COFFEE PAINTING

COFFEE PAINTING HISTORY

o Earlier, it was tea that was used in painting.
The Chinese were noted to use tea to color
their paper and create a sepia look to the
background of their paintings.
o Gabriele d’Annunzio, Italian poet, was known
to make his statues in his garden look ancient
and he used coffee and tea to achieve that
appearance.
WINE ART
TEA ART
TO DO COFFEE PAINTING, YOU ONLY NEED FIVE MATERIALS:

1. First is pure black instant coffee.

2. Next is water in plastic cups.
3. Third is watercolor paper. You can find these in most
school supplies stores. If you can’t find any, oslo paper or
sketch pad paper will do.
4. You will also need paintbrushes. As a start, use a flat
brush and round tip brush.
5. And lastly, you’ll need a pencil to make a sketch of your
painting. If you want to add more details to your artwork,
you can also use black pens or markers.
STEP ONE: PREPARING YOUR COFFEE SOLUTIONS

Step 1 is to prepare your coffee solutions. You will only

need to prepare two shades of coffee. To make a light

shade, mix one part coffee to two parts water. To make a

dark shade, mix two parts coffee to one part water.

STEP TWO: SKETCH THE SUBJECT OF YOUR ARTWORK ON
PAPER

Step 2 is to sketch the subject of your artwork.

At this point, you can draw whatever you want on

paper. Give free reign to your creativity. You have
your own artistic license
STEP THREE: PAINT YOUR SKETCH WITH A LIGHT COFFEE
SOLUTION

Step 3 is to start painting your sketch with a light shade of

coffee. Make sure that you spread the coffee solution evenly

s o t h a t y o u r p a p e r w o n ’ t g e t t o o s o g g y. Yo u c a n a c t u a l l y

a v o i d t h i s p r o b l e m b y u s i n g w a t e r c o l o r p a p e r, w h i c h i s a

type of paper that won’t easily warp after applying lots of

water over it. After which, let your painting dry for several

minutes before applying a dark shade of coffee .

STEP FOUR: APPLY THE DARK SHADE OF COFFEE

After drying your painting, you can now start

applying a dark shade of coffee over it. You can use
the dark shade of coffee to outline your painting,
emphasize details, or to create some shades and
shadows.
You can even mix the dark shade of coffee with the
light shade in order to create some blending.
And there you go – a painting that creatively uses the
different shades of coffee.
You can use black pens or markers to create coffee
and ink artworks. You can also use any style of art
that you prefer. To preserve the painting, simply put
it in a glass frame to protect it from the elements.
SOME EXAMPLES
COFFEE PAINTING TUTORIAL VIDEO
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