There’s something magical about a sky filled with luminous, dramatic clouds – they set the mood, create depth, and breathe life into a landscape painting. That’s exactly what Layne Johnson’s new course, Painting Dramatic Clouds 2.0, is designed to help you achieve. With step-by-step guidance, Layne takes you beyond simply “filling in the sky” and shows you how to treat clouds as powerful design elements that elevate your entire composition.

What will you learn in the course?

Painting Dramatic Clouds 2.0 is designed to help you elevate your skies and capture the magic of luminous, dramatic clouds.

In this new course, Layne will take you step-by-step through everything he’s learned about painting clouds. From the foundational concepts that’ll help you really understand them, to the layered painting techniques he uses to bring compelling depth, luminous light, and dramatic atmosphere into the sky.

By the end of this course, you’ll understand how to paint clouds that work in harmony with the land – adding depth, light, and atmosphere so your entire landscape feels alive. And you’ll have the tools and techniques to paint cloudscapes with more confidence, so your skies feel more realistic and enhance the mood of your paintings.

You’ll learn:

• How to treat clouds not as an afterthought, but as a powerful design element that can lead the eye and set the mood.
• The role clouds play in landscape paintings — and how to balance them with the land for a harmonious composition.
• How to mix a full range of colors for more realistic skies and luminous clouds.
• How to paint in layers, using Layne’s 4-stage framework: the Modern Approach to Classical Painting.

Painting Dramatic Clouds 2.0 opens for enrollment on October 10!

This first enrollment will be exclusively for Layne Johnson’s email subscribers. If you want to join the course, you can join the waitlist here: www.laynejohnson.com/waitlist

How does it work?

1. Once you’ve enrolled you have immediate access to all of the video lessons on any device.
2. You have flexibility to use the course how you want! You can either watch all the lessons first, or dive right in.
3. The painting sessions are structured as if you're right in Layne’s studio with a front row seat. You'll watch over Layne’s shoulder as you paint a cloudscape together from beginning to end.
4. You have lifetime access to watch the video lessons as many times and as often as you like.
5. Progress tracking lets you know which lessons you’ve finished so you can come back anytime and start back where you left off

Watch a preview of the course!

About Layne Johnson

Layne Johnson is a professional oil painter and instructor best known for his expansive cloudscapes and luminous landscapes, inspired by the skies and scenery of his native Texas. A lifelong artist with a background in children’s book illustration and design, Layne’s paintings blend Classical Realism and Luminism, drawing deeply on the influence of the masters.

Through his online art school and social media, he shares classical painting techniques with a global community of more than half a million followers and thousands of students—bringing the beauty of nature to life on canvas.

You can find more from Layne on his Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, and Website.