Art Journal: "Gum Trees By The River" l Coffee Painting ☕🖌️

Greetings Hiver friends, How are you doing? A blessed day to everyone! Welcome to my art blog! In this post, I painted a tree called Gum tree also known as the eucalyptus tree. Before I already painted this kind of tree, but created in traditional painting which is acrylic painting. But this time I used coffee powder as the medium.

The gum tree is native to Austria, These trees have become iconic in the Australian landscape. This has over 700 species and is well-known for its essential oils and fragrant leaves.

I used three types of painting brushes for this art. It took me fifty-seven minutes to finish this artwork.
For those who want to try to paint using this unique medium, you can follow the basic methods below.

Materials Needed:
👉 Watercolor Paper or sketching Paper
👉 Pencil and Eraser
👉 Coffee Powder
👉 2 small cups ( lighter and darker shades)
👉 Ruler
👉 Clean Water
👉 Rag
👉 Paper napkin

Brushes:
👉 Flat Brush /small #10, 10/32 / 8.0mm
👉 Liner Brush #2 / 2/32" / 1.6mm
👉 Filbert brush
Note: Keep all the materials ready before you start painting.

Basic Procedure:
• Outline or sketch of your painting reference.
• Paint using a lighter shade of the background by creating a beautiful texture of the sky.
• On the middle ground, paint the first layer of the subject.
• The same procedure with the foreground.
• Once the first layer is completely dry, you can proceed to paint with a darker shade of coffee.
• Then add details to come alive of your painting. I used a liner brush for thin details.

Take note: In putting details, you cannot have sharp lines and shapes unless it is completely dry.

Painting Process:

This is the finished artwork of the "Gum Trees By The River"

Wall Photo Frame

That's all for today, I hope I give you some inspiration through this simple art using a unique style of painting. Thank you for stopping by and God bless Hiver friends.
Happy Painting!😀

Thank you to all who always supported my art.

@caydenshan