- [Mako] Hey guys!
In today's video I wanted to show you
three different ways how you can paint
a nebula using three different supplies.
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And now let's jump into the tutorial.
The first thing I did
was I used masking fluid
to apply it all around the
edge of the circles I created.
This way I don't have to worry about
painting outside the lines.
Once the masking fluid was dry,
I went ahead to paint the
first nebula using watercolors.
The way I like to create
galaxies and nebulas
is by starting with a really bright color
and build it up with
darker colors around it.
So for this painting, I
applied a really bright
green color to the center and
distributed it in a rather wavy way
to make it look more natural.
Next you want to add a darker color
around the brighter area and
blend the edges together.
Here I mixed a light green
color with a little bit of blue,
but you can use any colors
for your nebula, of course.
Move the brush really loosely
and don't think too much.
You want the paint to melt into each other
really naturally and flowy
so it looks more realistic.
Distribute the paint until you cover
the whole area around the bright color,
and from here we can
build up the intensity
even more to create more depth.
I mixed in a little bit
of yellow to the center
to make the green even
more saturated and bright,
and added more blue color paint
to the rest of the painting.
Make sure you keep one area really bright
and the further you
move away from the spot
the darker the paint should become.
But make sure you don't
use too much water.
You need just enough so you
can move the paint around
and make different colors
blend into each other
without creating puddles.
It's also important to paint
the first layer in one go
without letting the paint dry,
or otherwise you can get blotchy area
or the different colors
won't mix together properly
and you will get hard edges in the end.
I also used a dark brown color
to create even darker areas in my nebula,
but you can also use black instead.
I just like the way the colors look
when I use brown-colored paint.
While the first layer of paint is drying,
we can move on to the second method
how you can paint a nebula.
This time you're going to
use water-based markers.
Here I used Crayola and Edding markers.
Both are water-based and
perfect for this method.
The steps are similar.
We want to start with a bright color and
add darker paint around it.
So first I applied a yellow color
to the center in a rather loose way,
and then added different
green shades all around it.
Here you want to apply the markers
in a similar shape as you want
nebula to look in the end.
Next, load up your brush with water
and go over the markers
to activate the ink.
This way you turn the
ink of the markers into
paint that is similar to watercolors.
Now you can distribute paint
the same way as we did
with the watercolors.
Move the darker paint around and
melt different shades together
to make it look similar
to the first painting..
The problem here is that you might not
be able to add more ink on top
with your marker while the paper is wet.
But what you can do is you
can use a mixing palette
and add the ink into the mixing palette
by just painting on it.
This way you create small palettes of ink
that you can use in your painting.
I created small palettes
of green, yellow, and
black marker ink in my mixing palette
and then used it as watercolor palette
to darker a few areas in my painting.
This is how the painting looks so far.
While the first layer is drying,
let's move on to the third way
how you can paint a nebula.
Here I'm going to use water color pencils.
And because I want to be able to
blend the colors really smoothly,
I will be using the same technique
that I showed you in one
of my previous videos.
And that's creating a color palette first.
Here I'm going to use similar colors
and just draw small circles
onto some thick paper.
And now I can use it as a palette.
Load up your brush with water and
activate the pigments on the color palette
as you would do that with watercolors.
I start off with a really
bright yellow and green color,
and distribute the pigments the same way
as we did in the previous paintings.
You can also draw directly onto the paper
and then activate the pigments
as I showed you with the markers.
But depending on your
pencils and the way you draw,
you might not be able to blend the colors
really smoothly because at some areas
the pencil will be stuck to the paper that
you can't really blend up
without overworking your paper.
Another problem with watercolor pencils
that they might dry really pale,
and it's difficult to intensify the colors
while you apply the first layer.
So here we will just let it dry
and then go over all
the nebulas to intensify
everything as much as we can.
Once the paint has dried,
we can go back to our first nebula
and intensify the colors even more.
Here I used a really
dark blue and brown color
for the outer edges of the nebula
and blended it out with clean water.
Here I used more green and yellow colors
and dabbed on the paint really losely
so the texture looks more like clouds.
Remember to keep one area
really clean and bright
while creating more dimension
with darker shades around it.
And I did the same with the markers.
I applied the same shades on top
so we have more ink to work with,
and then blended the ink the
same way as in the beginning.
I also tried to add the marker straight
onto the wet paper to see if it will work.
It did but I still feel like you don't get
the same smooth result, but
rather a streaky surface.
Let's move on to the
watercolor pencil nebula.
Here I repeat the same steps and
cover the areas with the
same color in the same way.
As you can see, the colors
got a lot more darker
and more saturated but they look still
a little bit more pale compared to
the other two paintings.
You can let everything dry again
and intensify the colors even more
by creating the third layer,
but I think it looks great already.
Now we can go ahead and add the stars.
For this step I'm going to mix
white acrylic paint with lots of water
and splash the paint
using an old toothbrush.
This way you can create
lots of small, round stars.
This can be messy by fun.
Remove any excess paint
around the paintings
and then you can add even
more stars with a thin brush.
This way you can create
stars in different shapes
and make them a little
bit bigger, as well.
Let everything completely dry.
Remove the masking fluid,
and the nebulas are finished.
If you want, you can outline the nebulas
with a black marker or a
black watercolor pencil
to even out the edges, if
necessary, and you're done.
Now I would like to know what
method do you like the most?
The markers look a lot more
vibrant compared to the rest,
but the watercolors created
really interesting texture.
So I think I like both.
What do you guys thing?
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