Weekly BobBlast Issue 465
Another Cup of Coffee!

Welcome Back to Another BobBlast!

I really like painting everyday objects and this week’s BobBlast features a familiar one a Cup of Coffee! You can’t paint a bad cup, no matter what your skill level. Everyone can paint their own version of a cup of coffee this is my version!

For an acrylic painting, start off by toning the entire surface with a mid tone. For this demo, I have chosen Cadmium Orange. I prefer a warm orange peeking out when I scratch or scrape back into it.

First of all, actually look at a cup from all angles. Notice the top and bottom ovals, which are ellipses of varying degrees. Don’t worry about making your ellipses perfect. Simply paintsketch the top ellipse, then add the bottom ellipse, matching the curve.

Next, paintsketch the sides of the cup, from the top to the bottom ellipse… straight down. Violá, you have a cup! Now go inside the cup, and paint a “coffee color” in the same radius or curve as the bottom. Make this curve well below the lip of the cup, so the coffee inside is visible.

The cup sits on a table. Paintsketch the back edge of the table, where it meets the wall color.

Make a decision In what direction is your light source coming? This demo shows a strong light beam from left to right. Now I know the angle of the shadow under the cup it's away from the light source! The cup sits on top of its shadow.

Now add your color to the cup! Be aware of the light side and the dark side. Mix your colors on your painting table, not on the painting. Use short, choppy strokes to keep the color bright and not overmixed.

Do many of these practice pieces! These are my daily studio warmups.
Repeat, repeat, repeat!

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