Sunset Painting | Step-by-Step Tutorial

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Hi my dear Steemians! Today I would like to share how I made this simple painting of sunset. It is the simplest sunset painting I know. I didn't do anything extraordinary to create this painting and this is actually my first sunset painting ever. I do plan on trying again with more details and perhaps a painting that speaks more. I learned some of the techniques I used in this painting through tutorial which is by Makoccino. You can check it here.

Tools and Materials

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A good quality artblock that can absorb water
Buncho water colours
A palette to mix paint
Paint brushes
2 containers of water (one to mix paint and one to clean brush)
A tissue paper to absorb excess paint/water (important)
A coin with a diameter around 1 inch

Step by Step Tutorial

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First of all, I mixed some dark blue and dark green to make this blue.

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I painted half of the sky and the sea using the blue colour that I mixed. Then I proceeded to paint some dilute orange on the rest of the sky. Then, while the paint is still wet, I quickly grabbed a coin and wrapped it with some tissue paper and placed it on the part where I wanted my sun to be. I let the tissue absorb and lift the paint on the particular area. It looks like the picture below.

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Then, I applied more blue and orange paint to make the colours more vibrant and left it to dry.

This is my third layer. I added more blue with less water.

Then I added more orange around the sun that I created.

Then, I painted the sun in yellow.

The sun was a little too vibrant for my liking. Hence, I used a piece of tissue to lift some of the excess yellow on the sun and left a tint of yellow. Then, I added more paint of some orange mixed with yellow because I wanted a lighter shade of orange on this area.

I also picked some water using a clean brush and brushed it on the middle of the sea. Then I used a tissue to lift some of the paint up on that area. This is to create a sunset reflection later.

I picked more water using the brush and brushed it over the background to mix the blue and orange.

I painted the sunset reflection on the sea using some orange mixed with yellow on the area where I lifted the paint earlier.

I used blue paint to add more details to the sea using a small flat brush.

I created little wavelike strokes on the sea using blue with a very small amount of water.

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After some touch ups, I added some details at the bottom to add some emotions to the picture, which is something that I learned from a friend. My painting is ready. It is simple and someday I will attempt to create a more detailed sunset painting. I hope that you enjoyed reading my post and I wish that it is helpful.