal pumice

help

[forest dagger]

Gouache

[young egret]

Charcoal

I want feedback

75% done

the contrast is awful

[sharp kelp]

Oh!

[sharp kelp]

Honestly realizm is easier than the stylization u did

[sharp kelp]

U r motivating me to draw this traditionally

[boreal coral]

wowow everybodys doing really well

[thorny wraith]

Damn, you're so good,what technique/motion did you use to make your cloud look so fluffy

[boreal coral]

oh wow the shapes are amazing!

[young egret]

I could’ve done much better

Had to leave for dinner

I want criticism

[boreal coral]

Maybe xd but it doesnt mean that it isnt rly good as for critique..i think the cloud is generally much darker especially the top right part

[young egret]

I’ll fix it later

Namely in 12 hours

[young egret]

Yeah I forgot to reapply charcoal after I did willow

[glass haven]

Chalk / soft pastel

[plucky iris]

How are y'all so good at drawing clouds

[forest dagger]

Honestly I have no idea ... Like I don't know I have a technique... I just saw the pic then had color intuition ... And then how you have to go light to dark and purple shadows ... And like I was not able to do that lol. So yeah that is it ...I used a lot of white

[thorny wraith]

I think it’s great, you were able to make it realistic and Theres a clear difference in where the clouds turn darker, the sky is also good and the bottom shadow of the cloud is apparent

[knotty sage]

I just know how to draw in simple style, I don't know really well on how to draw, have many mistakes

Imagine me trying to draw something like that

... 🥲

(I'm copying the color)

[young egret]

put them in different layers

[young egret]

Done

Finished

@lethal pumice

I need critic

[lethal spade]

Ill be a bit busy so I dont think I will ne able to do this one if it changes I'll post mine

[dapper quail]

Clouds ✨

[boreal coral]

Wheres urs?

[fair pelican]

Where did it go wrong ? , ik that's not the full process but there're the only screenshots i took , so please, any tips will be appreciated

[lethal pumice]

helloo I think it looks blurry because you haven't kept any hard edges in the cloud itself! You did good with establishing big shapes but you've blended everything together during rendering. For the future definitely pay attention how much soft/hard edges u got. if there are hard ones only around overall shape, the work will most likely be blurry at the center

[lethal pumice]

helloo the darker values of bg around the cloud are a bit distracting but pretty nice work, good job!

[lethal pumice]

hellooo as chicken said, definitely put your sketch on separate layer so u won't lose it!
you are right with placing big color areas but I already see that u've tried to add details with smaller brush! Definitely fill the area with colors only with bigh brush first!
Your sketch is a bit messy so make sure to spend more time with simple shapes first for your sketch before u start with anything else, u can check pic2 I've posted for better simple shape visualization^^

[young egret]

Yeah well I went a lil hard on the background

[dapper quail]

my 2 cloud cents

[boreal coral]

Gorgeous approved

[dapper quail]

mini timelapse too

[plucky iris]

Woah what program are you using m?

[dapper quail]

I use photoshop

[plucky iris]

It looks so good I'm jealous

[tribal wigeon]

Finished!

[lethal pumice]

deadline of this week's study extended by 1 day
new deadline : <t:1749414600:f>

[arctic rose]

woo extended deadline

I struggled but here it be

[severe marlin]

accept my very rushed 46 min drawing 😭 🙏

[severe marlin]

no colour picking was tough, but in the end it looks ok