How to Paint a Glowing Moon that Actually Looks Real

Описание: Learn the secret to painting a glowing watercolor moon and a smooth night sky without the blotches! This beginner-friendly tutorial covers the "Lifting Technique" and how to create a dramatic cat silhouette. Stop struggling with flat or blotchy watercolor skies! 🌙 In this tutorial, I show you my simple system to create a perfect moon glow and a smooth, atmospheric night sky every single time.

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🎨 What You’ll Learn: If your night skies often look muddy or uneven, this video is for you. We build the glow step-by-step using a "lifting" technique so the moon looks like it’s actually radiating light.

In this lesson, we cover: • How to paint a soft, glowing moon (the "Thirsty Brush" technique) • Creating a smooth night sky using wet-on-wet • Using contrast to make your highlights POP • Painting clean silhouettes (cat + rooftop) • Adding subtle reflected moonlight for realism

🖌️ Supplies & Colors Used: • Paper: 100% Cotton Watercolor Paper • Colors: Phthalo Blue, Indigo, French Ultramarine, Cobalt Blue, Neutral Tint. • Black Mix: French Ultramarine + Burnt Sienna • Accents: White Gouache (for stars and halo)
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Chapters:
0:00 Intro – Moon Glow System
0:24 Mask the Moon + Wet-on-Wet Sky
1:46 Lift the Moon Glow (Thirsty brush)
2:26 Make the Glow POP (Paint the dark, not the light)
3:20 Dry + Remove Masking Fluid
3:46 Paint the Cat Silhouette
6:20 Add Reflected Moonlight on Roof
7:38 Lift Moonlight on the Cat (secret realism trick)
9:57 Moon Texture + Craters
12:30 Soft Halo Around the Moon
13:31 Tree Silhouette + Stars
15:15 Final + Outro

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