Hi guys!
Today I’m creating a very simple galaxy
painting, just for fun!
I started this painting with just three colors:
Magenta, Phthalo blue and white.
First, I mixed some magenta and white.
I thought it would be cool if there would
be this really bright pink nebula in the middle
of the painting.
Next, I mixed magenta with phathalo blue to
create different shades of purple.
When I’m painting in my sketchbook, I’ve
found it actually to be quite useful to create
some small colored blocks next to my painting.
After a while, when I’m watching this painting
in my sketchbook again, I might forget how
I mixed these colors together.
So, I actually use them for future reference.
After I have my base layer down, I start to
create some texture and make the transition
between different colors little less prominent.
I do this by adding some darker purple on
top of the lighter parts and some more magenta
and white highlights in those darker parts.
If you find it difficult to add a lighter
color over a darker color and you notice it
isn’t showing much, like what happens here
with my magenta, you can try adding some white
to the mixture.
Let it dry completely and then you can go
back over it with magenta again and now it
stands out more against the dark background.
At this point, I realized that I needed to
use one more color for this painting: black.
I wanted the bottom part to be very dark and
I couldn’t create that effect with just
phathalo blue and magenta.
I think that adding a little bit of black
really makes all the difference.
The pink nebula starts to stand out more when
the surrounding colors are darker.
And just to create some contrast, the top
part of my painting is a bit lighter.
Maybe there’s a shining star somewhere above.
Again, I had to do several layers and add
some white in between to lighten up the top
part.
Now I’m adding some final details, little
bit of highlights here and there, trying to
work very loosely.
And I think my space background starts to
look finished.
Just sprinkling some white paint to create
stars and then I can start to think about
what kinds of planets I want in this painting.
I decided to go with the same color palette
and mix some magenta, black and phathalo blue
for my planets.
As for the composition, I didnät have any
kind of plan.
I just looked at this painting and figured
where I should put different sizes and different
planets.
These planets also needed some highlights
so it looked like there would be some kind
of a light shining from the top of the painting.
I just added some white to my previous mixture.
At this point I also used a very small brush
to create some dots on the surface of the
planets.
I think it gives them a nice texture and makes
them look a bit more realistic.
I took some special care in adding the highlights
to that planet on top of the painting, because
the light would be hitting this planet the
most.
And as always, my favorite part is to remove
the masking tape and finally see how this
piece really looks.
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