How to Paint Sunset Paintings
Learn how to paint sunset paintings that are beautiful and easy. Painting a sunset doesn’t have to be difficult. Learn how to paint sunset paintings by reading the steps below!
How to Paint Sunset Tutorials
Abstract Sunset with Palette Knife
How to Paint Sunset Painting -Supplies
Cobalt blue acrylic paint
Cadmium red acrylic paint
Mars black acrylic paint
Titanium white acrylic paint
Cadmium yellow acrylic paint
Round brush number 6
Flat one inch brush
Small detail round brush
Canvas or canvas board
Palette
Rag
Cup of water
How to Paint Sunset Paintings
You can start by planning out your painting. I like to work from photographs to use as inspiration for my paintings. You can choose the colours you want to use in your painting. The nice thing about a sunset painting is that it can have such a variety of colours in it.
You can decide if you want your sunset painting to have water or land in it.
You can also map out where you want the sun. The sun will be near the horizon line and it will also be the brightest and most vibrant part of the painting. By having pictures of sunsets you will be able to see how the colours layer and flow in a sunset. You can also choose whether or not you want to add clouds in your painting.
Darker colours of the sunset are generally going to be further away from the sun at the top of the canvas. Darker colours could also appear in shadows of clouds.
A successful sunset is built up with layers of colours and textures. A sunset has a variety of colours make sure you have at least 10 different colours.
Once you have painted the sunset sky and painted multiple layers you can begin to paint other details using a detail brush that might be in your picture like trees, buildings etc.
A final tip is to make sure to continue to practice painting sunsets and taking photographs of sunsets so that you have more inspiration the next time you paint!