Minneapolis Community Education

This class explores three essential watercolor approaches for painting clouds: masking, lifting, and layering.  In this technique-driven class, we will also explore wet‑on‑wet softness, wet-on-dry sharpness, and drybrush texture. Students learn how each technique interacts with pigment behavior—how granulating colors create texture, how staining pigments affect edges, and how warm‑cool shifts shape the mood of a sky.

Through step‑by‑step demonstrations and guided practice, participants experiment with building atmospheric washes, carving out cloud shapes, and layering subtle color variations to create convincing, expressive cloudscapes. While the focus is on technique, the class also weaves in approachable color theory to help students choose pigments that support the feeling they want to convey. 

This session is perfect for beginners and returning students who want to expand their watercolor toolkit and gain confidence painting the ever‑changing sky.

This class is priced on a sliding fee scale. Please pay the price you are able. This helps to ensure that Community Education can provide quality opportunities for all of our participants.