Having trouble painting a landscape? Especially the mood of your art ? or even along with your character on it.

 

Well you got into the right track! This tutorial will teach you how to accurately draw the weather in various moods. IN SIMPLE STEPS OR HARDER ONE! Hope you like it~

 

But first let us know what the weather is..

 

What is Weather?

In literature, This is known as the "pathetic fallacy" when it comes to using the weather to depict various feelings and emotions or to set a certain atmosphere. Artists frequently employ this idea through their work: sunny summer days appear more upbeat and cheery, whereas gloomy clouds depict a gloomier, deeper mood.

 

Throughout history, artists have drawn inspiration from the weather, particularly when creating landscape paintings.

 

For short:

 

Weather = mood of your art.

then of course! you can distinguish the mood of your art if there's a color.

 

Mood ------> Color

 

Different types of Weather

Of course! You need to know the types of moods we need to paint. I also will add in this part the color palettes of every types for you have a guide to paint it in a right way!

TIPS FOR PAINTING WEATHER THAT YOU NEED TO KNOW!

Before we proceed to the big part of this tutorial, I wanted to share with you my tips on how to paint a weather. A way to make your art have a plan to execute it right!

 

 

Okay! So first we need to find some inspiration for your illustration. Using “REFERENCE” was a lifesaver for all artists. This is where everything begins, especially when it comes to finding the best landscapes, characters, styles and etc. for your art. "PINTEREST" was the most frequently recommended platform for reference material.

Every type of weather in this section has a certain colour that goes with it. Colour is a tool used by artists to express and characterise their subjects. It particularly uses their understanding of colour to convey mood, light, depth, and point of view in a work of art. In the tutorial section, I will put the right colour palette for every weather; a great guide to paint it very well.

This method will be most used in this tutorial. You can use this method , it saves more time.

Sketching feat. Fav Brushes

In this step, the sketch served as the starting point. I drew the base and sketched quickly with a flat marker.

 

Flat brushes, by the way, were extremely useful for quick sketches. This brush was available in the CSP brush section.

 

LOCATION:

 

click the "Pen" icon ---> then "Marker" section ----> finally use the "Flat Marker".

When it comes in Clean line art, I used this brush ;-; You can download it from CSP assets (It's free!)

 

Fill Set (塗りセット)

 

My Timelapse:

The colored illustration w/o background

This was the illustration I created without a background. In this tutorial, I'd prepare this section for our background purposes in any weather. Also, I will share the brushes I used and additional the skintone pallete of my OC!~ (even dis was not part but still I want to share this to y'all <3)

 

For most scenes in art, the character's expression and clothing must be based on the mood of the weather.

This was an illustration for Sunny and Cloudy Weather.

This illustration was for Rainy Weather

This illustration was for Windy Weather

This illustration was for Stormy Weather

Steps on How to Paint: Sunny ☀️

These are the colors I recommend for painting in sunny weather. I'll use some of the colors for this tutorial later.

Step 1: Sketch the Background. I used a flat brush in this part.

 

Step 2: Colour the Base Part. Please separate it on each layer and rename it so that you are not confused if you clip another layer.. ex. Sea, trees, and a mountain.

 

Step 3: In this section, I add some darker tones. Using my solid brush, smudge it with my finger tip blend. This technique is mostly used in painting illustrations and it create a nice effect on art.

 

Step 4: Add Some details. White colour was the best in this part. It makes the art look more real. I used G-pen and Gouache for the white lines. In terms of leaves here’s the link of brush of leaves and bush.

 

Step 5: Okay! We are now in the part of the sky. The focus point in this tutorial! First, Make the base into Gradient colour! Dark to light (make sure it was in a Lock transparent pixels).

 

Step 6: Add layer —-> Clip it to the Base then add some clouds (a little). I used two brushes and blended it a little.

 

Step 7: Add layer again —--> Clip it to the Base then add some light. As you noticed, in reality the sun was not really yellow. we only see a light (white obviously)

 

Step 8: Add a layer again (you don’t need to clip it) Use a soft Airbrush then add a light yellow circle which will serve as a sun.

 

Step 9: Lastly, Add some lights and Shadows!

Add layer to the top of all layers —---> Make it to Add Glow. The brush i used are soft airbrush, G-pen, fingertip smudge and droplet airspray for small particles.

 

Finished Output: Here is the Full image and Timelapse of this tutorial.

Steps on How to Paint: Cloudy ☁️

Step 1: I used the same illustration on sunny day but I removed the sky part where I will paint the new one.

Step 2: Add a new layer then colour the whole pace, Make sure you have base colour because this was our foundation if you want to add more layers.

Step 3: Add a new layer —----> Make sure it was clipped to the base

I use a soft airbrush to make Gradient colour for the sky. This time I make it even darker the blue colour to make the clouds look more visible. Additionally I used Fingertip (smudge tool) to make the blend smoothly.

 

Step 4: This one was additional to make the sky more beautiful.

Add a new layer —----> Make it Overlay

I added some light colour by using a G-pen brush then used a smudge tool (Finger tip).

 

Step 5: This one was the important part. Ofcourse, to complete this illustration. We need Clouds!

This one was an easy part because I recently discovered this Cloud Brush! A great tool which saves more time~You can download it and it is free.

 

Step 6: Last part to make the illustration more lively, I add some details such as light and shadows.

Light : Add Layer —--> Make it Add (Glow)

Shadow: Add Layer —-> Make it Multiply

 

Here’s the full image and Timelapse

Steps on How to Paint: Windy 🌬️

In this tutorial, I'd like to make it in the style of a sunset breeze. These are the colors I'll be using, and you can use them as a guide when studying windy illustrations. I've also included the brushes I used in this tutorial.

 

 

Okay, as you may have noticed, my OC's mood and clothing have changed. Because of the weather, I changed her clothes.

 

Step 1: New layer. colour the whole pace, Make sure you have base colour because this was our foundation if you want to add more layers. BRUSH: Milipen

 

Step 2: Add new layer to the sea part —---> clip it to the sea base

BRUSH: Milipen Add new colour but make sure it was in a gradient style.

Step 3: SMUDGE TOOL:

1ST: use the Blend tool

2ND: use the Finger Tip tool (If you see the tutorial I made in Section: tips, then this part will make a beautiful colour for the sea.)

Step 4: As I finished the smudging part, then Add a new layer (Don’t need to clipped it)

BRUSH TOOL : G - pen

SMUDGE TOOL: Finger Tip blend

 

Use white colour to create some waves. First G-pen then smudge it using Finger tip

If you want to make it more volume then use liquify tool.

Step 5: Add a new layer and clip it to the Sky Base. BRUSH: Mili pen

Make it the colour of a sunset. An Ombre Colour (a palette guide for the sky base is included)

 

Step 6: Use a Smudge tool.

First Pic: I used Blend tool

Second Pic: I used a Finger tip tool to create some nostalgic effect.

Step 7: Sunset and Clouds

 

1: Add a new layer —----> Soft Airbrush creates a circle as if it were the sun. then use a blend tool to create an effect.

2: Add a new layer —----> Cloud Brush, I use a light and dark colour. (CLOUD 1 layer)

3: Add a new layer —-----> use the Cloud Brush again but in a light colour. (CLOUD 2 Layer)

4: Copy paste the Cloud 2 layer —----> lock it then change into much darker colour —----> Ctrl T —----> Make it bigger

Step 8: Wind

1: Lights and Shadows

New Layer —-> Make it Add (Glow) this will be serve as Lightings BRUSH: Soft Airbrush

New Layer —--> Make it Multiply mode , this will serve as Shadows BRUSH: Soft airbrush and G-pen

2: BRUSH: solid colouring

Add new layer —----> Make it Add (Glow) then create some wave lines

3: Used an Eraser tool (hard)

Make it thinner

4: Smudge tool —---> Finger tip blend

Step 9:

1: Add New Layer —-> Fall leaves Brush ( In background pen section)

2: Make it in a Multiply Mode.

 

Here’s the full image and Timelapse

 

 

Steps on How to Paint: Rainy 🌧️

Rainy days are much more gloomy. It's relaxing, nostalgic, and comforting. The colour scheme was more on the cool side.Rain enthusiasts tend to have more sensitive senses. They can describe rain in much greater detail, from its rhythm to how each raindrop alters the view outside the window. They can also enjoy the fresh rain smell and the sensation of raindrops on their skin.

 

Step 1: as you noticed I’d ready the illustration. I used multiply mode (in a colour blue shade) to create a cool shade to my OC’s surroundings.

 

Add New Layer —-> Serve as the Base Layer then i used Milipen to cover all the pace of colour gray.

Step 2:

Add New Layer —---> Clip it to the Base Layer

I used Milipen to create some shades of grey in the sky

 

Step3: As I was finishing the touches to grey, I used the Smudge tool “FINGER TIP” to blend the greys and make it smoothly along in the sky.

 

Step 4:

Add a New Layer (Don’t need to Clip)

I used “CLOUD BRUSH” to create clouds in the sky

 

Step 5: This one was New btw. I recently discovered this brush. I used this to make things fast and easy in painting raindrops.

1: Add New Layer (Normal) —-> Used Rain Brush —---> Make the opacity in 12%

2: Add New Layer (Normal) —-> Used Rain Brush —---> Make the opacity in 50%

3: Add New Layer (Normal) —-> Used Rain Brush —---> Make the opacity in 100%

 

Step 6: as we finished the rain, I create some splash (a little)

 

1: Add New Layer > (Normal) —----> Used the splash brush —--> Make the opacity in 50%

2: Add New Layer > Add (Glow) —----> Used the splash brush —--> Make the opacity in 100%

 

Step 7: This was a little bit extra. I just add some shadows and light to her clothes.

 

Here’s the full image and Timelapse

 

 

Steps on How to Paint: Stormy ⛈️

Step 1: as you noticed I’d ready the illustration. I used multiply mode (in a colour gray shade) to create a cool shade to my OC’s surroundings.

 

Step 2:

Add New Layer —---> Clip it to the Base Layer

I used Milipen to create some darker shades of grey in the sky

 

Step3: As I was finishing the touches to grey, I used the Smudge tool “FINGER TIP” to blend the greys and make it smoothly along in the sky.

 

Step 4:

Add a New Layer (Don’t need to Clip)

I used “CLOUD BRUSH” to create clouds in the sky

 

Step 5: The last part , I just recently discovered this brush. I used this to make things fast and easy in painting raindrops. You can download it freely by the way/

 

Add New Layer (Normal) —-> Used Storm Brush —---> Make the opacity in 100%

 

PLS TAKE NOTE THIS LAYER WAS PLACE BELOW THE CLOUD LAYER

HERE WAS THE SS OF EACH LAYERS.

 

Here’s the full image and Timelapse

 

Steps on How to Paint: Snow ❄️ (Additional tutorial: easy method)

Step 1: New layer. colour the whole pace, Make sure you have base colour because this was our foundation if you want to add more layers. BRUSH: Milipen

Step 2:

Add New Layer —---> Clip it to the Base Layer

I used Milipen to create some darker shades of blue in the sky

Step3: As I was finishing the touches to blue, I used the Smudge tool “FINGER TIP” to blend the colors and make it smoothly along in the sky.

 

Step 4:

Add a New Layer (Don’t need to Clip)

I used “CLOUD BRUSH” to create clouds in the sky -----> Put it on the Opacity 24%

 

then add some snows and snowflakes in any parts.

 

Here’s the full image and Timelapse

 

Conclusion

As I end this tutorial, I hope you guys like it (even tho it's my first time making this tuts ;-;)

 

This tutorial, by the way, was not particularly difficult. In CSP, I typically only use the basic tools. This was useful for beginners who want to try drawing or painting landscapes in different weather conditions in addition to their OCS.

 

I hope you like this tutorial. Thank you for viewing this TWT

enjoy and good luck to all of us!