Strawberry Dessert Collection Paint with me PART 1: Strawberry Swiss Roll

Welcome to a delightful watercolour painting class! In this tutorial, you'll learn to paint a beautiful strawberry swiss roll using a paint along format. This class is part of a Strawberry Dessert Collection, designed to help you master techniques and color palettes for painting delicious food illustrations.

This intermediate watercolour tutorial is perfect for artists with some experience. If you're new to watercolour painting, don't hesitate to join – the most important thing is to have fun! We'll be using a limited colour palette throughout the series, allowing you to build familiarity with color mixing and techniques.

What you'll learn:

• Painting a Strawberry Swiss Roll: A step-by-step guide to creating a realistic and appealing dessert painting.
• Watercolour Techniques: Learn and practice techniques suitable for loose, expressive watercolour styles, ideal for food illustration.
• Colour Mixing: Master color mixing with a limited palette to achieve beautiful and harmonious results.
• Food Illustration: Develop skills in painting realistic strawberries, cream, and other dessert elements.

Class Outline:

1. Introduction: A brief introduction to the class and the Strawberry Dessert Collection.
2. Supplies: A detailed list of the watercolour supplies used, including the specific limited colour palette.
3. Cake: Learn to paint the base of the strawberry swiss roll cake.
4. Leaves: Painting realistic mint leaves for garnish.
5. Strawberry: Master the art of painting juicy and vibrant strawberries. (See our simplified strawberry painting tutorial here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVl6YE4jVZ8&t=857s)
6. Strawberry and Cream Filling: Creating the creamy filling and arranging strawberry slices.
7. Cream Garnish & Strawberry Shadow: Adding details with cream garnish and defining the strawberries with shadows.
8. Strawberry Blossom: Painting delicate strawberry blossoms for added visual interest.
9. Blueberry (Optional): Learn to paint blueberries, which can also be transformed into chocolate balls.
10. Shadows & Final Touches: Adding shadows and unifying the painting with balanced color depth.
11. Closing & Class Project: An introduction to the class project to consolidate your new skills.

We encourage you to watch the class through once before you begin painting along to get a sense of the process. Feel free to pause between steps to allow for extra time. This class is designed for intermediate watercolour artists, but beginners are welcome to give it a try! Let your creativity flow and enjoy the process.