Do you ever draw or paint food?
I think it’s a lot of fun…
The cooking theme on the Painted Apron this month
is Grilled Cheese Sandwiches
so let’s draw and paint one!
My inspiration photo was this grilled caprese sandwich with avocado~
doesn’t it make you want to take a bite? 😋
I started with a pencil sketch drawing shape by shape
Don’t let a complex subject intimidate you
Pick a start point and go from there
I started with the top slice of bread and worked my way down
Once satisfied with the drawing
I went over it with a waterproof fine liner pen
and erased the pencil
Remember, if you are having trouble with an initial sketch,
you can always trace a photo
and transfer it to a painting surface with carbon paper
I used gouache for this painting
Gouache is similar to watercolor except that it is opaque
rather than transparent
I started painting from the top down also,
beginning with the top slice of bread,
using a semi dry yellow wash and adding touches of brown
Shades and tones of red and orange for the tomato
Shades of greens for the basil leaves
More green shades for the avocado slices
Pale yellow washes to give the melted mozzarella some dimension
Pale blue gray shadows ground the sandwich
Hungry?
“Caprese Grilled Cheese” 5′ x 6″ gouache & ink on mixed media paper
Draw and paint something delicious!
Be Fearless!
I will be joining these fabulous parties and blogs:
Sundays on Silverado/ Love Your Creativity
What’s for Dinner/ Between Naps on the Porch
All About Home/ Common Ground & Follow the Yellow Brick Home
Oh My Heartsie Girl / Turn About Tuesday
Karin’s Cottage Linky Party / Creative Crafts / Crafty Creators
Full Plate Thursday/ Creatively Crafty/ Thursday Favorite Things