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)
Starry night watercolour tutorial (by Inkstruck Studio)
Watercolour galaxy cityscape tutorial (by Fox & Hazel)
How to paint a galaxy effect with watercolors (on The Postman’s Knock)
Modern Watercolor Techniques (by Ana Victoria on Skillshare)
This class comes from Skillshare. As a member of Skillshare I can highly recommend them and this class specifically which I took myself.
Not only will you learn how to paint this watercolour galaxy, but you’ll also learn lots of other techniques. It’s a fantastic class. Take the class here.
Painting galaxies and starscapes in watercolor (by Erin Kate Archer on Skillshare)
Erin takes you through four levels of painting galaxies and starscapes. You can get started even with cheap supplies. I highly recommend this class too. Take the class here.
Watercolor and Mixed Media Techniques (by Ana Victoria on Skillshare)
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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