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Creating Textures in Food Illustration

March 15, 2020

Hello people! In view of the global circumstances and inspired by so many artists and people sharing and caring for everyone who has to remain at home, I decided to finish this post that I initially started back in August last year. Due to the amount of workload, I had to pause but now felt the most appropriate time to publish something that could potentially inspire others. This post is based on my painting of a pain d’épices (French for “spices bread”) in which I illustrated the actual cake, its metal tin and a wooden spoon. I had the idea to go more in-depth into my own painting process. I realized that a crucial part of creating a realistic piece was getting the different textures right. Particularly in culinary subjects, texture is key in my opinion. While I am no expert (yet 😜), I feel that the best way to continue learning is by sharing and aiming to explain what you already know and even forcing yourself to investigate more to be able to provide as much value as you can. So, what that mindset, I will go over the three different textures I mentioned before and I will try to give you some tips and process so that you can try them too!

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In Step by Step, Food Illustration Tags Textures, Colored Pencils, Food Illustration
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New Recipe Illustration

February 26, 2019

A few months have passed since I wrote here but I am finally back with more artwork and more art thoughts that I planning to share here and that I believe could be very helpful for other fellow artists or creatives. In the meantime, I want to show you the last recipe illustration that I made and submitted to the webpage They Draw and Cook. If you love food and recipe artwork you should check out this page and community!

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In Food Illustration, Illustrated Recipes Tags Aubergines, They Draw and Cook, omelette, home cooking
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Daily Creative Musings #2 Sharpen Your Ideas

September 26, 2018

Yes, that was my workspace yesterday after I cheerfully arrived home from a most satisfying purchase of my first metal desktop sharpener and some pencils. I started sharpening like there was no tomorrow and I literally treated all my pencils with a new pointy “haircut”. As you all know, using the right tools can make a huge difference in your work. I was reminded of that yesterday. I want to personally thank botanical artist and designer –and my teacher!– Jenny Haslimeier for showing me a new way to make art. I was eager then to start using my newly sharpened pencils on the onions and garlics illustration!

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In Creativity, Daily Progress, Food Illustration Tags metal desktop sharpener, daily progress, creative, creativity, illustration, food illustration
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Venturing Recipe Illustration

August 26, 2018

When I was commissioned with my first illustrated recipe I had to figure out the best way to showcase my artwork and, at the same time, visually –and beautifully– interpret a dish that someone had entrusted me with. Whether you are doing it for yourself or for a client, in this post I would like to cover up the process that took for me to find the best way to accomplish that and also other considerations and inspiration that I found extremely helpful. There are many different approaches and angles to go over illustrating a recipe but this is just my own.

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In Illustrated Recipes, Life and Business, Food Illustration Tags Recipe, Illustrated recipe, Rule of thirds, layout, Commission, food illustration, Miriam Figueras, They Draw and Cook, Recipe Illustration, tips and tricks
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Hello again! This is the place where I will be sharing what inspires me, my process and some of the latest news and projects that I'm working on.If you would like to contact me, please feel free to stay in touch!

Hello again! This is the place where I will be sharing what inspires me, my process and some of the latest news and projects that I'm working on.

If you would like to contact me, please feel free to stay in touch!


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