Master the Mystical Beauty of Northern Lights in Watercolor

Hello fellow artists I hope you enjoy this watercolor art tutorial. The northern lights are a difficult thing to paint in watercolor and I thought I would share my technique with you. I recently found a self-adhesive paper that is great for blocking out large areas instead of using masking fluid.

If you missed last week's video you can find it here:    • How to Paint a Snowy Landscape in Watercolor  

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Time Stamps:
00:00 Watercolor Northern Lights Tutorial
00:15 Use of self-adhesive paper for blocking out the foreground.
02:15 Wet on Wet technique for the sky
05:48 Streaking effect for the northern lights
06:14 Removing the self-adhesive paper for the foreground
06:38 Wet on Wet for foreground snow
07:24 Adding brush, and details on the mountains.
08:50 Working on foreground trees.
11:23 Using Exacto knife to etch in tree trunks, branches, and brush
12:50 Adding in shadows of vegetation for added realism
13:32 Adding stars in the sky with white opaque paint.


Here is the reference photo I used thanks to Vincent Guth from Unsplash:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RC4A...

Music :
Toss the Salt by Sionya from Epidemic Sound
Something Different by CLNGR from Epidemic Sound


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