How To Paint A Nighttime Sky

The Last Part Is The Village.

21 first sketch out your painting of a night sky. For this painting i also use masking fluid to create the stars in addition to the brushes and paints. When you wish to paint a night sky, it's important to choose a technique and paint type that makes blending multiple colors easy.

Use A Mixture Of Black And Dark Blue, Slowly Adding More Blue As You Go, Until You've Reached The Desired Range In Your Base Fade.

I used acrylic paints in the following colors (note: The most important element in painting a night sky is value. Many people have taken up art to past the time.

Using A Large Watercolor Brush Or The Fan Brush, Paint A Base Of Watercolor Fading From Black (At The Top) To Light Blue/Grey (At The Bottom).

I added the grass by using a smaller brush in short, quick strokes, then went in and softened the edges with a bit of dry brushing. How to paint a night sky scene: Paint a couple of vertical lines where you want the trees to be.

The Trick To A Painting Like This Is Pretty Straightforward, Believe It Or Not:

Masking fluid is a tacky. Anita’s craft paint (picked up at hobby lobby ages ago): Dry brushing is using a brush that has almost all the paint wiped off until is almost dry.

In Tutorials, Watercolor Tags Landscapes, Painting Snow, Painting The Sky, Sketching Trees.

I create a stormy sky using the airbrush tool on a background layer. After all, you don’t want the trees to distract from the beautiful night sky painting that you’re creating. In the example to the left the sky is a nighttime sky as the painting will be highlighting the bethlehem star.