Hi everyone my name is Nia, and I’m going to take you through today’s class where I’ll be creating a recipe card. This is based of a simple recipe from the Betty Crocker’s Christmas Cookbook for these cream scones. This was actually one of the first references that I used when I started having an interest in food illustration back in 2015, which is almost 10 years ago, so this rather nostalgic and near and dear to me.

In this class I will not only show you the steps from the beginning to completion but I will also share with you a lot of my planning and thought process, including some options along the way.

To start off this class I will go over the supplies so you can get everything ready, then we’re going to plan for the layout. Starting from brainstorming and ideation, because prior to this class I was actually thinking of creating other subjects as well. Then once I’ve picked the subject I went ahead to sketch out simplified shapes of the ingredients along with options to present them differently.

I’m also going to break down the shape of the main subject matter, which are the scones, so we can combine the scone with other objects creating a nice composition, which we can use as main illustration or illustrations for the layout. After this I’m going to create 3 different designs, along with some alternatives from a couple of the layouts which peaked my interest, before sketching and painting the recipe card one step at a time.

This will be broken down into very small lessons so it’ll be easy for you to follow along to, and hopefully by the end of this class, you will be inspired to create your own, weather you replicate what I’ve prepared today or even turn your own favourite recipe into your very own original design, using the ideation and the development processes I’ve shared in this class.

For the main illustration of this project, I’ve decided to paint without any outlines which will require a bit more detail to depict the values and separate each element, however for the smaller drawings, I’ve gone for a simpler approach where I add pen outlines. And depending on your level and your taste, you can bring this outline style across to the main illustration as well. This will help simplify the painting process as you can add the finer details with pen thus why I’ve allocated this class for all levels as it’s very adjustable and open to your personal style and comfort.

If you’ve never taken any of my classes, just as disclaimer, I will cut through parts where my hand is inactive or off the camera, or speed up through parts where I’m just writing, or outlining text, so I will be painting faster or writing than normal speed. So I would recommend for you to watch the class or at least a few lessons before painting along so you understand the speed and how I format my lessons. Then when you are ready to paint along, feel free to pause in between each step, so you can complete the task without being rushed.

I had so much fun with this one just because it’s something different that I don’t usually get to do anymore, and I hope you feel the same way. So if this is something you’d like to try, come join me and let's begin!

Tanja Schulte

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