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This is a pretty good instructional video on how to paint a cloud. Realistic looking clouds are actually harder than you would think to paint without looking animated. This video simplifies the method and makes it look easy to do.<\/p>\n

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We’re flying high on a cloud<\/a> this week with some recent press for my business, so much so that’s it’s been hard to write posts, so this one is short and sweet, with music to match. I always thought this song, No Rain,<\/em> by Blind Melon<\/a> was a happy song and a fun one to Kick Start the Weekend<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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