Rainy City Window: Cool grey city light seen through a rain-streaked window.

Rainy City Window

Difficultan hour +Cozy Places

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Rain runs down a window looking out over a city at dusk. Tall towers fade into grey mist, and a lit bridge crosses the river. Inside, a coffee cup and books sit on the sill. It's for when you want a longer painting with lots of detail. Here your paint isn't kept inside the lines, so take your time near the edges.

How to paint it

  1. Choose Watercolour for a soft look or Oil for a bolder one. Make the brush big and paint the sky light grey-blue. Zoom in and use a small brush near the edges.
  2. Paint the far towers soft grey-blue and the river blue-grey. If paint goes over a line, tap Undo.
  3. Paint the near buildings and bridge light brown, and add their shade with Darker. Tap Texture twice and choose Foliage. Dab green leaves over the trees.
  4. Go back to your brush. Paint the window frame and sill dark brown, and the lamp shade cream. Paint the cup cream and the books green and red.
  5. Paint the plant leaves green and the pot cream. Add the shade under each leaf with Darker.
  6. Dab the lit windows, street lamps and bridge lights with Gouache in pale gold. Brush thin streaks of gold on the river too. Draw a few rain lines on the glass with the Pencil.

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