Galaxie malen | MODERNES AQUARELL

Hello everyone today we're painting galaxies using watercolor You 've probably already seen plenty of that on YouTube or Instagram You can simply paint these and give them as gifts hang them up yourself or use them as lettering templates For the galaxies you'll need watercolor paint a mixing palette a little water and brushes Also large and small brushes—so big and small a mix like that would be great And of course watercolor paper and you'll also need something like this adhesive tape here You can also just use regular tape or washi tape depending on what you have available and what you'd like to use I'm using this now and the point is that we'll be gluing the watercolor paper down onto the table One reason is that it gives us a nice border We don’t paint all the way to the edge of the paper instead we leave about 5 mm uncoated Moreover this is also due to the fact that the paper does not curl When working with highly water-based paints the paper absorbs a lot of water and can then warp We don't want that so we'll secure it in place and let it dry that way Then you can simply pull it off and the paper will still be relatively smooth As you can see I've already prepared some colors here I'm using purple a touch of pink red and blue tones You'll need a bit more of the dark ones for that I still have my remaining watercolors here We'll mix the colors a bit more then The great thing is that with watercolor paint you can be incredibly flexible We'll start with very bright colors and gradually work our way upward making the galaxy progressively darker When working with watercolors if you want very light areas dilute your paint with a lot of water Alright let's just get started I want to create a light area here It's not a problem at all if a touch of white shows through in your lighter area That's really no issue whatsoever That's how it should look Then I'll create one more large bright area here You can also take some inspiration from galaxies on Google There are some truly beautiful images there Take a look at what a galaxy looks like As you can see I'm already working with quite a bit of water here I want the colors to blend into one another That creates a very very beautiful effect The only things you need to paint a galaxy are patience and time As I just mentioned you're building the image slowly Be careful that no color builds up in the waves when your paper starts to curl That looks very very unappealing when drying That's why it's better to wipe off the color let it dry and then apply one more coat of paint I'll wait a moment longer so the paint can dry a bit more now Then I'll begin my second followed by my third layer After a brief wait and drying period I'll proceed immediately I'm taking the blue here now undiluted I'm going to keep moving forward here and building up more and more The color no longer blends quite as much with the other color now since it's already dried Now you just need to add a little water to the tip of your brush and gently blend the edges so it softens slightly You can already see here that the dark blue gives this galaxy its first sense of depth I'm adding a bit more depth to the pink and lilac tones as well To make the blue tone even darker just mix in a bit more black And now darkness brings out so much more as you can see here Our galaxy is now dry it just needs a bit more time but go ahead and give it the time it needs for the color to fully cure A galaxy isn't truly complete until it has stars so that's what we're doing now There are two ways to do this—I'll show you now using the brush just like this Or an old toothbrush I grabbed one like that while brushing And here you have some white paint I've already mixed a bit so you can just take a coat of white Then just do something a little bit here And now you just go over it like that with your finger With the toothbrush technique you need to be a bit careful because sometimes the points aren't quite precise but then sometimes you end up with a few streaks But it's an excellent way to distribute tiny fine white specks across our galaxy Now I'll show you the option using the brush I'll just mix it with a little water Now just hold up your index finger and we'll let the brush simply tap against your index finger And notice this do you see That's how we end up with such enormous stars And as mentioned it's crucial that the galaxy is already completely dry because otherwise our white dots would blur into the dark color And that's exactly what we don't want at all We want beautiful clear stars here The less paint on your brush the smaller and finer your stars will become That's it Pretty simple And the effect is totally cool And we've now got a proper galaxy finished Now we can finally remove the paper here and release our galaxy Doesn't that look beautiful This is what our finished galaxy looks like You can easily frame this now and give it as a gift You could even add some nice calligraphy on it for instance Can you write something nice on it now with white paint Or you can just leave it however you like Doesn't that look great And as I said you really don't have to be incredibly incredibly talented or an artist but simply with a few tricks and tips you can easily recreate your own galaxy at home Thank you for watching and see you next time Bye