{"id":276059,"date":"2023-05-16T14:00:58","date_gmt":"2023-05-16T13:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.naturestudio.com\/?p=276059"},"modified":"2024-03-05T15:19:30","modified_gmt":"2024-03-05T15:19:30","slug":"how-to-paint-a-shiny-strawberry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.naturestudio.com\/how-to-paint-a-shiny-strawberry\/","title":{"rendered":"How to paint a shiny strawberry"},"content":{"rendered":"

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[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row columns_type=”default” section=”” full_screen=”” vertical_centering=”” background=”” bg_color_info=”” img=”” parallax_bg_width=”110″ parallax_reverse=”” video=””][vc_column text_color=”” animate=”” animate_delay=””][vc_column_text]Strawberries might just be the most satisfying subjects to paint! They’re perfect for creating unbelievable realism, 3D form, mirror shine and a world of detail.<\/p>\n

I can still remember the first strawberry I painted and how delighted I felt as I could see it shining up at me and growing off my paper more and more with every brushstroke. I couldn’t believe how well strawberries lend themselves to being painted!<\/p>\n

In the years since, I’ve painted plenty more strawberries, including more recently these giant ones<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Back when I used to teach live workshops, strawberries were a favourite subject for students. They’d get a massive confidence boost from the realistic and shiny results they achieved:<\/p>\n

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[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]So when I launched Nature Studio in its first iteration in 2014, I just knew we had to have a step-by-step strawberry class. It was one of the first tutorials in the library.<\/p>\n

I recently realised that it’s been 10 years since I made that class in preparation for the launch.<\/p>\n

“The Strawberry” has now been painted over 6,400 times by members taking the full class, and the shorter free mini class has had over 840,000 views.<\/p>\n

Take a look at just a few of the member paintings that have been shared:[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]\"\"[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]With this being one of my most popular tutorials, and to coincide with my school and community adopting our new name Nature Studio<\/a>, I decided it’s time to freshen up the Strawberry class with new videos.<\/p>\n

And to complement the feature length tutorial for members, I’ve created this free mini class to share with you.<\/p>\n

In it, I show you the main stages the painting goes through, and I show you in extra detail how to create those shiny effects.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]