Watercolor Northern Lights in Winter Painting Demonstration

One of my favorite colors is Viridian Hue and this was a perfect scenery where I could freely use this color in creating the Northern Lights sky.
My favorite part is always the stars... I just love to splatter the paint and see the results once I pull the paper towel off the painting. (Just make sure the paint is 100% dry before covering it with the paper towel)
Please feel free to ask any questions, also thank you for all your nice comments :)
All the annotations on the colors and brushes are mentioned in the video.
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Music created by Kevin MacLeod:
"Music for Manatees" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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[@lilymcmillan5112]

This painting is absolutely gorgeous! I love watching you bring it to life. The soothing colors make me feel the quiet. I'm amazed! TRULY BEAUTIFUL !!

[@mariamorjane]

Thanks Lily :) Glad you like it, i love viridian hue color so I was so excited to mix it in into the night scenery.

[@harpersmythe658]

I would love to see the northern lights, and paintings like this just make me want it all the more. Superb. 😊❤️

[@mariamorjane]

Thank you Harper, that's one of my dreams too... one day!!

[@vlynd2006]

Amazing & stunning. Definitely not a regular northern light sky.

[@mariamorjane]

Thank you so much☺️

[@gau1239]

Your painting make me cry... because it's soooo beautiful!

[@mariamorjane]

That's really sweet of you.. thank you

[@nathymesam]

Hace tiempo no veía tus vídeos, pero la verdad no deja de sorprenderme tu talento, te admiro mucho. Gracias por llenarnos con tus colores.

[@mariamorjane]

Muchas Gracias Natalia🤗🌸🤗🌹

[@aniamak229]

Mam zamiar nadrobic wszystkie Pani filmiki,motywuje mnie Pani do dzialania.Wspaniale,ze filmy nie sa kskos przyspieszone,ze mozna nadazyc za tym co Pani robi i ta spokojna muzyczka,dziekuje serdecznie i bardzo sie ciesze,ze odkrylam Pani kanal🌼😊

[@mariamorjane]

🤗😘dziekuje Pani bardzo🤗 ciesze sie ze moje filmiki inspiruja! Jakby bylo cos za szybko to mozna ustawic KZbin zeby video bylo wolniejsze 💕

[@vipradkalwankar1002]

Your paintings are too good and makes me cry happy tears. They are so good and perfect. Spacibo

[@mariamorjane]

thank you so much Viprad☺️

[@vipradkalwankar1002]

Maria Raczynska Matia, can you please show Chinese landscape painting? I found many videos for basic cherry blossoms or mountains and trees😇. But I cannot find detail Chinese landscape painting videos. Can you please try to make a video of it. Thanks to you in advance больше спасибо

[@jelketa]

Maria, you are a true giver, thanks for teaching your technique, I love it, your final results are fantastic, I love the way you use white gouache, I will start using it I think it helps a lot with contrast, your pieces always have color drama and I love it.

[@mariamorjane]

Thank you for noticing it and again for all your nice comments. Yes, that's why I love white gouache, it helps to achieve that contrast and it's just great to add light wherever needed.

[@MCrowlley]

I learn more with your videos, than with my teachers. you're so amazing!

[@mariamorjane]

Hi 😍that's really awesome.. 🤗wow! thank you so much😋just fyi I have over 100 watercolor videos on my channel 💕

[@ginaaulia2792]

aww i love it, it's like a portrait

[@mariamorjane]

Hi Gina! Thank you so much!

[@magalipietrini8233]

Sempre grazie Maria!

[@mariamorjane]

Grazie Magali 😊

[@Nadinesenbergsart]

I followed this tutorial..struggled a little bit with the deer....the poor deer looked like more than petrified ...but practice, practice, practice.....and a great technique to remember is "less is more" sometimes you just have to stop !! thank you Maria... I have quite the collection of Maria inspired works of art now.

[@mariamorjane]

🌸☺️Yes Nadine, it's all in practice and you will get there :)💕🤗thank you so much!

[@AmyliaFaizal]

something about this painting that is so beautifully haunting... love your work :)

[@mariamorjane]

Thank you Amylia 😃🌼🌹

[@PauCor]

Beautiful!!! I love how it works white gouche on your watercolor paintings, kisses from Argentina! 😙

[@mariamorjane]

Thank you Pau, white gouache is like stuck with me forever :)

[@anapereira2817]

Love this Winter scene. Here you used Viridian and it works very very well.I must say that I almost never used this colour I´m "afraid" of using it...seems to be a little aggressive colour. But I will try again. You gave me confidence Maria. Thank you

[@mariamorjane]

Thank you Ana :) Yes Viridian can be a very strong and bright color but you can always try to tone it down with white gouache or start blending it with Indigo or even Thalo Blue. Maybe try testing it on a paper and see first how the colors mix. I do that sometimes before I go wild on the paper ;)

[@edmarkham2632]

Wow! That is wonderful. Great job. ''Tis the season. Thanks.

[@mariamorjane]

Thank you so much❄️🤗

[@caroletraynor8763]

This is a really stunning painting,🎨

[@mariamorjane]

Hi Carole 🌸💜Thank you so much!

[@SchattenwolfVT]

Wow, that picture is amazing, i love it

[@mariamorjane]

Thank you!!

[@testamentofjudas]

you are amazing and very talented, beautiful work. greetings from Mexico

[@mariamorjane]

Hi 😊Thank you Edwin, I'm glad you like my art 🤗

[@hectorduguid9971]

That deer has jumped into this painting as well lol . Love this ,your skies are great

[@mariamorjane]

Those deers.. they just appear out of nowhere 😉Lol Thanks Hector!

[@librasfactory]

watching this video is like living a dream

[@mariamorjane]

Thank you Julie :) xx

[@tinu_menachery]

you make painting look so easy. Thank you for inspiring me to start painting again! :)

[@mariamorjane]

That's awesome :) so happy you are going back to paint again thanks to my videos :)

[@jahanaara9321]

you r so talented x :) Your paintings r soooooooooooo good! Keep it up! :)

[@mariamorjane]

Thank you so much Jahan :)

[@duaomer9499]

u are so awesome at art OMG !!!!!!

[@mariamorjane]

Thank you for your kind words 😊

[@TeriB1956]

Beautiful!

[@mariamorjane]

Thank you Teri☺️

[@mariasusanafernandez5006]

Great!!!

[@mariamorjane]

Thank you Maria :)

[@rachelrowarth154]

Beautiful thank you for sharing

[@mariamorjane]

☺️🌸

[@roxannatrimble2975]

Beautiful .you so make me want to paint.tks again

[@mariamorjane]

Thank you Roxanna. I hope you do start painting :)

[@memalus]

That's beautiful!

[@mariamorjane]

Glad you like it, thank you :)

[@elcifernandesferreira3369]

is beautifiul,very good!

[@mariamorjane]

🤗🌸thank you Elci!

[@dalemoyer]

Loved the sky and colours. My deer looked like a kyote 😂

[@mariamorjane]

Dale, I would love to see your work! a coyote sounds good :)

[@Елена-и1к3н]

Happy New Year! I wish you creative success!

[@mariamorjane]

Thank you so much for your wonderful comment :) Wishing you all the best in 2018☺️

[@hinathedinoroblox98]

That is so amazing!

[@mariamorjane]

thank you Liv :)

[@gazzabart]

Just got to try this 😀🤞

[@mariamorjane]

☃️🤗Have fun!

[@catpaws1913]

omygosh I can hear the strokes of the brushes! I really shouldn't watch videos at 2am

[@catpaws1913]

'thank you for watching' NO, thank YOU for posting

[@mariamorjane]

haha that was funny! well I hope I turned off the actual sound lol 😊

[@mariamorjane]

Your welcome! Merry Christmas!😃

[@catpaws1913]

Maria Raczynska Merry Christmas XD 🎄❄⛄

[@lamaqadridirectioner]

I love this 😍

[@mariamorjane]

Thank you 😃

[@chetbaker1951]

Я впечатлен твоей техникой и стилем! Хочу быть на тебя похожим! Мне всё очень нравится! Я давно искал что то подобное у разных авторов и в разных техниках.

[@mariamorjane]

Привет, с удовольствием и большое спасибо

[@MariyamHameeda]

Your artwork is mesmerizing.. Can u please suggest an alternative for thalo blue and virdian hue.. If not then how can i make it with the help of standard colours.. Could you please tell me

[@mariamorjane]

Thank you so much 🌸🤗You can definitely paint with standard colors, to create a shade similar to viridian you can add a bit of yellow to blue... not too much because you will get a green, so you want to be on a border, right before it would turn green... for blue, try any other blue.. Prussian blue?

[@MariyamHameeda]

@@mariamorjane Thank you so much..

[@nancyandre2502]

Maria, which side of the watercolor paper do you normally use? The smooth or the rough?

[@mariamorjane]

Hi Nancy, when I use watercolor paper - hot pressed I use the smoothest side of the paper, when I use the cold pressed I choose the rough side and for rough watercolor paper the same. thank you!

[@vitordias8777]

Se as coisas são inatingíveis... ora! Não é motivo para não querê-las... Que tristes os caminhos, se não fora A presença distante das estrelas! Mário Quintana Fantástico trabalho Maria.

[@mariamorjane]

obrigado Vitor :) Uma das minhas partes favoritas. Eu só queria que a imagem na frente e no final do vídeo que eu inserção foi realmente refletindo todas as cores verdadeiras da minha pintura. i tentou digitalizar então apenas tirar fotos, mas as cores nunca mais sair tão bom em uma fotografia.

[@fun012345]

pretty

[@mariamorjane]

thank you Carl

[@constellations9258]

very lovely...........so atmospheric; can you tell me the difference between viridian and viridian hue please?

[@mariamorjane]

Hi Jasmine, thank you ☺️🌹so Viridian is a pure pigment color, created from natural components while Viridian Hue is a color made out of synthetic ingredients, sometimes chemicals etc.. sometimes companies create Hue colors because to create a natural real pigment is too pricey or too toxic, it all depends... and sometimes the company wants you to have another option ( this I only noticed with professional grade watercolors since cheap watercolors usually have Hues and bad quality pigment mixes, very toxic), like here I prefer Viridian Hue by Holbein vs Viridian by Holbein because Viridian Hue is much more greenish and more vibrant if that makes sense...

[@constellations9258]

thank you Maria for the information...........and yes it makes sense; and so I think viridian hue is going to be another color on my wish list!

[@carlossalazar5938]

Muy Bueno, Bendiciones desde Santiago de Chileiii

[@mariamorjane]

Hola Carlos! Bienvenidos a mi canal :) muchas gracias

[@erins.5420]

Which dark blue pigment did you use? It reminds me of Sennelier Indanthrone.

[@mariamorjane]

Hi Erin, I think you are referring to Indigo, that's what I mostly use to create night skies.

[@erins.5420]

Maria Raczynska what brand indigo are you using? it's registering really blue for me on my screen!

[@mariamorjane]

Hi Erin, I don't disclose name brands right now on my channel, you can email me directly at [e-mail] for the info, also if you tell me exactly which part of the video you are referring to I can also give you more details on all specific colors I used. For the sky it's just indigo, black, viridian hue, white gouache as far as I remember. Thank you!

[@jessapark]

omg. you're so good. 😍😍😍

[@mariamorjane]

Thank you :)

[@gayathria2274]

you're awesome u r great what type of water color do u use? please tell me

[@mariamorjane]

Hi Gayathri:) thank you so much! All my watercolors are out of tubes. Thank you!

[@SucculentBabies]

so nice!

[@mariamorjane]

Thank you Cheryl :) 🌺

[@esterart2537]

wow love iyt

[@mariamorjane]

Thank you Ester!

[@noorx4438]

جميل جدا ❤👍

[@mariamorjane]

شكرا جزيلا🌹🌺

[@magalipietrini8233]

Grazie a te!!ti seguo smpre!

[@mariamorjane]

grande! grazie per essere parte di questa comunità :)

[@amanrubey]

even I like verdian hue

[@amanrubey]

sorry viridian hue

[@mariamorjane]

😊

[@mariamorjane]

No worries I misspelled it myself so many times 😂

[@amanrubey]

lol

[@amazingeight2560]

Are there breaks that you cut out of the video, like do you let the paint dry before continuing? I'd think with all the paint and water, the paper'd get soggy. ^^')

[@mariamorjane]

Hi, the paper doesn't get soggy, also I cut everything out that you don't see on the camera, such as me dipping a brush in water, paint, anything you wouldn't see on camera gets taken out, then I fast forward it to make it into a shorter video. I don't wait (like walking away from my painting) until the paper is dry, what I do is just move to the next section of the painting, like another rock etc and work on there until lets say the big rock is ready to work on again. Everything is still wet, not all the way dry, unless I start painting the turtle, then I have to wait for my background to dry, especially to remove the art masking fluid. Thank you

[@amazingeight2560]

Ok, thnx.

[@АкееваЕкатерина]

please tell me what kind of paint do you use?

[@mariamorjane]

Hi, i paint with Holbein Watercolors in tubes :)

[@rnedl_dlrjf]

umm... what kind of the paper??

[@mariamorjane]

Hi, it's hot pressed, 140lb, 100% cotton watercolor paper. Thank you

[@hipsolution449]

hi, Maria your art work truly inspire. Do you have Instagram ? and may I know what is the name of the background music?

[@mariamorjane]

Thank you very much and yes! @maria_morjane The music is created by Kevin MacLeod and the songs name is "Music for Manatees" 😃

[@hipsolution449]

thank you so much. hope to see more incredible art work from you.

[@mariamorjane]

Your welcome :) I have the next video scheduled for Thursday 😃

[@hipsolution449]

Great😄

[@inezmartel6718]

,im new at watercolors but have paint awhile could you please tell the colors before you start so i can follow

[@mariamorjane]

Hi Inez, welcome to watercolor world :) this is my older video, so all colors are mentioned when you watch it..all my videos since about March 2017 have color swatches at the beginning of each video. thanks

[@АкееваЕкатерина]

what brand of brush? and paper?

[@mariamorjane]

Hi, I paint on Arches Watercolor Papers with Holbein Watercolors in tubes and I currently use Silver Brush Limited Brushes.

[@anitajain8114]

how can i make thalo blue

[@mariamorjane]

HI Anita, i would have to do a research on it as blue in general is one of the 3 primary colors (yellow, pink, blue) and phthao is a very highly pigmented strong color more used in "hue" blues - very high pigment

[@chuysagastume]

que clase de pintura usas amigo

[@mariamorjane]

Hola :) mis acuarelas están fuera de los tubos y mi papel está caliente presionado. ¿Es eso lo que querías decir? gracias

[@endife1053]

wait what? 5 dislikes? I guess they are not art lovers -_-. hayss I've got a ton of painting to do in summer xD thanks to you Maria Racyznska :D

[@mariamorjane]

Thank you 😄and happy to hear you will be busy this summer because of me haha

[@JuliaNg40978]

Hi Maria! I love this pic. You're a truly compassionate person (I guess so). You deserve more subscribe. One question for you: "Could you give it to me?? (just kidding ^^)

[@mariamorjane]

lol ;) thank you Julia! I appreciate that! btw I do have prints available on my etsy shop :)

[@ftoonfahad3054]

Where are you from?

[@mariamorjane]

United States, how about you?

[@mariamorjane]

Thank you so much😀😍I wish I could speak Arabic and many more languages..😋I use google translating app🌸💕I guess it's pretty good since you thought I can speak it 😉