Painting the Northern Lights in an Easy Oil Painting Tutorial - Wet on Wet Style

[@susanchilders4993]

I love this painting. And I appreciate how you talk us through the process so don’t stop, as you say, running your mouth. Thank you.

[@mlisaacs4514]

I lived in the Interior of Alaska for 24 years...and yes... the "lights" are green...yellow MOST of the time...if other colors come out to play... I always considered it an absolute treat...😊😊😊 Beautiful work👏👏👏

[@RashmiYadav2]

Best tutorial for NORTHERN LIGHTS! 👌

[@beckylangley4833]

This is so beautiful I never thought about Northern Lights being green until you mentioned it but your right most of them are green love this painting my moms favorite color is green and I think I'll paint this for her.

[@sweeseng2012]

Love the way you did it. I glad I learned something.

[@melindatong8662]

Lovely! You've done a wonderful job capturing the Northern Lights. This looks like what I see out my window. Green is the most common. Depending on the brightness of the lights you don't need to paint the snow on the trees either.

[@MsPearceSaidSo]

Bram, I just got back from visiting Fairbanks over the Christmas holidays. I was fortunate enough to see the Northern Lights twice during my visit. I have painted Bob's version of the Northern Lights using the Phthalo Green and Phthalo Blue before, but the color doesn't match what I saw in person or the pictures I took. I had been trying to wrap my head around how to get the correct green and wondering if I could mix a yellow in but the sap green that you used in this tutorial absolutely captures the correct green. I'm setting up to paint this afternoon and can't wait to give it a shot with the sap green. Thank you for the tutorial and the different green.

[@supertrucker99]

Bob paints suggestive not realistic...he tells YOU YOU CAN CHOOSE ANY COLOR YOU WANT 😊😊😊❤

[@karenmusa3052]

Some of the most simplest paintings are the most stunning. Thanku so much ❤

[@speedingbeast5976]

This is such a useful video, thank you! Ive been wanting to do something on a dark canvas lately, and this is helped so much for inspiration.

[@maitetorres911]

¡Saludos! ¡Me encanta esta pintura! ¿Qué colores usaste de fondo? Gracias por compartir tus conocimientos y experiencia.

[@mkmccue]

Very lovely. I was waiting for a few flicks of white for stars, but the highlighting on the trees is spectacular. I love the flow of the northern lights. Thank you for making it look easy.

[@pergal4]

This looks sooo beautiful.

[@suyenflores4472]

This is a great Northern lights tutorial. Thank you, Brams!

[@paintwithbram]

Glad you think so!

[@Sanjana1988]

Thank you so much, that's a great tutorial. I'm just starting out with oils and I've been pretty intimidated by the blank canvas. But the way you filled that canvas with just trees and northern lights is beautiful. I'm definitely going to try it. I subscribed for more tutorials! Thank you ❤️

[@andreabuck9445]

Just saw this and it's been the easiest, prettiest way to paint. I love your voice also!

[@paintwithbram]

Thank you!

[@josverstraeten6759]

Magnificient Bram.You created a Piece of art with only a few Colors.I Will try it with acrylic.

[@70bootsie]

Thanks for the painting I am going to try it. Thanks again Bram. Bootsie from Va.Beach

[@aymanrufaiye8541]

I never thought it was this easy to draw Nothen lights😍😍👍

[@sylvia2553]

Thank you so much ,this is the easiest and most beautiful northern lights i have found, I am a complete beginner, and your explanations are clear and very helpful.

[@paintwithbram]

Glad it was helpful!

[@sylvia2553]

@@paintwithbram please keep up with all your great advice ,your easy to follow, so ideal for a beginner like myself . Big thank you from London England.

[@teddyfrau1]

Looks wonderful ❤

[@Kwood10]

That’s gorgeous .

[@paintwithbram]

Thank you!

[@stanmerrell5390]

Very nice. Sure make it look easy.

[@kirstenbotten3017]

You have awesome Bob Ross vibes

[@artgeometrix6346]

Such a beautiful looking aurora. This is fantastic.

[@paintwithbram]

Many thanks!

[@johnmason4430]

Amazing painting. And you sir are an artist in my book. Thank you for sharing your amazing talent

[@donnamullins1271]

Beautiful!

[@paintwithbram]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@juliestropp4713]

I love this! The green is perfect 💚

[@paintwithbram]

Thanks Julie!

[@edianaventrice31]

Thank you so much for doing this video in real time .

[@anitamanning2690]

very pretty, think I will try to paint one for my daughter.

[@jeanniewatson6820]

Beautiful! I’m amazed! ♥️

[@Ronin-ke5wm]

Excellent video and one of the most amazing effects I've think I've seen. With the sap green, do you paint it straight onto liquid clear, on a blacked gesso canvas ?

[@riverrun1616]

I seriously love your tutorials!!! Please keep it up!

[@Passionforfoodrecipes]

Really love the simplicity here! This is the second of your paintings I followed along with, mine's not nearly as good as yours but I like how they came out!

[@catherinegomez8155]

Hello from France, thank you for sharing and thank you for your valuable advice and for explaining in the comments how you prepare the canvas. I confirm that it's very difficult with acrylic paint, I can't do it.  thank you for your valuable advice and for explaining in the comments how you prepare the canvas. I confirm that it's very difficult with acrylic paint, I can't do it.

[@trinejensen1707]

Wooow 🤩 I definetly have to try this, i LOVE northern lights 😊

[@nellacoiro]

Dis you use black gesso to prime the canvas?

[@buttonplays8444]

Im just curious was your canvas black before you added the liquid clear? im just wondering as id like to start oil painting and wanted to give northern lights a go, and is there any brands of oil paints you recommend? besides my questions your painting is amazing x

[@Hjhokhio]

Good effort 🎉❤

[@kristi1949]

Oh YES you DO have talent!

[@SpicySteve-tz2so]

So glad this showed up in suggested videos today. Hey Bram, how do you prepare the black canvas? I don't think I have seen any in the store like that. I will do a search for some ideas, but I am interested in how you do it.

[@aprilmcfarlane4942]

You can use black gesso or black Acrylic Paint as your base. Let it dry and then use liquid clear and your say green to prepare your canvas

[@alinserea4179]

Noteworthy! Thanks for this interesting video! Thank you so much my friend for sharing, stay connected

[@jannas60]

Do you start paining on the wet green layer or dry? Thank you. Great painting!

[@IzabellaBorgkvist]

I wonder too😊

[@anniedarkhorse6791]

Cool. Thanks. I might try this.

[@Scenescapeshop]

great work my friend, one of my favourite things to paint, northern lights, yours is beautiful.

[@paintwithbram]

Thank you! Mine too!

[@raymondusher7672]

ive been quite scared to try northern lights so far but you made it look nice and easy, thanks im going to try it tonight

[@paintwithbram]

Hope you tried it and knocked it out of the park.

[@raymondusher7672]

@@paintwithbram cheers i did try it indeed, first attempt at the sky didnt go to plan so I wiped it off with a paper towel and tried again, 2nd go went much better its hanging in my kitchen right now, turned out much better than i was expecting for my first go at that kind of sky, im going to try incorporate it into a full mountain range painting next time

[@tomgpjr1]

​@paintwithbram do you apply liquid clear under the background color or over top of it

[@asmakhusro6317]

So beautiful. Is this canvas covered with black gesso as base?

[@banditva8040]

Was canvas black before putting on sap green.

[@koonsie1987]

Hi Bram! I love seeing your videos keep it up! You, Steve and Dana are awesome!

[@beverlyfrederick7670]

You are most definitely an ARTIST!

[@stephengray6996]

Very nice. Luv how you create brilliant pictures and keep it simple

[@Liloldhayles]

This sis a great trutorial. How is the canvas prepped? Is the black background wet?

[@paintwithbram]

You can do it by using a medium then paint or just put the oil paint on the black background.

[@345345345rtrt]

Thank you for these tutorials. I've taken a class from a CRI and I know they charge around $70 per class. I appreciate your effort! #HappyPainting

[@catgir5x]

Love your work and the sound effect make it perfect!!

[@paintwithbram]

Thanks Miss D!

[@CelineBackreedee]

Is it a black canvas with the green oil paint at the start?

[@paintwithbram]

Yes. Black canvas, then add the sap green

[@bettemartin8126]

Is it on a wet background?

[@dorothydoti]

Hi I have two canvas 2,5 meters long together I want to paint first time Northern lights , can you tell me , are you use oil paint?

[@paintwithbram]

Yes, always oil

[@dorothydoti]

@@paintwithbram Can the background be made of acrylics?

[@momrobes]

Did you wait for the sap green to dry before putting the lime green on?

[@jimbicknell7253]

How thick are your fan brushes? I don't think mine are thick enough. They tend to clump together and not stay as one large fan.

[@karenmusa3052]

Im so sorry to ask, but why is that satin green u put down first nearly invisible? Is it a translucent paint, thanku very much❤

[@daveclark1904]

Beautiful and it seems so simple! I'm gonna try my first northern lights soon. Did you paint the white over wet or dry green background? I'm just getting started so I'm still learning techniques! Thanks!

[@paintwithbram]

Medium then paint then white

[@SNSDluvr]

Hi! I was wondering how you’d paint this without liquid clear?

[@paintwithbram]

You can. Use linseed oil or just apply the green all over the canvas.

[@Scar.cam.of.league]

Iris Chan, did you try it out???

[@neelu2656]

How did you prep the canvas sir

[@beverlyfrederick7670]

Love this and I'm a green freak! Can you do this painting with acrylics? I wanted to see the Northern lights and had a trip planned for Alaska...canceled due to Covid. Will probably never happen now.

[@orbitflyer9275]

OMG!! You're lights technique has to be the easiest I have come across!! WOW! 😊

[@russklosinski9810]

I thought I would try this so I painted the canvas black and let it dry. Then I covered it in liquid clear then sap green. The whole canvas appeared green rather than the blacker canvas as seen here. Not sure if the order of this was wrong.

[@paintwithbram]

You did it right. Make sure your green is transparent

[@russklosinski9810]

I have searched the internet for a transparent sap green without any luck. Any suggestions?

[@Bo-nk3ol]

Oh, this is perfect, thank you. Two questions if I may. Will this also work with acrylic paint and anything I have to do differently? And I don't quite understand how the aurora becomes so green... is it just the green and white mixed together for the first strokes?

[@paintwithbram]

Hey Bo. It could work in acrylic but not near as easily. One reason it works so well with oil is that the white blends with the green and makes a super vibrant green. That process is aided by the liquid clear medium used as well. You could use an acrylic medium and definitely try it.

[@Bo-nk3ol]

I see, thanks. Well, I'll give it a try and otherwise I suppose I'll get some oil paints. What kind of a medium should I be using? (Absolute beginner)

[@shraddhamanapure924]

Already tried and It's quite hard with acrylic..As it dried quickly

[@ellonysman]

E P I C ❤ I want to try that!😅

[@Ассолька]

А основа должна хорошо высохнуть ? Или сразу наносить линии северного сияния ?

[@andred212]

Great job, did you use a black or white canvas?

[@abhithakur4502]

Hi! Amazing Painting! Can I ask, do you have a clear medium applied to the black canvas already before you start to make the 3 strokes?

[@paintwithbram]

Yes, clear medium then a transparent color.

[@dorothygladsjo3510]

I am a newbie to painting, and I would absolutely love to go to a real class, do you happen to have those? I’d be willing to travel all the way from Alaska.

[@desiwarrior8279]

Is the whole background painted only in black?

[@pergal4]

Does the canvas have to remain 'wet' when adding the white lines? I mean should one let the background paint dry or not?

[@pergal4]

Thank you.

[@kenul384]

So awesome!!! Is it possible to paint it using acrylic?

[@lisaneufeld9791]

Do you let the colour you paint your canvas dry before you paint the Northern Lights?

[@paintwithbram]

No, wet unto wet style

[@saffron4441]

Was the canvas black to begin with or white? Im brand new to this.. all i heard was liquid clear first then sap green..but is this just a plain white canvas that you used? Thanks for any help.

[@paintwithbram]

Yes, it's a black canvas, then medium, then paint on top, then use white to bring out the color. Any transparent color will work.

[@t.caruso104]

I am so happy to have found your channel. Amazing work!

[@paintwithbram]

Welcome!

[@Jim_86]

Nice. How much is it? I would love to buy it.

[@쟁형]

why does mine look so bad? my brush didnt wipe the lights up as urs and didnt get green-

[@txd5904]

Amazing 🥰🥰🥰

[@paintwithbram]

Thanks 🤗

[@judymarshall3409]

I absolutely love this painting, do you let it dry a little, ? I tried and all I got were the white streaks. Is there anyway you can tell me what I am doing wrong?

[@paintwithbram]

Did you put sap green all over your canvas?

[@trinejensen1707]

What did you do before adding the sap green? Did you paint the canvas black first? Sorry for all my questions but i’m a newbie and i would love to make a painting with northern light too, so i would like to know your tecnique 😌

[@flowerdiy1839]

Yes he painted it black or you can just buy a black canvas which is easier but i prefer painying it👍🏼

[@victorianilsen9475]

For how long did you let the base colour of green dry before you started with the white? Or did you go for it right away?

[@paintwithbram]

Go right at it. You want the paint to still be wet.

[@victorianilsen9475]

@@paintwithbram thank you so much!!!😍 I'll try it right away!

[@victorianilsen9475]

​@@paintwithbramallso thanks for answering so quick, you saves me!!!,

[@beckylangley4833]

I wonder what it would look like if you used cad yellow instead of the white

[@homtanks9978]

hello Sir, where do you buyin this fan brushes, my Bobs fanbrushes are diferents, yours are original....??!

[@paintwithbram]

I have some older Bob brushes so that may be the difference.

[@susansparke6347]

The Sap Green seems dark. Did you add a bit of black?

[@ivartangen2076]

Hi. Very beautiful. I see that you use the fanbrush with white paint on, but when you blend the color gets green. How do you do that? Regards from Norway.

[@dricus81]

The canvas is covered in sap green, so when he applies the titanium white it blends with the sap green and turns green.

[@missybrown9391]

Someone is living in the painting.

[@brucedavis191]

how heavy is that green layered and is there not liquid clear?

[@paintwithbram]

Liquid clear isn't necessary but can be used. A thin coat of paint.

[@marleebee1820]

is the black background still wet? Or completely dried?

[@Julia-lm5hg]

Thank you 💓

[@Josuelzoo]

Hello!! I love your painting! But I have a small question.., How'd you get the green canvas?

[@Artist_Crafter]

At the 16:22 mark, he says he uses liquid clear and sap green. Of course, he uses black gesso on canvas first, and let’s it dry. Hope this helps!

[@jmartin9653]

Was that sap green applied on a white or black canvas?

[@leilamorone1164]

Muito lindo! Eu AMO aurora boreal!🇧🇷

[@anajuliamatos4752]

Um BR por aqui

[@anajuliamatos4752]

Me ajudaaa, se sabe se é tinta acrílica ou a óleo?

[@leilamorone1164]

​​@@anajuliamatos4752 na descrição do vídeo diz: oil painting...acho que se traduz pintura a óleo!

[@amberb.5964]

Am I supposed to let the liquid clear dry first then apply sap green and while the sap green is still wet apply the white?

[@dricus81]

The sap green is supposed to be wet yes, otherwise it wont blend with the white.

[@paintwithbram]

Exactly!

[@danielaguareschi8330]

great job! I want to try this one, is there liquid clear first?

[@paintwithbram]

Yes! Use a bit of liquid clear all over the canvas then apply sap green.

[@littlegirl-lc8lh]

beautiful Thank you very much War Lord!!!!!

[@leonardmartin5145]

Is the background wet when you do the lights

[@ronaldnelson6692]

@leonardmartin5145 Bob Ross did a wet on wet technique so you do start with a wet base color.

[@TheEmma231]

What color to do the high light of the trees. What color did you use to make trees?

[@nathaliechoury3538]

C'est magnifique !