Learn how to can paint with coffee to make some brew-tastic coffee art!
In this post youll learn the best coffee to use, the best paper and other supplies youll need.
Ill also show you step-by-step how to make your easy-peasy coffee paint recipe!
Which is why I created this tutorial.
I wanted this tutorial to be something that everyone could feel empowered to create.
And a rolling mountain sunset landscape is something EVERYONE can make.
Lets get brewing baby!
No complaining here though- my house smelled divine!
And I had more than just creativity to rev me up!
Without further diluting the concentrated coffee, I tried to see how dark the stain would be on paper.
What I found was that it lacked strength and richness.
I couldnt achieve a rich dark stain with my coffee this way.
They all swear by instant coffee!
So, I swinged by my local grocery store and bought a bottle of Nescafe Gold Dark Roast.
I found instant coffee much better compared to brewed coffee.
With instant coffee you might achieved super dark coffee stains.
Instant coffee for the win!
It will help build dimension, depth and giving your art a variation of tones/shades.
Which is what I did when making the mountain sunset painting below.
Layering can be tricky in coffee painting, because coffee tends to reactivate with water.
Tip #3: Best Paper to Use
I used 2 different types of paper when painting.
By the way the heavier the weight just means the thicker the paper is.
It didnt hold the water very well.
It doesnt work so well if its still drying.
Some ideas you might do:
Make a beautiful and easy coffee painting in this step by step tutorial.
Materials
Instructions
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