Skip to main content
Last updated: Oct 14 2025

Painting Clouds in Photoshop 1

Painting Clouds Tutorial

Overview​

Painting Clouds in Photoshop 1 is a comprehensive video lesson taught by Aaron Blaise, who has nearly 30 years of professional art experience. Aaron was hired by Walt Disney Feature Animation in 1989 and spent 21+ years helping create films such as "The Lion King", "Pocahontas", "Mulan" and more. In 2003 he was nominated for an Academy Award for co-directing the film "Brother Bear".

In this tutorial, Aaron takes you through his process and thinking in creating convincing clouds in Photoshop. This is the first of his new "Painting Clouds" series where you'll learn his tricks as he takes you through creating the layered composition, playing with complimentary colors, losing and keeping edges and all of the rest that goes into creating convincing clouds.

info

Rating: 5.00 out of 5 based on 1 customer rating

Features​

  • Video Lesson Runtime: 1 Hour, 21 min
  • Step-by-step cloud painting process
  • Layered composition techniques
  • Color theory application
  • Edge control techniques
  • English subtitles & closed captions available

What You'll Learn​

Composition​

  • Creating layered cloud compositions
  • Building depth and dimension in cloud formations
  • Understanding cloud structure and form

Color Theory​

  • Playing with complimentary colors
  • Understanding light and shadow in clouds
  • Color temperature variations

Techniques​

  • Losing and keeping edges effectively
  • Brush techniques for realistic cloud textures
  • Photoshop tools and settings for cloud painting

About the Instructor​

Aaron Blaise has nearly 30 years of professional art experience. During his time at Disney, Aaron designed and animated numerous animal and human characters. You can follow Aaron and see more of his art on Instagram. You can also see videos of his work on YouTube or follow him on Facebook.

Technical Requirements​

  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Basic understanding of Photoshop tools
  • Video playback capability for tutorials

Pricing​

$15.00 | $9.00 |

The images, photos, videos, files and content of this course materials are licensed for PERSONAL USE ONLY. Please do not distribute, post or attempt to resell them.

Support​

For additional digital art & animation instruction, Aaron offers a line of tutorials, videos and lessons available on his website.

Get Premium Download Speed Without any Limitations!

Contact us on 💬WhatsApp for premium access and support.