The Artist
Christin Stapff
I recently treated myself to some amazing cake in a cafe in Prenzlauer Berg and I wanted to share the wonderful creations of the “Konditorei” with you in this step-by-step tutorial. Hi, my name is Christin and I share my work with an amazing and inspiring community on my platform “Mädchenkunst” on Instagram and my blog.
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Step 1
I draw with my pencil first. To paint a white object on your watercolour paper, I can simply mix Prussian Blue and Lamp Black with lots of water to get a very transparent blue/grey. With this transparent mix, I paint the shadows of the white cake stand with my size 2 brush to create a 3D effect.
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Step 2
I paint the first three layers of the cake with Winsor Violet. To the left of the layers, I put on some Prussian Blue while the Winsor Violet is still wet. This technique is called wet-on-wet. For the flower petals, I paint five loops around a middle point.
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Step 3
In this style, I paint more yellow flowers with Cadmium-Free Yellow and some green leaves with Hookers Green. The icing of the cake will be a dark blueish violet to create some colour harmony. With the wet-on wet technique and some Raw Umber, I paint the two remaining layers.
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Step 4
The first layer of paint needs to dry completely now. Thebackground of my cake illustration looks like a water splash which I paint with a size 6 brush with Permanent Carmine.
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Step 5
To create some darker shadows, I use a slightly darker hue each time. This watercolour technique is called layering or glazing. I use the colours mentioned in steps 1 to 4 with less water. However, I only apply the opaque colour to the areas to be shaded.
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Step 6
My illustrations end up with a catchy one-liner which I create with a size 2 brush. To do this brush lettering, you need to paint the downward strokes thick and the upward strokes thin.
For use with:
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