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Light, Glow & Magical Effects

For the glowing, sparkling, slightly magical details that bring a painting to life. Find lessons on lantern light, fireflies, moonlight, bokeh, glowing objects, crystals, sparkle, and dramatic light effects.

Best Place to Start

Start here if you want to add more sparkle, glow, or atmosphere to your paintings. These lessons are a good introduction to making light feel magical without overcomplicating it.

Essential Techniques

In this live class we'll go through some of the essential techniques that crop up often as we paint.

Painting Light at Night

Lets explore how to create glowing, vibrant light in a dark night scene as we paint this pretty forest lantern.

Neon Forest

For this live class we'll be using the color palette from Neon Dream to make a new, unique painting!

Techniques

Painting Bokeh

Brighten up any plain background with a pretty bokeh effect to add a sprinkle of magic.

Painting Light Beams

Capture light and illumination with this easy and effective gouache technique!

Adding Sparkling Details

Capture bright planty details in dark areas using simple shapes and vibrant colors.

Painting Gemstones

Explore the techniques used to paint polished gemstones.

Painting Crystals

Try out the techniques used to paint shining crystal shards.

Dry Brushing & Damp Blending

I use these essential techniques in nearly every painting, so it's worth familiarizing yourself with them!

Live Class Replays

Color Menu

In this live class, you'll learn how to extract a color palette you love from a painting to use in another scene.

Spooky Pumpkin

Join me as we explore how to paint a glowing pumpkin with a spooky face!

Essential Techniques

In this live class we'll go through some of the essential techniques that crop up often as we paint.

Finding a Little Magic

Let's bring an idea to life from a little spark of inspiration found in a reference photo!

Neon Forest

For this live class we'll be using the color palette from Neon Dream to make a new, unique painting!

The Foggy Abyss

In this live class we're painting a glowing lantern atop a rocky outcrop within the foggy abyss!

Harvest Moon

In this live class we'll paint a luminous harvest moon!

Painting Light at Night

Lets explore how to create glowing, vibrant light in a dark night scene as we paint this pretty forest lantern.

The Mossy Woods

In this live class i will show you how I take inspiration from a photograph and turn it into a magical scene!

A Ghibli-Inspired Night

In this live class we'll be painting this pretty night landscape in the style of a Studio Ghibli scene, adding a glowing plant and some floating fireflies.

Spring Glow

Capture warm spring sunshine pouring through the trees and learn how to create striking shadows and a beautiful soft light effect.

Forest Shadows

This tutorial shows how you can break down an awesome lighting effect into more simple steps.

Moonlit Canyon

In this live class, we'll be painting a moonlit slot canyon full of plants and sparkling water!

Mini Garden

Join me as we paint a mini garden to practice our plant shapes!

The Magic of Three

In this class I'll show you how I use a three layer approach to break down a reference photo or an idea into manageable steps.

Plant Vignette

Let's take a look at one of my favorite ways to practise plant shapes as we paint a vignette together!

Snow Globe

Join me as we paint a winter wonderland within a snow globe!

Fall Light

In this live class we'll have a go at painting this beautiful warm sunlight shining through the trees!