Uploaded December 2018 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Today we paint the northern lights with acrylic paint. This is a step by step realistic landscape painting tutorial of the aurora borealis for beginners and advanced painters alike!

For the full uncut HD hour long lesson, dozens of others and the digital sketch to help with the drawing process check out the Patreon: patreon.com/onehourpaintings

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You can also find my eBook Painting Prompts 2, a collection of 21 digital sketches for days where you lack inspiration here: etsy.com/ca/listing/626572815/painting-prompts-ii-21-digital-sketches?ref=shop_home_active_3

Materials
Paint:
Primary Red
Primary Yellow
Primary Blue
Mars Black
Titanium White
Burnt Umber

Brushes:
Large/Medium/Small square headed brush
Small/Medium round headed brush
Old square headed brush

Canvas 8x10
Water.. tap

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