How to mix colors for sky and clouds

Learn how to mix colors for the sky, clouds, and sunset or sunrise using ArtistAssistApp.

A dramatic sky with beautiful sunset clouds decorates any landscape or cityscape and is an essential part of the cloudscape.

You can mix colors for clouds, including sunset and sunrise clouds from French Ultramarine, Cadmium Red, Raw Sienna, and Burnt Sienna.

How to mix a warm blue color for clouds

The combination of French Ultramarine and Burnt Sienna creates a warm blue color for the clouds.

How to mix a warm gray color for clouds

The combination of French Ultramarine, Burnt Sienna, and Raw Sienna creates a warm gray color for clouds.

How to mix violet color for clouds

The combination of French Ultramarine and Cadmium Red produces violet color for clouds.

How to mix a muted orange color for sunset clouds

Raw Sienna plus Cadmium Red gives muted orange for sunset or sunrise clouds.

Trying to mix colors on paper

Let's try mixing these colors on paper and compare them to the simulation made by ArtistAssistApp.

ArtistAssistApp color matching tool

Plus, you can always use the ArtistAssistApp color picker and get step-by-step instructions on how to mix blue skies, sunset skies, and orange clouds from a reference photo.

About ArtistAssistApp

ArtistAssistApp, also known as Artist Assist App, is a web app for artists to accurately mix any color from a photo, analyze tonal values, turn a photo into an outline, draw with the grid method, paint with a limited palette, simplify a photo, remove the background from an image, compare photos pairwise, and more.

Try it now for free at https://app.artistassistapp.com to improve your painting and drawing skills and create stunning artworks.