![]() Paint in the rocks, using black paint.Make sure to use the round shape of the moon to guide the shape of the water reflections. ![]() Using your small flat brush and a tiny amount of white paint paint some white waves (small horizontal lines) on the ocean directly below the moon.Alternatively you can print the FREE mermaid stencil below and transfer the drawing on canvas using graphite paper (instructions how to transfer drawings to canvas here) Draw your mermaid and mermaid tails, rocks using white chalk, or a pencil or a fine tipped acrylic paint marker.You can protect the ocean from the splatters by laying a piece of paper over the ocean. Pick up some of this liquid white paint on one of your brushes, and tap that brush on the handle of another brush to create splatter marks (stars). Create splatter stars: mix a few drops of water into a small pile of white paint so its a liquid consistency (should flow down if you tilt palette).While white paint is still wet, pick up some purple on your brush and create small moon craters.Using your small round brush and white paint, paint in your moon. Take a small round object and trace in your moon with pencil.Leave paint to dry on canvas (5-7 minutes).Using your small flat brush (1/4"), pick up some purple paint add some small horizonal lines (waves) throughout the pink/purple part of the ocean.Pick up a tiny amount of black and add it to the bottom of the canvas ( the blue and black will mix on canvas to create a dark blue).Pick up some ultramarine blue and paint below the purple all the way to the bottom of canvas (blend between purple and blue too).Using your purple (from step 4), paint in your ocean below the pink (making sure to blend the transition between the purple and pink too).Without cleaning off your brush, pick up white on your brush and paint it over top the pink to lighten it a bit.Pick up some quinacridone magenta and paint the top part of your ocean with the magenta This should mix to create a light purple at the horizon. Without cleaning off your brush pick up some titanium white, and paint it below the purple you painted above, and all the way to the horizon line.Apply this purple below the blue (using horizontal strokes) Purple paint mix picture: With a clean brush mix some purple paint by mixing 1 part ultramarine blue 1 part quinacridone magenta. ![]()
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