How to create a skyscape using oil colours

Step 1

Mix some Winton Phthalo Blue with Titanium White. Don’t thin the paint with any medium. Use a palette knife to mix the paint, this ensures an even colour.

Step 2

Paint half of your canvas with the mixed blue.

Step 3

Add a generous squeeze of white to your palette and mix again to make a pale blue. Paint the bottom half of your canvas with light blue; to blend run the brush along the join from side to side.

Step 4

Paint wet-on-wet and use a generous amount of the white and paint straight on top of your blue background to paint the clouds.

Step 5

Pour some Liquin on your palette; this is used to increase the flow and accelerate the drying time. Use a small brush to mix some dark blue and add detail.