To sign "cloud," raise both hands above your head level, forming loose "C" shapes or claw shapes with your fingers. With your palms facing each other, move your hands from one side to the other in a bumpy, circular motion. This movement mimics the puffy, uneven shape of clouds drifting across the sky.
Point up toward the sky, then use the sign for "cloud." You can make the bumpy movement larger and wider than usual to emphasize the massive size of the cloud.
Sign "cloud" up high, and then sign "fast." You can also perform the bumpy side-to-side motion of the "cloud" sign a bit quicker to visually show the speed.
Sign "sky," then "cloud," and finally use the sign for "none" or "nothing" while gently shaking your head to indicate a perfectly clear day.
Point up toward the sky, then use the sign for "cloud." You can make the bumpy movement larger and wider than usual to emphasize the massive size of the cloud.
Sign "cloud" up high, and then sign "fast." You can also perform the bumpy side-to-side motion of the "cloud" sign a bit quicker to visually show the speed.
Sign "sky," then "cloud," and finally use the sign for "none" or "nothing" while gently shaking your head to indicate a perfectly clear day.
You can modify the sign by changing your facial expression and the intensity of the movement. For storm clouds, furrow your brows, use a serious facial expression, and make the bumpy movements heavier or larger.
Generally, you move your hands from your non-dominant side to your dominant side, or simply across your field of vision. The exact direction isn't as important as capturing the puffy, bumpy motion itself.
It is more of a loose 'C' or a relaxed claw shape. Your fingers do not need to be perfectly rigid; keeping them slightly relaxed helps convey the soft, fluffy, and organic nature of a cloud.
