Easy steps to Paint with coffee.

September 25, 2019 by

Step #2
Painting veins and stems

Developing the leaf image  Once your first layer is dry and you will start painting various areas of your first leaf. This will add texture and detail. Keep paper towels nearby because they make it easy to blot out excessive coffee. You will be adding more leaves around and under this first leaf.

Things to pay attention to:
•  Adding veins makes your leaf come alive. Often the veins are white or lighter than the rest of the leaf.  It can be tempting to paint veins dark right away. Try to resist this urge. Remember you can always make them darker by adding a shadow along one side of the vein. Darker hairpin veins can also be added.
•  Add the stem. Keep in mind that most stems are not a straight line but have a natural curve. (See image below) If you wait to add the stem after your basic leaf has started to take form it is easier to see the natural curve of the leaf. That way the stem can be painted in the correct proportion and flow in the right direction.
• Define the leaf edges. The leaf edges hold the character of the leaf and should not be painted with thick stokes around the edge. Natural light and shadows cause the edges to reflect different values and weight.

Look closely at the images below.

leaf-demo

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Painting with coffee in three basic steps.

August 29, 2019 by

Step #1 Paint a simple shape with coffee

Paint a simple shape with coffee

Paint a simple shape with coffee

Paint the first layer I suggest painting a single leaf but any simple shape will work if you don’t have a leaf.  It can be a circle or triangle – anything to just get started!
Begin by lightly drawing around the edges of the leaf with a pencil. This will establish the edges of where you paint the first layer. Think of it as a page in a coloring book and you will be more at ease about where you will paint. Once the first layer is painted and has dried you can erase the pencil. It is important to let the paper completely dry before you go forward.

Things to pay attention to:

The Left Image shows the first layer painted inside the pencil outline. The Right Image shows how the leaf will develop as more layers and details are painted. Layer by layer the leaf takes form.

The Left Image shows the first layer painted inside the pencil outline. The Right Image shows how the leaf will develop as more layers and details are painted. Layer by layer the leaf takes form.

• The first layer must be completely dry before adding more paint. I recommend having a hairdryer handy because this will speed up the whole process and keep you focused on your progress. If the layer you have just been working on is not completely dry and any new paint added will will just blend into the damp paper. Your new strokes will not be sharp because they will be soaked up by the still wet under layer. This is a Big Deal to remember.

• There may be some remaining pencil lines that could not be erased. This occurs when coffee has been painted over the pencil lines and they become sealed in. Try to keep your initial outlining as light as possible. Remember it is just a guide and not meant to be seen in your final painting.

• Keep in mind that It is OK if some pencil still shows because it can add character to the edges.  Any remaining pencil lines may also be intentionally covered with darker coffee.

Follow this link for the next two steps CoffeeArtWorks.com

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COFFEE PAINTING classes and workshops

August 29, 2019 by

COFFEE PAINTING classes and workshops provide a new approach painting and drawing.  All levels of skill are welcome. Whether you are a novice or just want to explore more of your own creative possibility  there is something for you in the classes and workshops.

Painting with coffee is monochromatic and therefore it involves working with just one color. You will quickly discover that painting with coffee actually makes painting easier. You will immediately begin to be comfortable with “hands-on” painting and drawing. The workshops open with easy exercises that allow you to loosen up and forget yourself and what you think things should look like. You will be expressing yourself.
There are surprising things that happen only when you are painting with coffee.

Tree Painted with coffee

Old Oak Tree Painted with coffee

Next How to Paint With Coffee Class
Riley Street Art Supplies – San Rafael, CA

Two Saturday Afternoon classes
August 31st and September 7th
2pm -4pm
$35.each or both for $50.
All Materials included.

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How to Paint with Coffee workshop

May 30, 2019 by

Coffee Painting Workshop
Dads Paint free – Fathers Day Special

coffee-meets-watercolorCoffee Meets Watercolor
Sunday June 16th

1:00 – 3:00pm
$45.  All materials included

The idea of painting with coffee is not threatening because people are familiar with drinking it — it isn’t paint. The technique is similar to watercolor but people find it much easier to work with. It’s user-friendly!
Painting with Coffee also offers unique possibilities when mixed with traditional mediums. Watercolor, colored pencil and graphite provide unexpected colors and textures. Nancy has been drawing and painting for many years, but experimenting with painting with coffee continues to inspire her.  The classes offers new creative possibilities for beginners as well as experienced painters.

Visit Nancy’s website at www.nancynichols.com

stairlight

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Coffee Oil & Water

May 10, 2017 by
Nancy Cicchetti & Eileen Ormiston

Nancy Cicchetti & Eileen Ormiston

Get A Grip

Get A Grip – SOLD -coffee painting of roots.

The show was well attended and received. And, I sold a painting – Get a Grip. Excitement was added to the evening as the sun went down and continuous slides were projected on the back wall displaying works from all three artists. The slide show also included artwork that was not in the show.

The EV Lounge is a unique showroom for art and we are happy to see it become an available space for more artists in San Anselmo.

I continue to be amazed by how fascinated people are about painting with coffee. It looks like there will be a coffee painting workshop at EV Lounge in the future.

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Cyber Pencil • The Fine Art of Website Design

March 2, 2016 by
Stick figures painted with coffee.

One of my Little-perks from my coffee painting dialog is “If you can draw a stick figure- you can draw a tree.” Painting with coffee is an excellent way to break down inhibitions — blocks.

CyberPencil.com   It is still a website for artists. I haven’t given up even though I’ve been tempted for so long.
It’s not WordPress, it’s not Squarespace and it’s not even Dreamweaver. I’m using Adobe Muse.
Perhaps this will finally be what all of my testing has come to be.  My first website specifically created for artists has been launched. I like how hearing launched makes me feel like this has kind of been rocket science. That helps me rationalize all of the time I have spent spinning my wheels while I trying to figure things out or—jut to try not give up entirely. I want to pause and acknowledge myself for staying with this challenge for so long. Yes! This obsession has been fueled by an ongoing desire to create websites or web-presence for creative people. It still needs more clarity about seeing all creative people as artists – even if they don’t know it (Yet) about themselves.

My primary focus is Art and I believe the Internet is a One-of-a-Kind  place for exposure. My deepest belief is in the artistic abundance that is within all of us. It can be released and and expressed. I want to bring this out.

The tag-line for my website is  Website Design for Creative People just like you. I’m not saying everyone needs a website but I do want to draw more creativity out of people.

Working with people in my coffee painting workshops proved to me that his can be done and enjoyed. The hardest part is the first step – just staring with something, anything, and accepting that it might not be what you want to first see. But, that’s when you begin to move it and get involved. It will become more.

Rattle your cage — get you out of your box.  Start with something simple. Doodle. Make mistakes. You can even erase if you want to.

 

 

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