How to Color an Ocean-To-Sky Ombré: Easy Alcohol Marker Blending Tutorial

Pillie and Pop
20 hours ago
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Blending for Beginners guide with four frames showing different techniques. Text highlights color wheel, transitions, wet lines, and motion tips. Free printable for adult colorists who want to learn how to blend with alcohol markers.

How to Color an Ocean-to-Sky Ombré

Follow along with the free printable to learn how to color an ocean-to-sky ombré! This easy alcohol marker tutorial includes easy blending techniques and a free practice page to color along! We hope you enjoy this beachy coloring tutorial as much as we loved making it for you!

Happy Coloring!

Supplies:

4 shades of blue alcohol marker
A colorless blender
A white gel pen

Step 1: Horizon

Step 1 for the coloring tutorial. Shows drawing the horizon line for the ocean in pencil.

Use a pencil to draw in the horizon where the ocean meets the sky
Then erase the pencil line so you can barely see it

Step 2: Ocean Gradient

Step 2 for the coloring tutorial. Shows coloring in the ocean.

Use a colorless blender and color in the entire ocean.
Then add thin, wavy strokes of 4 shades of blue for the ocean, starting with your lightest shade and working upwards to the darker shades, creating an ocean gradient.
Then work back down the ocean going from dark to light, to blend the colors and fill in any remaining areas.
Try to keep the ocean wet the entire time for this step.

Step 3: Sky Gradient

Step 3 in the coloring tutorial. Shows coloring a blue gradient sky above the ocean.

Start with your lightest color and color about 1/3 of your sky.
Before it dries, use your second lightest color and overlap it with the first color slightly and above the first color.
Blend the colors with the first color using circular motions.
Repeat this step until you have used all four shades of blue and colored the whole sky.

Step 4: White Accents

Step 4 for the coloring tutorial. Shows the finished sky to ocean ombre.

Using a gel pen, color the horizon.
Next, add small waves and sparkles to the ocean.
Then add some clouds to the sky.

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