what is up all my creative friends i'm actually really excited because we have
tally who art back in the studio today to teach you and i how to paint a very simplistic
nebula in acrylic paint but you know what you can also do this in oil we went ahead
and did you a favor and put links down to all the products and supplies that we use
but first let's get into that intro before we get into the tutorial here we go
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subliminal messaging over and i can't believe i nailed this actually in one take here we go oh
i can't believe i actually nailed that we're going to paint our nebula on a black canvas you can use
black acrylic or black gesso just cover the entire canvas and its sides and make sure it comes to a
complete dry before you continue with the rest of the painting the colors we're going to use here to
create our nebula are purple red and white start by adding dabs of your colors in random spots
on your canvas put your colors in any order that you want just make sure when it comes to adding
your white add most of it to the outside of your other colors this will help us shape our nebula
and make it stand out later in the painting now we can start blending our colors together
use a smaller brush here so you have more control when you start blending your colors
we don't want to over blend so make sure you start with small circle stipple strokes
and small x strokes make sure to do your best to push and blend the colors from one corner
of your canvas to the opposite corner again this will help us shape our nebula which you will see
later in the tutorial take a clean dry brush that is bigger and has more bristles any brush
here will do and start dry brush blending your colors don't worry about the shape just kind of be
loose and have fun with it again this is going to help you form the shape of your nebula with
a filbert brush and some white paint start highlighting the inside of the nebula our light
will be protruding from the center so add the highlight here for a tip for all of you out there
just pretend that you're kind of painting the tops of clouds here this will help you form the crown
and c shapes that you're going for now lightly blend the white towards the outside of your canvas
using a clean dry brush here is way easier so i recommend using that also be sure to leave that
strong center of white don't blend it away and say it with me because this is going to help you shape
your nebula all right so our nebula is starting to form now you can go back and add more purple red
and white highlights to where everyone inside the nebula the red and purple will help
fill the body of the nebula while the white actually helps build the shape of the nebula
just make sure to add a little bit and build up and don't overdo it on this step now just repeat
these steps until you get the shape and body that you want to add more contrast to our nebula
just add a mixture of purple with a little bit of black in it next to the areas where you added your
white highlights and lightly blend them in this right here will really make your nebula stand out
and pop if you have any outside streaks that you just don't like or maybe you got a little
carried away on the blending you can go over the outside edges of your nebula and cover it up with
black alright time to add our cluster of stars take a mixture of white mixed with some water
get it to a nice flowy state and dip your fan brush in it use your finger to flick on the white
paint to create a star cluster effect to enhance our nebula we can actually take a dagger brush
or angled shader and dip it in that same white paint mixture we just made now take that brush
and add some white outlines to our nebula yes it's okay to paint over your stars and yes it's okay to
paint white on top of the other white outlines and again like i said this is going to help you shape
your nebula now if you want to take your nebula that you just painted to the next level we can
actually paint in some shining stars take that same angle shader or dagger brush and that same
paint mixture and paint in some small lower case "t's" and then lightly blend over them with a clean
brush add one or two or add as many as you want it's your nebula so have fun with it nebulas look
intimidating but they're really not when it comes to painting any nebula it's just painting simple
layers and blending on top of them and then adding some outside edges to really make them stand out
the best part about painting nebulas is no two really look alike they always come out
a little different plus the best part is you can experiment and try new colors and new shapes and
really play around with that contrast and make something spectacular just like this painting
here super shout out to my buddy tallywho art for knocking this one out of the park this is a
simple nebula that you can pay in acrylic or oil paint it's fantastic it's easy it's step by step
and no joke it's just the best tutorial because you have me narrating it i mean you know simple
soft flex there but true this is a great one to start with if you want to see more tutorials
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what tutorial you want to see but if you're really craving a tutorial to paint along with too
other than this awesome nebula take a look at the video over to my side where you can see an awesome
california sunset that is also easy to paint i'll check you all later take care and of course peace