✨Aurora Borealis with Two Unusual Colors (Watercolor Tutorial)🌌✨

Today, I’m demonstrating how to paint a watercolor of the ever changing, shimmering glow of Aurora Borealis using two unexpected colors (and a touch of yellow) and a "forbidden" secret ingredient at the end!

I’ll walk you through my exact strategy for analyzing a reference photo, controlling wet-in-wet washes, and the specific mixing technique to get deep, moody blues without actually using blue paint.

⚠️ IMPORTANT Watch the section at 00:00:28 carefully before buying or using the special finishing medium. It can ruin your watercolor palette if used incorrectly!

In this tutorial, you will learn:
• How to simplify complex photos into easy watercolor shapes.
• The "Unusual Color" mixing strategy for vibrant night skies.
• How to fix (and embrace) mistakes in your painting.
• The final step adds a magical shimmer to the lights.
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🎨 Materials Used
Paints:
• Winsor Violet
• Winsor Green (Blue Shade)
• Hansa Yellow Medium
Special Effects:
• Pearlescent White (Luminescence Acrylics) - Use separately from palette!
Paper:
• 1/8th Sheet Watercolor Paper
(Note: Always keep your acrylic mediums separate from your watercolor pans to protect your paints!)
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⏱️ Timestamps

00:00 - Analyzing the stock photo & composition strategy
00:00:19 - The 2 "Unusual" Colors revealed
00:00:28 - ⚠️ The "Secret Ingredient" (and a crucial warning!)
00:01:01 - Fixing the horizon line & river perspective
00:02:44 - Wet-in-wet sky technique: Creating the swooping lights
00:04:40 - Color Theory Magic: Mixing Green + Purple to get Blue
00:06:26 - Painting soft snow and river reflections
00:08:24 - Adding depth: Painting the darkest darks
00:11:31 - Dealing with "mistakes" (Happy accidents!)
00:11:50 - Adding trees for scale and focus
00:15:04 - The Magic Finish: Applying the Pearlescence (Do not miss this!)

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