Hello friends! I’m sharing a colorful sketchbook page idea today. In this tutorial, you will learn how unique Neon Acrylic Paints are!
I’m creating a neon galaxy with thes neon acrylic paints, and you can learn more on How to Paint a Galaxy Step By Step for more tips! This post was created in partnership with DecoArt. I love their products and sharing creative ways to use them with you all.
neon acrylic paint Tutorial:
Let’s get started! I’m using a paintbrush today and a dot journal as my sketchbook. This notebook I am using has really thick pages and can tolerate thick paints without warping. Check out my Archer and Olive Notebook Review for more info. You can also use a good mixed media sketchbook otherwise.
The paints I have are NEW! They are the DecoArt Black Light Neon Acrylic Paint, now available at Michaels.
Start by adding a layer of black around the corner areas. Blend that into the paint using a circular motion.
Next, add your colors! I used all of the rainbow colors and just added dots of colors onto the page, to begin with. Quickly blend the colors on the page itself with a circular motion. The neon acrylic paint will try on the paper, so you need to blend everything as quickly as you can!
The first coat of color will not cover the paper opaquely, as we used just a little paint. Add more color onto color each section individually and blend.
Smooth our all the paintbrush strokes with a soft paintbrush and a little bit of white paint. I love how the circular motion mimics the look of a clouds or a galaxy already. Isnt this rainbow galaxy tutorial fun?
Final step is to add a nice dusting of stars! For this I used an old tooth brush and dipped it in white paint that has been thinned down with water) Spray tiny white dots all over the page with this.
Here is how my sketchbook page turned out! I loved the experience of painting it. And while the neon acrylic paint colors look muted when blended on paper, just wait till you see it in the dark!
The fun part of these neon acrylic paints is that they GLOW! Shine a black UV light on your page in the dark and the colors come alive! SO MUCH FUN! I love how different the colors look in the dark and that you can still see the brush strokes and the color blending!
I tried adding more stars, bigger shining stars to the background, but honestly- I was a bit scared I would spoil it at this stage. So I did what I do well- I lettered a positive quote onto it with white paint 🙂
A big thank you to Deco Art for partnering with me for this post! I hope you enjoyed today’s tutorial friends since I’m, really am stoked at how pretty this page turned out! The glow in the dark element of these neon acryic paints is so cool. I hope you will try them out and let me know in the comments below!
Hi I’m Smitha! I live in Minnesota with my husband and two daughters. You’ll always find me painting florals in my sketchbook. And I love the sheer joy of making something with just my hands! But my bigger love is capturing it all on camera Read more.
Thanks for stopping by today! If you learnt something from this tutorial, do share this post with a friend or on social media! Tag me @smithakatti #smithakatti I’d love to see what you create!
