Concept artist Maciej Kuciara shares 8 tips for creating realistic skies that support the story behind your art.

Have you ever looked up at the sky and noticed how clouds often form in distinct layers, with some huddled close to the ground while others seem to float high above? The stratification of clouds ...

Nothing in her lab actually looks like a cloud; there are no mists swirling picturesquely in glass bottles. It’s mostly lasers and big black boxes. But the behavior of these lab-based cloud particles ...

Cumulus clouds can start at any height in the sky. Some begin close to the ground, while others look like tiny puffballs high in the sky. The puffy appearance is the tell-tale sign that a cloud is ...

WRAL viewers submitted photos of beautiful clouds they saw in the sky before Wednesday night's storms. Posted 2024-07-11T12:25:01+00:00 - Updated 2024-07-24T09:23:51+00:00 ...

Californians caught the sight of a lifetime when rare clouds recently illuminated the sky. Photographer Rain Hayes tweeted a photo on Dec. 16 of cobweb-looking wisps of clouds in the night sky in ...

The circular or elliptical gaps in the cloud cover appear to be punched out from the sky. Here's what causes them. To stream News 8 on your phone, you need the News 8 app.

The clouds behind the display are known as fanning cirrus, linked to the outflow or exhaust of the storm. Some cirrostratus and perhaps altocumulus were also part of the mix, providing texture ...