Painting the Northern Lights in an Easy Oil Painting Tutorial - Wet on Wet Style
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 25 ก.ย. 2024
- Sometimes I think we all want to put 10 different elements in a painting. It is hard to resist adding more trees, more grass, snowier mountains, etc. Sometimes simplicity is much better. Here is my attempt to keep it simple. A 2 element painting that uses only sap green and titanium white.
I lived in the Interior of Alaska for 24 years...and yes... the "lights" are green...yellow MOST of the time...if other colors come out to play... I always considered it an absolute treat...😊😊😊
Beautiful work👏👏👏
I love this painting. And I appreciate how you talk us through the process so don’t stop, as you say, running your mouth. Thank you.
This is so beautiful I never thought about Northern Lights being green until you mentioned it but your right most of them are green love this painting my moms favorite color is green and I think I'll paint this for her.
Best tutorial for NORTHERN LIGHTS! 👌
Lovely! You've done a wonderful job capturing the Northern Lights. This looks like what I see out my window. Green is the most common. Depending on the brightness of the lights you don't need to paint the snow on the trees either.
Love the way you did it. I glad I learned something.
Very lovely. I was waiting for a few flicks of white for stars, but the highlighting on the trees is spectacular. I love the flow of the northern lights. Thank you for making it look easy.
I never thought it was this easy to draw Nothen lights😍😍👍
Bram, I just got back from visiting Fairbanks over the Christmas holidays. I was fortunate enough to see the Northern Lights twice during my visit. I have painted Bob's version of the Northern Lights using the Phthalo Green and Phthalo Blue before, but the color doesn't match what I saw in person or the pictures I took. I had been trying to wrap my head around how to get the correct green and wondering if I could mix a yellow in but the sap green that you used in this tutorial absolutely captures the correct green. I'm setting up to paint this afternoon and can't wait to give it a shot with the sap green. Thank you for the tutorial and the different green.
Bob paints suggestive not realistic...he tells YOU YOU CAN CHOOSE ANY COLOR YOU WANT 😊😊😊❤
I love this! The green is perfect 💚
Thanks Julie!
Thank you so much, that's a great tutorial. I'm just starting out with oils and I've been pretty intimidated by the blank canvas. But the way you filled that canvas with just trees and northern lights is beautiful. I'm definitely going to try it.
I subscribed for more tutorials! Thank you ❤️
This is a great Northern lights tutorial. Thank you, Brams!
Glad you think so!
Beautiful! I’m amazed! ♥️
Thank you so much ,this is the easiest and most beautiful northern lights i have found, I am a complete beginner, and your explanations are clear and very helpful.
Glad it was helpful!
@@paintwithbram please keep up with all your great advice ,your easy to follow, so ideal for a beginner like myself . Big thank you from London England.
Looks wonderful ❤
Such a beautiful looking aurora. This is fantastic.
Many thanks!
This is such a useful video, thank you! Ive been wanting to do something on a dark canvas lately, and this is helped so much for inspiration.
Magnificient Bram.You created a Piece of art with only a few Colors.I Will try it with acrylic.
You have awesome Bob Ross vibes
This looks sooo beautiful.
Thank you so much for doing this video in real time .
Wooow 🤩 I definetly have to try this, i LOVE northern lights 😊
You are most definitely an ARTIST!
Beautiful!
Thank you! Cheers!
Really love the simplicity here! This is the second of your paintings I followed along with, mine's not nearly as good as yours but I like how they came out!
Thanks for the painting I am going to try it. Thanks again Bram. Bootsie from Va.Beach
That’s gorgeous .
Thank you!
Hi Bram! I love seeing your videos keep it up! You, Steve and Dana are awesome!
Amazing painting. And you sir are an artist in my book. Thank you for sharing your amazing talent
OMG!! You're lights technique has to be the easiest I have come across!! WOW! 😊
I seriously love your tutorials!!! Please keep it up!
Please don't stop running your mouth! Lol, I don't like the painting tutorials where they play raunchie music and don't talk. I like for you to explain what you are doing.
Bei mir das komplette Gegenteil
Hello from France, thank you for sharing and thank you for your valuable advice and for explaining in the comments how you prepare the canvas. I confirm that it's very difficult with acrylic paint, I can't do it.

thank you for your valuable advice and for explaining in the comments how you prepare the canvas. I confirm that it's very difficult with acrylic paint, I can't do it.
Oh YES you DO have talent!
Noteworthy! Thanks for this interesting video! Thank you so much my friend for sharing, stay connected
Very nice. Sure make it look easy.
very pretty, think I will try to paint one for my daughter.
great work my friend, one of my favourite things to paint, northern lights, yours is beautiful.
Thank you! Mine too!
Very nice. Luv how you create brilliant pictures and keep it simple
ive been quite scared to try northern lights so far but you made it look nice and easy, thanks im going to try it tonight
Hope you tried it and knocked it out of the park.
@@paintwithbram cheers i did try it indeed, first attempt at the sky didnt go to plan so I wiped it off with a paper towel and tried again, 2nd go went much better its hanging in my kitchen right now, turned out much better than i was expecting for my first go at that kind of sky, im going to try incorporate
it into a full mountain range painting next time
@paintwithbram do you apply liquid clear under the background color or over top of it
C'est magnifique !
Thank you for these tutorials. I've taken a class from a CRI and I know they charge around $70 per class. I appreciate your effort! #HappyPainting
Love your work and the sound effect make it perfect!!
Thanks Miss D!
¡Saludos! ¡Me encanta esta pintura! ¿Qué colores usaste de fondo? Gracias por compartir tus conocimientos y experiencia.
Excellent video and one of the most amazing effects I've think I've seen. With the sap green, do you paint it straight onto liquid clear, on a blacked gesso canvas ?
beautiful Thank you very much War Lord!!!!!
E P I C ❤ I want to try that!😅
Thank you 💓
Dis you use black gesso to prime the canvas?
Cool. Thanks. I might try this.
5:55 scared the life out of me with headphones on 😭
Sorry about that!
Is it on a wet background?
How thick are your fan brushes? I don't think mine are thick enough. They tend to clump together and not stay as one large fan.
Great video Bram! Did you change the lighting in your studio? For some reason this painting seems better lit. I'm not sure if it's the liquid clear or what but it was shot well!
Not yet. It may just be the angle. Still figuring out the lighting that is best.
А основа должна хорошо высохнуть ? Или сразу наносить линии северного сияния ?
I am so happy to have found your channel. Amazing work!
Welcome!
Muito lindo! Eu AMO aurora boreal!🇧🇷
Um BR por aqui
Me ajudaaa, se sabe se é tinta acrílica ou a óleo?
@@anajuliamatos4752 na descrição do vídeo diz: oil painting...acho que se traduz pintura a óleo!
Did you wait for the sap green to dry before putting the lime green on?
Merci pour ce tuto, je m'abonne 👍💕🌞🌈
Oh, this is perfect, thank you.
Two questions if I may. Will this also work with acrylic paint and anything I have to do differently? And I don't quite understand how the aurora becomes so green... is it just the green and white mixed together for the first strokes?
Hey Bo. It could work in acrylic but not near as easily. One reason it works so well with oil is that the white blends with the green and makes a super vibrant green. That process is aided by the liquid clear medium used as well. You could use an acrylic medium and definitely try it.
I see, thanks. Well, I'll give it a try and otherwise I suppose I'll get some oil paints. What kind of a medium should I be using? (Absolute beginner)
Already tried and It's quite hard with acrylic..As it dried quickly
Hi! Amazing Painting! Can I ask, do you have a clear medium applied to the black canvas already before you start to make the 3 strokes?
Yes, clear medium then a transparent color.
Is it a black canvas with the green oil paint at the start?
Yes. Black canvas, then add the sap green
Love this and I'm a green freak! Can you do this painting with acrylics? I wanted to see the Northern lights and had a trip planned for Alaska...canceled due to Covid. Will probably never happen now.
Great job, did you use a black or white canvas?
Do you start paining on the wet green layer or dry? Thank you. Great painting!
I wonder too😊
Was the canvas black to begin with or white? Im brand new to this.. all i heard was liquid clear first then sap green..but is this just a plain white canvas that you used? Thanks for any help.
Yes, it's a black canvas, then medium, then paint on top, then use white to bring out the color. Any transparent color will work.
Beautiful and it seems so simple! I'm gonna try my first northern lights soon. Did you paint the white over wet or dry green background? I'm just getting started so I'm still learning techniques! Thanks!
Medium then paint then white
So glad this showed up in suggested videos today. Hey Bram, how do you prepare the black canvas? I don't think I have seen any in the store like that. I will do a search for some ideas, but I am interested in how you do it.
You can use black gesso or black Acrylic Paint as your base. Let it dry and then use liquid clear and your say green to prepare your canvas
soo beautiful ..👌👌👌
Thank you!
Was canvas black before putting on sap green.
Does the canvas have to remain 'wet' when adding the white lines?
I mean should one let the background paint dry or not?
Thank you.
So beautiful. Is this canvas covered with black gesso as base?
Amazing 🥰🥰🥰
Thanks 🤗
У меня не получается 😢😢😢
Когда я начинаю протягивать кистью цвет , получается какое-то пятно . Исчезают эти границы северного сияния 😢😢😢 Почему ???😢😢😢
Do you put anything on the canvas before the green? It looks like you used a black canvas.
Is the whole background painted only in black?
Hi! I was wondering how you’d paint this without liquid clear?
You can. Use linseed oil or just apply the green all over the canvas.
Iris Chan, did you try it out???
I wonder what it would look like if you used cad yellow instead of the white
I absolutely love this painting, do you let it dry a little, ? I tried and all I got were the white streaks. Is there anyway you can tell me what I am doing wrong?
Did you put sap green all over your canvas?
Hello!! I love your painting! But I have a small question.., How'd you get the green canvas?
At the 16:22 mark, he says he uses liquid clear and sap green. Of course, he uses black gesso on canvas first, and let’s it dry. Hope this helps!
is the black background still wet? Or completely dried?
Do you let the colour you paint your canvas dry before you paint the Northern Lights?
No, wet unto wet style
Thank you!!
You're welcome!
Was that sap green applied on a white or black canvas?
I’m a complete novice but can you tell me if at the start of your painting do you use the wet on wet style
Thank you
Roy
What did you do before adding the sap green? Did you paint the canvas black first? Sorry for all my questions but i’m a newbie and i would love to make a painting with northern light too, so i would like to know your tecnique 😌
Yes he painted it black or you can just buy a black canvas which is easier but i prefer painying it👍🏼
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I am a newbie to painting, and I would absolutely love to go to a real class, do you happen to have those? I’d be willing to travel all the way from Alaska.
Thanks Bram
The Sap Green seems dark. Did you add a bit of black?
I thought I would try this so I painted the canvas black and let it dry. Then I covered it in liquid clear then sap green. The whole canvas appeared green rather than the blacker canvas as seen here. Not sure if the order of this was wrong.
You did it right. Make sure your green is transparent
I have searched the internet for a transparent sap green without any luck. Any suggestions?
Great and wow, I’m a complete beginner so I’m going to ask you a probably daft question?? is your northern lights painting wet on wet ? Sorry if this is a stupid question, I’ve just completed my second picture and I’m using a wet on wet style
Thank you
Roy
Was wondering the same, but given the way the white color mixes up with the background color i have a hunch that it is a fresh painted background.
hello Sir, where do you buyin this fan brushes, my Bobs fanbrushes are diferents, yours are original....??!
I have some older Bob brushes so that may be the difference.
This sis a great trutorial. How is the canvas prepped? Is the black background wet?
You can do it by using a medium then paint or just put the oil paint on the black background.
why does mine look so bad? my brush didnt wipe the lights up as urs and didnt get green-
Best NL TOUTORIAL agreed 👍
thank you
For how long did you let the base colour of green dry before you started with the white? Or did you go for it right away?
Go right at it. You want the paint to still be wet.
@@paintwithbram thank you so much!!!😍 I'll try it right away!
@@paintwithbramallso thanks for answering so quick, you saves me!!!,
how heavy is that green layered and is there not liquid clear?
Liquid clear isn't necessary but can be used. A thin coat of paint.
great job! I want to try this one, is there liquid clear first?
Yes! Use a bit of liquid clear all over the canvas then apply sap green.
So awesome!!! Is it possible to paint it using acrylic?