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How to paint Lemons

July 14, 2010 By Colleen Jorgenson 5 Comments

how to paint lemons
I painted these lemons to go with this glass of lemonade. It’s for a PIY Party in August. But you can paint them now, if you want. They’re really simple.
In this painting I had already painted the background and the glass of lemonade so I applied white in an ‘egg’ shape with a little ‘nipple’ on one end.
how to paint lemons
You might notice there’s a tinge of yellow to the lemons. That’s because my first attempt didn’t work. . .
how to paint lemons
See how the lemons in front are smaller than the slices in the glass? Yeah, it happens. But you can fix nearly anything with paint. Just white it out and start over.
how to paint lemons
I used Ceramcoat’s Opaque Yellow. Any bright yellow will work.
how to paint lemons
Then add some shading & highlights. Antique Gold for shading & White for highlights. Shading is really simple – on the bottom of the front lemon, ‘behind’ the front lemon, and just a dab where the it pokes out.
I added a little bit of white to start then decided to add some more.
how to paint lemons
It’s just paint, remember?
how to paint lemons
Last step is to apply a topcoat of Opaque Yellow over the lemons. This will soften the shading & highlighting, camouflaging brushstrokes. Cool, huh?
Want to paint the slices? Think ‘wagon wheel’.
how to paint lemon
Paint a white circle to start. It doesn’t have to be perfect. Lemons aren’t perfectly circular. Then connect the ‘spokes’ to the middle. With a light yellow, create some little wedges. Again, don’t make them all even and perfect.
how to paint lemons
Then take a pale grey and apply it over parts of the white. This is just to give some dimension to the slice. Add Opaque Yellow to the peel – and that’s it! Easy-peasy!
Here’s the whole picture.
how to paint lemons
Wouldn’t this be cute in your kitchen or breakfast nook this summer?

 


Colleen

Filed Under: Highlighting, How To & PIY, PIY, Shading, Techniques

Comments

  1. Brittany (aka Pretty Handy Girl) says

    July 14, 2010 at 9:40 pm

    I love your lemons! And blue is such a great complimentary color. Thanks for sharing.

    Brittany

    Reply
  2. Popcorn Served Daily says

    July 14, 2010 at 10:16 pm

    I love everything lemons! Very nice pics. You are one talented gal.

    Lisa

    Reply
  3. Jess @ Frugal with a Flourish says

    July 15, 2010 at 11:58 am

    Love this! Ok – maybe I will get the courage to try my hand at painting one of these days with these little tutorials!

    Reply
  4. Leslie says

    July 16, 2010 at 9:29 am

    I am so jealous of your painting ability! I love how darling this turned out! Thanks for linking up to Hoo’s got talent!

    Reply

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