Want to paint a dreamy watercolour galaxy or night sky? Here are 10 beginner-friendly tutorials and classes to help you master nebulas, stars, and more.
If you’re here, it means you love watercolour galaxies as much as I do. If you’re on Instagram you’ve probably seen how popular watercolour galaxies and night skies are and wanted to try it yourself.
While there are lots of quick videos on Instagram where artists share their painting process, I wanted to find more in-depth watercolour galaxy tutorials and classes that explain what paper, paint and techniques to use.
How to create a watercolour galaxy
In this roundup you’ll find 7 free watercolour galaxy, nebula and night sky tutorials, and 3 Skillshare classes. Click the links below to learn more.
You can use your finished artwork as wall art, greeting cards and more!
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Watercolour supplies needed for galaxy painting
Do you have your supplies ready yet? If you don’t, here are some of my recommendations:
- Watercolour tube paint
- Liquid watercolours (optional, but I love the radiant colours!)
- Watercolour round paint brushes (you can start with a #4 or #6)
- Paint palette
- Watercolour paper
- Dr. Ph. Martin’s Bleedproof White (optional, but great for making stars!)
- A paper towel
- A jar of clean water
Alright! Got your supplies and a clean desk to work on? Let’s watch some tutorials!
Aurora watercolour painting tutorial (by Tillith on YouTube)
How to paint tiny galaxies in watercolour (By Shayda Campbell on YouTube)
Starry night sky tutorial (by W.J.H Art on YouTube)
How to paint a galaxy effect with watercolors (on The Postman’s Knock)
How to paint a watercolor galaxy by Gathered
Here’s a watercolour galaxy tutorial that uses interesting colour combinations. See the tutorial here.
This vibrant watercolour galaxy is just one of the techniques you’ll learn in this Skillshare class. I’ve taken it myself and highly recommend it.
In this class, you’re going to learn how to paint watercolor galaxies that look smooth and rich with depth and vibrancy. Take the class here.
Another fantastic class by Ana Victoria. Like her other class you’ll learn lots of other techniques in this class including how to paint this cloudy night sky. Take the class here.
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Don’t have time to practice these watercolour galaxy tutorials now? Pin the image below to save it for later!
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