How to Paint Northern Lights with Watercolors | Watercolor Painting Ideas

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  • Опубліковано 25 чер 2024
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    In this video, I'm going to show you how to paint northern lights with watercolors. From how to paint the aurora sky to winter landscape with watercolors by using different advanced watercolor techniques. This watercolor aurora or aka northern lights watercolor painting is a great watercolor painting idea as a Christmas card, present, or just something you can hang up your wall to decorate your space! It's super fun to create and I really hope you enjoy it!
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  • @Makoccino
    @Makoccino  2 роки тому +4

    Want to learn watercolors with me? Join me inside my watercolor course for beginners & let me personally help you get started: makoccino.com/roadmap

  • @aradhayachauhan8104
    @aradhayachauhan8104 3 роки тому +63

    What I am literally right now struggling to paint northern lights and you posted this video I mean is this is a sign 😳

  • @donbellekycine8175
    @donbellekycine8175 3 роки тому +63

    THE BEST WORD IN THIS VIDEO:
    "NEVER GIVE-UP ON YOUR DRAWING TO EARLY" ❤️🥺

    • @mlpfilmstarfun2867
      @mlpfilmstarfun2867 3 роки тому +3

      that's actually so true. I remember painting my first portrait and it was horrendous but I continued painting until I finished it... it happens to be my favourite painting now 🥺🥰

    • @donbellekycine8175
      @donbellekycine8175 3 роки тому +2

      @@mlpfilmstarfun2867 Yes truueee🥺 The beggining will never be pretty good enough, although its pretty hard.. But just Continue doing it until it finished.. 🥺💗💗

    • @robinw4300
      @robinw4300 3 роки тому +2

      Yes its very true. The one I feel like bad and about to ruined. That one becomes the gorgeous one!!!

    • @manasvipande598
      @manasvipande598 3 роки тому

      thats not a word lol

    • @donbellekycine8175
      @donbellekycine8175 3 роки тому

      @@manasvipande598oh yeah, I've mistaken. Sorryy🥺

  • @LaRaArtUnlimited
    @LaRaArtUnlimited 3 роки тому +33

    This painting is so simple and so beautiful 😍, I love how you only used 3 colors but still there's a lot of contrast to it! You're simply amazing mako!

  • @racheallobo3945
    @racheallobo3945 3 роки тому +3

    First and good job

  • @miacoolstar19
    @miacoolstar19 3 роки тому +67

    I was waiting for this eagerly.....

  • @divyamoorthy9120
    @divyamoorthy9120 3 роки тому +1

    All I can say is....... WOW!!

  • @sakshijain6249
    @sakshijain6249 3 роки тому +1

    You are my inspiration to be an artist.
    Love from INDIA 🙏🙏❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
    Please make a video on best watercolour paper for broke artists..
    I hope you'll make it❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
    And please give a heart to your 12 year old fan❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • @knot.offended44
    @knot.offended44 3 роки тому +3

    "It's your painting afterall"
    Best line!!

  • @DineshKumar-rz3zm
    @DineshKumar-rz3zm 3 роки тому +3

    🤩🤩 wow mako its amazing🤩🤩

  • @mayloo2137
    @mayloo2137 3 роки тому +13

    I like this picture for a Christmas card. I've made hand-painted Christmas cards last several years and look for ideas where I can find them. I haven't painted the Northern Lights before. Thanks for the idea.

  • @nishaagarwal7136
    @nishaagarwal7136 3 роки тому +1

    😍🤩Wow🤩😍

  • @shrutipriya4422
    @shrutipriya4422 3 роки тому +4

    😍🥰😘🤩Wow mako its amazing 🤩😍🥰😘

  • @raliceart
    @raliceart 3 роки тому +10

    OMG, Mamo, it looks so magical, exactly as the beautiful Aurora. 😍 It’s my favourite view I did already more than 10 attempts on it, but Hey, 😅 They are never enough 😅 Thank you for the new idea. Love your content so much. Thank you 🙏💕

  • @dishanichani5009
    @dishanichani5009 3 роки тому +2

    I liied the vid first wooooo!

  • @shramanaghoshal5280
    @shramanaghoshal5280 Рік тому

    this painting is heavenly amazing... I wish I could go into your painting... that place is heaven 😍😍😍😍🤍💙💜🖤

  • @65sunnyday
    @65sunnyday 3 роки тому +1

    Really NICE Northern Lights - expert use of brush!

  • @fangchick93
    @fangchick93 3 роки тому

    I recently invested in some artist grade watercolour paints and natural fibre brushes and I'm super glad I did. I don't have to fight the paint to get it to do what I want. I'm working on getting affordable cotton watercolour paper

  • @anikaverma7898
    @anikaverma7898 3 роки тому +1

    Its so much beautiful

  • @ysaichama6051
    @ysaichama6051 3 роки тому +1

    Finally! Gorgeous! 😍😍😍😍

  • @Veeksha_anime
    @Veeksha_anime 3 роки тому +1

    Wow it is so beautiful

  • @petragunther4439
    @petragunther4439 3 роки тому

    I watched a lot of tutorials and paintings of Northern Lights - like yours the most.!
    IT IS SO SPECIAL
    Don't know how to describe. lights following the road perspective - loving that 🙏

    • @Makoccino
      @Makoccino  3 роки тому

      Aww thank you so much Petra! ❤

  • @kauseressaji876
    @kauseressaji876 3 роки тому +1

    So beautiful

  • @lonironi3754
    @lonironi3754 3 роки тому

    Very fun! No stress art.

  • @huiwenteh5812
    @huiwenteh5812 3 роки тому

    I was just figuring out how to paint Northern Lights. Then the video just popped out. I was like so happy to see it cause I decided to paint something bright to my bestie as a birthday gift. Thank you!

  • @zeniamunib2307
    @zeniamunib2307 3 роки тому +1

    Love you videos. Because you explain properly :)

  • @anonymouslol1329
    @anonymouslol1329 3 роки тому

    Your art is very awesome and I like that you just not show your art you also show others how to make such an awesome art
    Love from India

  • @Panda-24
    @Panda-24 3 роки тому

    The lights look a surge of magical power!!!

  • @jasminnoufal4749
    @jasminnoufal4749 3 роки тому +1

    Mako you are awesome😋
    I love you mako...😘😘
    Your paintings are excellent.

  • @Sophie-my6ck
    @Sophie-my6ck 3 роки тому

    Perfect for the winter! Looking forward to paint it later, its gives off the wholesome vibes of the snowy holidays! So magical~

  • @sonialombardo1356
    @sonialombardo1356 3 роки тому +1

    I am a beginner and I just finished following your tutorial. I am amazed with how it turned out. Thank you so much for giving me confidence to try it out and to not give up when my painting looked like absolutly nothing at the beginning. Took me one hour but it was one hour well spent.

  • @tknandakumar6283
    @tknandakumar6283 3 роки тому +3

    Early bird!!!! lots of love and btw gr8 video 🥰🥰

  • @ravinderkaur2099
    @ravinderkaur2099 3 роки тому

    Ma'am you just surprised me this video... I really loved it... You just wowed me

  • @akshitsoni9361
    @akshitsoni9361 3 роки тому +1

    Wow best painting ever thanks...😊😊💖

  • @ek__366
    @ek__366 3 роки тому +1

    The way you moved your brush is absolutely perfect and the colors came out so nice! I love the blue colors☺️

  • @melodiasinger
    @melodiasinger 3 роки тому +2

    😱😱😱❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Precioso!!!!!

  • @Nina21_
    @Nina21_ 3 роки тому +2

    This is gorgeous 😍 paintings of starry nights/ northern lights are one of my absolute faves ❤ thank you for this beautiful tutorial Mako ❤

  • @Clouds_are_fluffy
    @Clouds_are_fluffy 3 роки тому +1

    i love your painting...they are always amazing

  • @peebeecore
    @peebeecore 3 роки тому +7

    I was really waiting for a Northern Lights tutorial. Thank You So Much!!! Loved It!!! It's so Beautiful 😍

  • @shreyapandey6685
    @shreyapandey6685 3 роки тому +1

    Amazing 😊👍👍👍👌💐

  • @avengersassemble6628
    @avengersassemble6628 3 роки тому +57

    Mako: uploads
    Me:clicks faster than the speed of light

  • @shrabanidutta8180
    @shrabanidutta8180 2 роки тому +1

    I tried this today and took your advice on trying with 100% cotton paper. It came out fantastic and I really love the end product. Thank you so much.

  • @Fatimaa_naqvii
    @Fatimaa_naqvii 3 роки тому +1

    Your art is awesome i am in love ❤

  • @artbya613
    @artbya613 3 роки тому +3

    Yay! I just made the other northern light picture that you posted a while back! So excited to see this one! Thanks Mako💕💕💕

  • @dheksieabejuela1853
    @dheksieabejuela1853 3 роки тому

    WOW so cute 😍😍😍😍😍😍

  • @darcy2087
    @darcy2087 3 роки тому +1

    i just watched her earlier aurora borealis bec i need it for a project... and now she made a new one!! what a coincidence :D

  • @Serotonin07
    @Serotonin07 3 роки тому +7

    I can't wait to paint this 😁😁

  • @sketchingwithrose6645
    @sketchingwithrose6645 3 роки тому +50

    I really wanted to paint something that glows during the holidays.. and also wanted to paint the northern lights .. 😃will probably try this out !!
    Thanks 🙏 for the video!

    • @Makoccino
      @Makoccino  3 роки тому +16

      Have fun!

    • @nyx._27
      @nyx._27 3 роки тому +10

      @@Makoccino hey mako!! I just wanted to give you a suggestion, if you would like can you pls do a holiday/Christmas theme painting btw i am only 11 and i love your vids and watercolours!!i just started though bye mako!

    • @artisticriya3795
      @artisticriya3795 3 роки тому

      @@nyx._27 Me too 😃

    • @nyx._27
      @nyx._27 3 роки тому

      @@artisticriya3795 thats so cool!

    • @geetikanidhi2906
      @geetikanidhi2906 3 роки тому

      @@nyx._27 That's a nice idea

  • @choidaniel8430
    @choidaniel8430 3 роки тому +3

    I am the first person to comment!!
    btw the painting is soooo cool...

  • @user-cn8ev5um9b
    @user-cn8ev5um9b 4 місяці тому

    Janet you are on top of painting the northern lights, I know you will make cards to look like this beautiful sight. Thanks for sharing.
    Enjoy the artistry you are so good at, happy painting. Have a good weekend. 😻👻

  • @zuriellemanseguiao4272
    @zuriellemanseguiao4272 3 роки тому +2

    It's really helpful!
    I learned not to give up on a painting when it goes through a "weird stage" 😁

  • @malathik9b422
    @malathik9b422 3 роки тому +13

    The tips, the trick and each and everything you do in your video are so impressive and soo cool and this is awesome 💗

  • @sophiesong3068
    @sophiesong3068 3 роки тому

    they look bootiful

  • @artedezeynep
    @artedezeynep 3 роки тому +1

    I painted that with you. It was my first time with cotton paper. It’s came out not bad, enough good for first time. Thank you 🌺

  • @AnimalArtbyTerraCotta
    @AnimalArtbyTerraCotta 3 роки тому +1

    Wow! That's a vortex of stardust! Watercolor is sooo amazing and this is stellar (literally!) 🤩

  • @jinib4rjje
    @jinib4rjje 3 роки тому +6

    I loved it so much I can't stop staring at it💞

  • @bloodyxombie
    @bloodyxombie 3 місяці тому

    This video is extremely useful! Thank you so much!

  • @nutu234
    @nutu234 3 роки тому

    I would absolutely try this out

  • @jeanettetravasso6608
    @jeanettetravasso6608 3 роки тому

    Beautiful!!!!

  • @peeraatifa
    @peeraatifa 3 роки тому +1

    Wow....ur art is awsome....❤️❤️❤️🥺🥺🥺

  • @sarochahan
    @sarochahan 3 роки тому

    This is freaking beautiful! Thank you for showing us!

  • @karintolbert7452
    @karintolbert7452 2 роки тому

    stunning!!! 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

  • @AveArtz
    @AveArtz 3 роки тому

    OMG.. The lights are amazing 💕

  • @julibarsa5435
    @julibarsa5435 2 роки тому

    Wow!!! It is wonderful!😍😍💫

  • @kalnikartandmusic1206
    @kalnikartandmusic1206 3 роки тому +2

    This one is really easy and beautiful.... 🥰🥰🤩🤩....the process is very easygoing than the last one

  • @Elhelle
    @Elhelle 3 роки тому +1

    I'm going to try to paint the northern lights right now!
    Thank you for the inspiration

  • @kusumasai6105
    @kusumasai6105 3 роки тому +1

    Hey just amazing sis

  • @seenaap7936
    @seenaap7936 3 роки тому +1

    you are a great artist ..

  • @user-iv2xo3dn5o
    @user-iv2xo3dn5o 3 роки тому

    عمل رأأااااااااااائع
    جدا جدا
    لوحة مميزة

  • @allengatt3994
    @allengatt3994 3 роки тому +1

    You are .. WOW!!!!!

  • @jaylenmikhailpowell1866
    @jaylenmikhailpowell1866 3 роки тому +2

    This looks amazing!

  • @dikshamandal7521
    @dikshamandal7521 3 роки тому

    This was really helpful and she did say something wanted to hear😂 that it would look weird or messy at begining but dont giveup

  • @Novideossubscriberschall-wg1nr
    @Novideossubscriberschall-wg1nr 3 роки тому +1

    Your voice is so calming, and even better with the colours!!😀😍

  • @ashleystanley4624
    @ashleystanley4624 3 роки тому +2

    This is great! I love paintings with a limited color palette.

  • @VitasArtworks
    @VitasArtworks 3 роки тому

    I am so absolutely in love with watercolor 😍 can't wait to paint a new thing with it ❤️ very nice painting as always 💕

  • @josiahsingh2940
    @josiahsingh2940 3 роки тому +1

    This is the best nothern lights painting ive ever seen like literally so amazing

  • @manasvikirkire2654
    @manasvikirkire2654 3 роки тому +2

    Thank you for making this tutorial!!💙

  • @neil_n_wendykelcey4700
    @neil_n_wendykelcey4700 2 роки тому

    Beautiful! Thank you!

  • @MLLatUtube
    @MLLatUtube 3 роки тому

    Beautiful and well explained

  • @Fadiazam84
    @Fadiazam84 3 роки тому +2

    OMG!! This is so beautiful.. I love it

  • @ritunauhwar2577
    @ritunauhwar2577 3 роки тому

    You are the only reason I got interested in water colors , though I can't paint really well but I just have got inspired by you
    Thanks mako

  • @vroom_ok
    @vroom_ok 3 роки тому +1

    I was waiting for the video

  • @srividyakarthik9767
    @srividyakarthik9767 3 роки тому

    Awesome painting it look really good

  • @g.s.pandey9636
    @g.s.pandey9636 3 роки тому +2

    This is absolutely gorgeous 💕❤️❤️🔥🔥

  • @miacoolstar19
    @miacoolstar19 3 роки тому +4

    Wow sooooo beautiful I definitely trying this... as i am struggling alot to understand wet on wet while making this kind of effects... thank you so much

  • @CynthiaJacobbrown
    @CynthiaJacobbrown 3 роки тому

    Thank you for sharing this Mako! I love this piece!

  • @nidhijoshi703
    @nidhijoshi703 3 роки тому

    The painting looks soo dreamy and beautiful😍♥️
    Definitely going to try this soon!!!!

  • @jerinamary1896
    @jerinamary1896 3 роки тому +3

    U art is amazing.😍. I love it😍

  • @jjunlzz
    @jjunlzz 3 роки тому +4

    It looks beautiful
    Love from india

  • @lisianthussketch
    @lisianthussketch 3 роки тому

    Very beautiful painting!

  • @fritoebola
    @fritoebola 3 роки тому

    OMG!!! Thank you so much for this and all your tuts.... I love them 😬😻

  • @AnAberration
    @AnAberration 3 роки тому +4

    This art is so beautiful. I want to add a mandala in the centre ❤️❤️❤️❤️ at 9:00

  • @suel4269
    @suel4269 6 місяців тому

    Wow! That’s gorgeous !

  • @meliB32
    @meliB32 3 роки тому

    Omg you are amazing!!! Thank you for this I'm so excited!!!!

  • @vnnvideo9023
    @vnnvideo9023 3 роки тому +1

    Love your work! Beautiful!

  • @kritikasinghania2538
    @kritikasinghania2538 3 роки тому

    Hey, I just love your work. You’re such an inspiration ❤️✨
    Love from India 🇮🇳

  • @preesha_shah
    @preesha_shah 3 роки тому +7

    OMG! Can't believe how beautiful this is! Wowww! And a tutorial!♥️

    • @Makoccino
      @Makoccino  3 роки тому +1

      Glad you like it!

    • @preesha_shah
      @preesha_shah 3 роки тому +1

      Hey mako!
      I am a beginner watercolor artist so I was looking to buy new paints, could you please suggest some brand...
      (I have looked at winsor- newton and mungyo)
      Thanks 😊

  • @peeraatifa
    @peeraatifa 3 роки тому

    The best channel ever...🥰🥰🥰

  • @laasya_828
    @laasya_828 3 роки тому +6

    Hi Mako🤗
    I'm a new subscriber
    And watching ur videos got me really intrested in watercolour painting!!🤩
    Thank for all ur wonderful tips and tricks👍

  • @artisticriya3795
    @artisticriya3795 3 роки тому +4

    I wish my painting also goes like this with water.