[ChenZan]

i wanted to do a piece in which its raining. wondered if anyone had any techniques or examples that they could show.

[watmough]

look at japanese prints,they have a really simple but effective way of showing rain especially hasui,hokusai,hiroshige

[jfrancis]

It depends on the style of your piece, but for naturalistic paintings, I'd suggest:

1) Does the ground look wet?

2) Do highlight reflections have little disruptions?

3) Is there a haze on upward-facing surfaces from where the rain bounces a bit after first impact?

4) Are you creating contrast levels suitable to a hazy day?

5) Are you picking up fast moving raindrop streaks in the areas around bright lights?