Traceables Available here:
- 14×18 Coffee cup and books (could also be used on 16×20)
- 11×14 Coffee cup and books
Here is the full step by step tutorial for painting a coffee cup on a stack of books. This idea could be personalized so many different ways but I decided to make mine fall themed!
Supplies listed below:
Painting Steps:
- 1. Background 00:00
- 2. Book Shapes: 2:42
- 3. Book shading and highlighting: 6:00
- 4. Book pages: 10:44
- 5. How to paint a coffee mug: 13:36
- 6. How to paint steam: 19:44
- 7: How to paint leaves: 20:34
- 8: How to paint a pinecone: 24:50
- 9: How to paint red berries: 27:30
- 10: How to paint an acorn 28:22
Supplies needed:
- 14×18 stretch canvas
🎨Acrylic craft paint colors:
- White Tan (khaki)
- Dark Brown
- Light Brown (Nutmeg)
- Black
- Red (Tuscan red)
- Dark Yellow (Kings Gold)
- Blue (Tuscan Teal)
- Metallic Gold (optional)
- Dark Purple
🖌️Brushes:
- Mop brush
- Crease brush
- Small (size 3-4) round
- Medium (size 6-8) round
- Large (size 9-10) round
- Detail brush
- 5mm liner brush
- Small pouncer sponge
This painting has been a top request for a few years now so I’m glad we finally got to paint one! Remember you can pause the video after each step as you go because the detail will take a bit more time than my regular paintings. The more important thing is getting the right shape of the books so I highly suggest using the traceables above if you aren’t sure about free handing. If you don’t remember how to use a traceable here is a quick tutorial on that as well:
You can always simplify the idea and make it your own too! Have fun and happy painting!