Exquisite Oil painting … These easy watercolor techniques produce magical results!

The medium magenta will blend with the white creating a light pink color. You don't need to draw in all of the northern lights, just a few areas to show where the beautiful colors will go. To do the “flairs” you are going to still used the 1/4″ angle brush double dipped in bright aqua green and titanium white. There still should be a nice gap left for the mars black.

Experiment with sprinkling salt more heavily in some areas and sparingly in others so you can see the different types of patterns that are made.Everyone has their own style and painting the trees will give each painting a unique look. The medium magenta will blend with the white creating a light pink color. Doing this helps create the look of depth but it is not entirely necessary. Basically dip it in water then pat it dry. This step by step acrylic painting tutorial will show you an easy way of How to paint Northern lights also known as the Aurora Borealis!After you set up the simple layer of colors in the sky I will show you how to add a silhouette of a tree skyline.You can also alter this painting to add shadowy figures such as a wolf or a a polar bear. Don’t load your brush with too much paint or the cerulean will take over. Start at the bottom close to the horizon line. Try making taller flairs and shorter ones. Please understand that all images and text are property of Projects with Kids.

Art Books, DVDs & Instruction. $30.00 + shipping . The sides of the canvas are painted in the background painting. The goal of this sky is to make a fade from the light pink to the dark blues and eventually to black. This will be the horizon line and everything in the sky will be painted above this line. I started each line on the bottom and painted the squiggly line up. However, it can be a bit of a challenge to do this because of how bright the lights are against the dark sky.There’s some advanced ways you can paint the bright lights but I’ve opted for a much simpler method which only uses an angle brush double dipped in white and your chosen light color and dragging the paint upwards.Any how, I hope you enjoy learning how to paint the Northern lights! However, you cannot use these in a business paint party setting unless you are a SBSP licensee. shipping: + $9.00 shipping .
Decide on a northern lights painting idea and draw out your design on black paper with a pencil. Then try using the full width of the bristles to create a wider brush stroke. Some are taller and some shorter. by Elizabeth Tate | Oct 1, 1986. If you are using a different size canvas, estimate about 1/7th of the canvas up. Use the angle brush the same way you use it when you paint a wall in your home! While I’ve never personally seen The Northern Lights, it is definitely something on my bucket list!The beautiful bright colors are definitely something an artist would want to replicate onto the canvas. Let the wet paper do its job and the colors will mix beautifully!Painting on wet paper is a really easy watercolor technique that produces great results! In the next step, you are going to blend the magenta into cerulean blue so don’t let this painting dry yet!Note: the medium magenta got slightly darker as I went up, meaning there was less white and more pure medium magenta. Try doing two different brush stroke methods. For more than 30 years, North Light has been the resource creatives depend on for instruction on watercolor painting, acrylic painting techniques, oil painting lessons, drawing ideas, pastel painting, and more.We are dedicated to serving you, the artist, no matter what your skill level, as you discover and develop your passion.

Once you get the hang of painting an auora borealis, they are a stunning addition you can add to any of your night sky paintings! Some areas may not see a vertical stroke because the string is going vertical. Hold it so the top tip of the angle is opposite of the direction you are painting. Note that most of my auora lights meet at a point just above the horizon. This step by step acrylic painting tutorial will demonstrate an easy technique for painting The Northern Lights.As an Amazon Associate, Michaels Affiliate and a member of other affiliate programs, I earn from qualifying purchases.If you are using a different size canvas, estimate about 1/7th of the canvas up. Your pink will turn to a lighter color. You may use one or two images provided that a link back to my original post is included and credit is given to this blog.

Your pink will turn to a lighter color. In my painting, I have one medium magenta auora in the middle. The goal of this sky is to make a fade from the light pink to the dark blues and eventually to black.
Pinning is always welcome and appreciated! Each bottom line kind of meets in the same area. Don’t rinse your brush after the white, leave it on there. I have a passion for teaching anyone how to bring out their inner artist!