Step 1: First, sketch your landscape using a pencil. I tend to like 2B.

Step 2: Make a rough outline of your sketch using a very thin application of burnt sienna. Make sure to cover the shadows.

Step 3: Paint your sky using a mixture of burnt sienna, titanium white, yellow ochre, crimson red and phthalo blue. Add more titanium white if you'd like the sky lighter. The darkest shade should be at the top of your canvas. The sky should gradually lighten until the horizon line.

Step 4: Clouds must be completed while canvas is still wet. Use a combination of a little medium blue, yellow ochre, crimson red and mostly titanium white to paint the first layer of the clouds. Mixture should be a light reddish gray-brown. Start from the top, moving towards the bottom. Add a little medium yellow and crimson red to your original cloud mixture, and blend it in at the bottom of your clouds. New mixture should be grayish pink-orange.

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