The water is a combo of the prism violet and phthalo blue. I also used a 3/4″ flat brush. Paint the water but leave the middle under the moon blank for now ![]() Then the mountains overlap the moon just slightly.ħ. These mountains are not that high, the highest points are actually on the edges of the canvas and are maybe one inch above the horizon line. Use the tip of the brush to outline the mountain and then fill it in. It helps to slightly water down the black so that it flows better. Use the #12 flat brush to paint the mountain. It might help to wipe off some excess paint if you have too much paint on your brush. Tip: make sure your brush is nice and dry for this effect. These “moon beams” help to create a glowing effect in the sky just around the moon. Then (if your sky seems dry enough) switch to a #4 round brush and outline the entire moon with just titanium white. Doing this outline will help to define the shape of that circle but also helps to create that glowing effect the moon gives off.Īfter you outline the moon, lightly paint feathery white strokes around the moon. Don’t worry if you go outside of the lines a bit. As you are doing these “x-strokes”, you are adding more white to your brush and less blue/purple. The point of the moon texture is to let it be darker on the bottom of the moon and gradually get lighter towards the top. Lightly blend and it will create that blue-purple color. Paint the same style strokes over the purple. ![]() Then add phthalo blue to your brush (without rinsing). Very important: the bottom of the moon will be darkest and it will gradually get lighter as you work to the top. Just add a little bit of purple on the bottom of the moon and let it blend with the white a bit. Then I added prism violet to my brush and lightly did “X-Strokes”. These are little cross hatching strokes that go in different directions but the point is to blend the colors. To do the moon texture, I first repainted the entire moon white again so the base layer can be wet white and help with blending colors. Get out that old toothbrush, dip it in white and flick the paint onto the canvas! You’ll create little specks of stars. ![]() What is a night painting without splatter stars! If you’ve done any of my previous tutorials, you know what to do. However, if you feel that is too small of a brush for the large area that is the sky, you may wish to use the 3/4″ Flat. Tip: I used the #12 flat brush for the whole sky. Gently blend that mars black in with the rest of the sky (be careful not to add too much black). On the upper right and upper left corners of the sky (and bottom left and bottom right), add a tiny bit of mars black. Load your brush in both the prism violet and the phthalo blue and it will create this deep blue-violet color. (Note that if you still have a lot of white on your brush, you may want to rinse it off at this point to get the sky to be dark). That means that the colors will blend themselves as you paint over them.Īs you work your way towards the edge (about the half way point to the edge), add prism violet to your brush without rinsing it. Do “wet on wet” blending as you are adding the blue. Also, there is no need to rinse your brush as you are adding more blue to gradually get the sky to be darker. The lightest and brightest part of the sky is right there around the moon so this should be a very light blue! Then gradually add more blue to the paint so that the “rings” get gradually darker. Still using your #12 flat brush, paint in circles around that moon. On your palette mix titanium white with a little bit of phthalo blue to make a light blue. Start on the very outside edge of the moon. This entire sky is going circular around that moon. Paint the sky in “rings” around the moon. Using a #12 Flat brush and the color Titanium White, paint the moon white. Also, it is resting right on the horizon line. ![]() The moon is not exactly in the middle of the canvas, it is more offset to the left. You can find one this size or larger, it doesn’t matter. Then find a circle to trace for the moon. You do not need to measure, just estimate! Use a ruler to trace a horizontal line in the middle of the canvas. Position the canvas so that it is vertical. Project Type: Acrylic Painting / Category: Trees Color Palette
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