Painting the Aurora Borealis with Acrylics in 10 Minutes!

[@wandaradcliff3591]

I meant to say I love the little cabin

[@RyanORourkeArtist]

I would just to say a big thank you to everyone who ordered my book last week and to all of you who sent me such kind reviews. It really does mean a lot. Today we finally get to paint the Northern Lights! This has been requested for quite a while so I’m extremely glad that we were able to do a video on it. I hope you enjoy!

[@wandaradcliff3591]

I love the picture of the northern lights with the little hope to see more pictures like this this is the painting I will try next

[@janicelewis1413]

I loved this picture of the northern lights. I especially loved the way you explained in detail what brushes you used and the color it paints. Thank you so much. I would love to see more of your work.

[@littlegirl-lc8lh]

you always have beautiful work!!!!!!! thank you very much War Lord!!!!!!!!!

[@msg7142]

It took me forever to do Northern Lights...but you did it so effortlessly and in 10 minutes....thank you for showing me how to do it!

[@lindseyrosales6100]

Did you use burnt umber?? I don't want to because I don't want to go to the store and find out they don't have any lol

[@herbalistics9261]

This was excellent.! I do hope you don't throw away these paintings you do for us to see. One day you will also love them to look back upon. GREAT work.!

[@suellyn557]

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE your 10 minute tutorials. It shows me that I can paint a nice picture quickly. Thank you for these.

[@RyanORourkeArtist]

Happy to hear it, that is the goal!

[@victoriatempleton925]

Enchanting and I love your teaching/painting techniques. Ty !

[@85MMM]

Bless you for sharing your gift with the world!

[@meganbrekelmans5842]

Thank you. Your 10 minute videos are excellent.

[@SuperMagnum2011]

Wow thanks Ryan.🤩

[@tellybarbosa1552]

Beautiful! Thank you so much for showing your talent! Bravo, bravo! Have a nice Sunday.

[@GeneArts]

Yes, i enjoyed watching this amazing painting, keep on sharing

[@Cheryl64014]

Such a wonderful teacher. Thank you.

[@zetsuki4207]

That was amazing! I live in northern Sweden so i grew up with sights like these.

[@RyanORourkeArtist]

So glad you enjoyed and that it brought back fond memories :)

[@maureenanderson5707]

That is just beautiful. I live in NZ and we do have aurora lights down South so I guess they are called Southern lights. But I live in the North island so have never seen them. Thankyou so much, keep giving me pleasure with your lessons

[@beatrizcruz584]

WOW ..... Awesome.. You make it look so easy.....

[@RyanORourkeArtist]

Thank you :)

[@jonlandry3751]

So awesome!! You make it look effortless!!

[@pjmiller8632]

Beautiful! Thank you for sharing!

[@gazzyd4102]

beautiful. i could almost feel the cold air hitting my lungs

[@mand.sn4]

Wow, that's beautiful. Thanks for sharing how to do that

[@myriamwasielewski1710]

J'aime beaucoup vos peintures ! Merci de les partager.

[@patriciachristian1769]

what a beautiful Christmas gift it is! 👵🏼😄👍🏻

[@jillv1887]

Thank you so much for doing this one. I struggle so much with doing Aurora Borealis. Can't wait to try it!

[@naynamaroo7845]

You are amazing artist Thanks for your lovely tutorials 😍👌🏻

[@michelleharrisloansigninga2974]

very nice. Will make for my husband as a surprise

[@jilliandaly6059]

That's so beautiful.

[@nessaking2087]

Amazing! Enjoyed watching this. What a great teacher 😀

[@RyanORourkeArtist]

Thank you :)

[@sweethomes674]

Beautiful 😊

[@Createfulart]

I love this! Looks like Alaska!

[@jerzeyzgirl03]

So beautiful!!

[@aNyWildAngel]

Beautiful ty for sharing

[@warlorty]

This guy just Bob Ross’d the shit out of all of us. Well done.

[@aishathsizla8158]

Thank you so much your paintings help me soo much!!!!

[@RyanORourkeArtist]

I love to hear that, thank you :)

[@MadameEisblume2]

Dear Ryan, thanks for showing us also the 'cheating' steps (concerning the time) you took. Those little details often make the difference between an ordinary painting and an amazing/interesting one :-) So I really am thankful that you let us in on how to apply those small magic details!

[@carolschultz1058]

Thank you for teaching! It's a beautiful scene!

[@bonnielee78]

You are amazing Ryan! I just love watching your videos - i find I am learning so much :)

[@leesam3012]

Beautiful

[@kavya4580]

Superb..... Speechless

[@dawneve9337]

Thank you!

[@aylahoodaji5619]

Its amazing

[@RyanORourkeArtist]

Thank you, Ayla!

[@jeanhurst4]

It's so amazing to watch you paint! I feelquite encouraged to try this - whenI do it, where do I post it? Thank you somuch!!!

[@trendshannon9206]

You gave a great talent..."thanks for sharing." Grace

[@UwU-tz5xo]

WOW THANK U SOOO MUCH 😉😊😍 I'll decently use this

[@reginadonnantuoni1025]

Wow!! tanks you!!

[@70jwm]

excellent teaching sir

[@MLissieMusic]

you mentioned that the lights are a mixture of pink and green. what actual colors did you use? thanks

[@RonPiggott]

Wow. You are gifted Ryan. You could do art seminars or run an art camp for income.

[@Ирина-о9л3о]

Ах, какая красота!!!

[@mechta-ksu]

Thank you! I made it! But I also drew a man with a dog looking at aurora))

[@MelissaBayern]

Did you trace the house/snow outlines beforehand? How is it showing through the black like that? Thanks!

[@shaki2306]

very nice Thank you

[@fssyd]

thank you for this!!

[@jhanashree3925]

Awesome...

[@apprajitarathore352]

Wowww😍😍 magical

[@poojagiri9884]

Can you post a 10 minutes cabin painting for beginners?

[@lissawohltmann1585]

Great stuff!! OMG, now I know the secret to the northern lights :-) What do you think about using a fan brush to the Northern Lights?

[@RyanORourkeArtist]

I think a fan brush would be a great choice for the portion of the lights where you pull the paints upwards!

[@carmencheung3762]

what size canvas do you typically use for your 10 minute paintings?

[@RyanORourkeArtist]

It differs. However, I wouldn't worry about the canvas size when you're following tutorials. Just be aware that the larger the canvas is the more detail you can implement

[@carmencheung3762]

thank you!

[@sarahscupoftea8790]

Simple, Fast and Beautiful! Not much effort, but maximum effect. That's what I love about your 10 min vids :D. I love this new piece! Thanks for sharing! I will definitely make this one this weekend. I'm wondering though, is it okay that I paint my white canvas black and leave it to dry before I do it?

[@RyanORourkeArtist]

Much appreciated! I did exactly what you’re planned on doing. I added two layers of black paint to a white canvas and let it fully dry. I hope that helps!

[@sarahscupoftea8790]

It does!! Thank you!

[@amadeus-1011]

Plz do one with colored pencils

[@sandycorrigan5208]

Thank yo u very beautiful thank s

[@1-clincunaalexamae89]

Hi hmm. Can you type the procedure

[@duhitz_natalie1107]

🥰🥰🥰👏🏽

[@dutton1andrea1]

This might be a dumb question but do you prime your canvas before you paint ?

[@RyanORourkeArtist]

I do not prime my canvases necessarily. But in this lesson the canvas was painted with acrylic mars black paint and allowed to fully dry before painting. Hope that helps!

[@justsomeawesomedude2608]

is there such a place similar like the painting?

[@meganbrekelmans5842]

justsomeawesome yes

[@justsomeawesomedude2608]

Megan Sheldon where at?

[@meganbrekelmans5842]

justsomeawesome dude I live in Canada. Cabins are fairly commonplace here. If you go to Northern or Western Canada, the northern lights are out all the time.

[@justsomeawesomedude2608]

Megan Sheldon thanks for the information I really am a nature guy

[@herbalistics9261]

Alberta, Yellowknife, Alaska

[@dannyi.2091]

Do you use glaze?

[@RyanORourkeArtist]

I do not. I try to keep these lessons as easy and accessible as possible :)

[@redwooddragon7313]

7:51 (just bookmarking that for myself hahah)

[@UwU-tz5xo]

I mean defenetly

[@Doppy_019]

its not really a thing you can do in 10 mins but its cool

[@alinamirela2302]

Wow !

[@damngirl9573]

kinda looks like Bob Ross' painting Northern lights

[@mesooofrugal]

His 10 mins took me 2 hours lol

[@gertrudemcfarts6311]

lolll

[@evabriscoe7122]

Probably because your were waiting for the paint to dry 😂

[@daffydilly1]

I'm told I should follow you on Instagram. Which are you, there are so many with your name?

[@zinebbenchekroun3589]

This is beautiful you did a great job but I'm so disappointed that you painted the faraway mountains and you did not showed up how to do it, I spent a LOT of time, effort and acrylic paints and I still don't get it, my painting is now full of shit in gray and blue and black, really disappointed...

[@RyanORourkeArtist]

I actually didn't leave anything out. 1:21 to 1:56 was the entire process of painting the mountains. I didn't do anything between the video cuts aside from move the camera. The colors were just more noticeable because they weren't reflecting at that angle.

[@zinebbenchekroun3589]

This is because I did the same thing as you but nothing shows up that there were mountains, it is just ends up with something grey, what color did you use for it ?

[@zinebbenchekroun3589]

And I wanted to say something else, that I am so sorry for my bad thinking and if I onffended you I apologize for this, because yesterday I was so angry that my painting was damaged and now I am sorry for this.

[@RyanORourkeArtist]

I just used grey. However, I ensured that one side was a darker grey than the other. I also incorporate small inconsistency (like paths) Just ensure you have a bright side, a dark side, and some contrast :)

[@judylehman7997]

Thanks again for such a wonderful painting and time.

[@GinnySmith700]

Beautiful