In this video, I will show you how to paint northern lights in watercolor. Also known as Polar or Aurora Borealis.

Thank you, Everyone, for encouraging me to post a new video. After taking a break for a year, I feel a little rusty :) Since most of the world is on quarantine and in the lookout for new hobbies, I invite you to join me into the realm of imagination and watercolor art. #stayhome #staysafe #staypositive

Supplies:
Watercolor paper (I'm using Arches 100% cotton paper)
Soft bristle paintbrushes
Synthetic paintbrushes
St. Petersburg watercolors (Nevskaya Politra)

Colors Used:
Violet Pink
Carmine
Blue
Emerald Green
Cadmium Yellow
Indigo (dark in the sky and trees)
White Gouache (for stars)

Instructions:
I'm using the wet-on-wet technique for the sky and wet-on-dry technique for the trees and stars.

1. Wet your watercolor paper with a big flat brush. Let the water soak into the paper and swell a little, wait couple minutes.
2. Using your soft bristle brushes, create tea-like consistency of violet color. Add violet color, then carmine, yellow where violet is, blues, and greens (tea or coffee consistency). In other words, make sure the colors are mixed with enough water to create movement.
3. Continue adding non-diluted colors to create movement and color mixing.
4. Add dark color (indigo) on top and bottom of the painting.
5. Move the color on paper if necessary, and add colors as you feel fit.
6. Once you like the color mixing, let the painting air dry.
7. Take indigo color with your synthetic brush and paint trees by creating zigzag lines.
8. Use your white gouache and the smallest synthetic brush you have (mine is 3/0 size). Dot all over to create stars.
9. Sign your painting, and you're done!

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Music: Escape by Eveningland (https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=DSHLO44Deog)