How to Paint a Beautiful and Relaxing Night Marine Scene Without the Fuss

Are you eager to bring the tranquility of a moonlit seascape into your home? Even if you’re not a seasoned artist, creating a stunning maritime night scene is well within your reach. Dive into our step-by-step guide and unlock your inner painter with this straightforward DIY project.

Materials you will need

• Canvas
• Paints
• Tape
• Sponge
• Brush
• Toothbrush
• Lighthouse stencil

1. Draw a horizontal triangle in the center of your canvas

2. Apply small portions of different colors throughout the triangle

3. Using a brush, spread the colors and blur the joints between one and the other

4. Let it dry and once dry, cover the triangle with adhesive tape

5. Vertically place portions of colors, this time dark in shades of blue, purple, and black

6. Again, using a brush, spread the colors and blur the joints between one and the other

7. Mark a lighter area, as if it were a vertical cloud, by dabbing on the canvas with a sponge soaked in white paint

8. Put paint on the bristles of the toothbrush and rub your thumb over it to recreate some stars

9. At the bottom of the canvas, delimit the sides on one side in blue and on the other in black

10. Place your stencil over the side you painted black and using a sponge soaked in paint, stencil it onto the canvas

11. Let it dry, and once dry, carefully remove the adhesive tape

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