Blueberry Waffles Painting | Watercolour Painting

Hello everyone! Today I am going to share how I painted a watercolour artwork that I did today. It is a blueberry waffles painting. I used to eat a lot of waffles during my university days as there was a shop right outside the building. SInce I miss eating them, I thought of painting some.

Tools and Materials

• A good quality artblock that can absorb water
• Buncho water colours
• A round brush
• 2 containers of water (one to mix paint and one to clean brush)
• A palette to mix paint
• A mechanical pencil with 2B lead
• Tissue to absorb excess paint/water
  
  

Step by Step Tutorial

First of all, I drew the waffles using a mechanical pencil.

Then, I started to paint some golden brown colour on the waffles. Since it is the first layer of paint, I left it dilute, It is best to add colours gradually in layers because you will be able to build the colours up while adding details.

I tried experimenting with different shades of brown that I mixed.

I painted other shades of brown and added some details as well. It is important to wait until the previous layer is dry before adding details because otherwise, the paint will bleed into the parts you don't want it to. If you find it too time consuming to wait, then use a hair dryer and blow it on the artwork from a distance and not too close as that may make the paint run.

After that, i painted the blueberries. I did it by layers where I painted a dilute layer of paint first. Then, I added more colour to the same dilute paint to make it thicker and painted it in the shadowy areas. It looks like I created some highlights but I didn't. It is actually the first diluted layer that looks like highlighted area.

Then, I painted a plate, a fork, a bowl containing some blueberries and a cloth. I used some dilute black to add shadows. It is best to be careful not to add too much when you use the colour black because black is a colour that can easily overshadow the other colours. So, too much of it can make the artwork look dull in the end.

Finally, I painted the background with a light ashy coffee colour. I used some black again to create some shadows especially around the plate and cloth. I painted the background and almost all the other details light because I wanted the waffles and blueberries to stand out. This is the final outcome. I hope that you enjoyed reading and find some of the things I have written helpful. Thank you for dropping by and have a great day ahead =)