Cloudy Winter Sunrise

An older project that is similar to the Postcard Paint-Alongs. This would make a good postcard, even though that wasn’t what I was thinking about at the time. :) Shows how to suggest different cloud layers in the sky by layering (glazing) in your painting. For suggestions about protecting your postcards in the mail, please see the intro portion of the “Backlit Clouds Variations“ postcard paint-along: Supplies used in Postcard Paint-Along videos: -watercolor paper: I cut scraps to postcard size (4x6“). I’m using 140-lb cold-pressed, 100% cotton watercolor papers, many different brands. This is how I use up paper samples and odds and ends. If you are new to watercolor, here are some popular 100% cotton papers to try: Arches, Saunders Waterford, Kilimanjaro (Cheap Joe’s house brand), Dick Blick Premier (Dick Blick’s 100% cotton house brand). A 22x30“ sheet will yield 25 4x6“ postcards. -other supplies: I describe the