Coffee Painting ? ... A New Art Medium

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Skillful use of the endless resources offered by coffee brown offers plethora of possibilities for a painting. Few minor precautions need to be ascertained to utilize the potential of coffee painting. The ground rule advocates shunning the practice of filling entire coverage with light tone. Similarly no nearest part of outline should be a light tone. Rather leaving it as original white background offers magical solution. The uncolored white portion will emphasize the object with the contrast effect. Once the foundation work of highlighting objects with the light tone completes, middle tone comes across as a handy tool. Process of repeatedly applying the brush with added coffee color will help the middle portion emerge bit darker to differentiate it from light tone on outlines. During final stage of an odyssey of coffee painting, fat coffee paste is to be used in the areas to be marked out with dark tone. Blend water with coffee in different extent to create variety of shades of brown. This will enhance layer development in the painting.

Opposite to the conventional painting style, coffee-painting requests not to place a canvas in standing position to avoid the spreading of shades, due to tendency of water flowing downward, in undesired areas. A painting made with coffee will hold an extra glaze once it gets dried, which is natural. So do not raise an eyebrow about it.

No doubts, impression & aroma of coffee painting holds breathe of art, artist and art lovers on single canvas.

Artist & Author
Amita & Mira Chudasama www.artandpainting.net

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