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By: Koosje Koene,
on 5/30/2016
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I am a big believer that outside of the comfort zone is where the magic happens. I don’t just believe it does, I know it does.
Here’s a little example of a recent experience in facing creative fears:
The other day I had a delicious meal and ate Dutch asparagus. Those white asparagus come from the south of the Netherlands and can be harvested only for a very short season so every year. So these beauties are celebrated on the plate. All the more reason to draw them too!
So I did.
Although that comic-style recipe illustration doesn’t quite match the rest of the page, I loved working on this and it could be the basis for a version 2.0, an illustrated recipe to send to They Draw And Cook for example.
The eventual purpose (if any) didn’t matter, because I was just enjoying the process of drawing in my sketchbook.
Now it definitely needed color, that was for sure.
So my brush hovered over my color palette, deciding whether to go for a safe color or something different. I wanted a contrasting color and looked at the red watercolor in my palette and thought: red can be quite aggressive, it’s kind of scary.
If something is scary… Do it anyway!
All the more reason, actually.
It might surprise you how much you can accomplish, when exploring the unknown or unpredictable.
And besides: what is the worst that could happen?
My father taught me something valuable, which he learned from his mom: to remind yourself that “your life doesn’t depend on it”. This is especially true when it’s just a drawing!
So I decided to make that red paint bleed all over the page and then also added a layer of red color pencil to deepen the color. And I love where it brought this page.
It may be too bright, and the red doesn’t reflect the delicate flavor of the dish, but it looks great as a sketchbook spread.
What scares you? Go and do something with it. Today.
Oh and if this asparagus drawing tastes like more: join my 4-week online class on illustrating recipes in June. Click here to learn more and sign up!
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By: Koosje Koene,
on 4/18/2016
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Welcome to draw Tip Tuesday!
Here’s today’s tip: always carry a sketchbook with you, and use it. You will create a treasure of memories for yourself, capturing things photos or videos could never do.
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So – use your journal and make awesome art.
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Soup is great in so many ways! It's easy to make, delicious and warming.
And in Autumn pumpkin soup is my 'go-to'. Both for cooking and for drawing.
Yay for pretty, silky, sweet pumpkins!
I illustrated this recipe during my online art class on drawing food.
It's now published on www.theydrawandcook.com
No I haven't lost my mind. You'll be surprised how much beets and cocoa love each other!
DRAW TIP!
If you don't know what to draw in your art journal: draw what you eat!
It never gets boring and it's always different!
To warm up a little for my online art class "Draw It Like It's Hot", I've been doing these art journal entries of what I ate... I enjoy it so much - I might be hooked!
The online class just started this Monday, so it's not too late to join! Come on in - it's just $69 for 4 weeks full of foodie-art!
Click here to learn more and to sign up!
It’s impossible to NOT get hungry in my online class “Draw It Like It’s Hot!”.
Participants in class share such yummy food drawings and fabulous illustrated recipes!
Because I am so excited that my online class “Draw It Like It’s Hot!” started this week, with a whole new group of fresh foodie-artists, I am sharing 5 mouthwatering illustrated recipes that were published on
www.theydrawandcook.com, and were made during my
online class:
 Yara Bertran |
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 Cathy Levesque |
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 Julie Crouch |
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 Betsy Beier |
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 Ev Thomas |
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Bon appetit!
Today my online class on drawing food and illustrating recipes kicks off! I am so excited to guide a new group of foodie-artists for 4 weeks, making yummy art together!
Sure enough, the people in the "Draw It Like It's Hot" class love the combination of food and art - even though some of them never even cook. You don't need to be a chef to be a foodie-artist!
So even if you're not much f a cook - it's still great to fill your art journal pages with a food drawing every now and then. Just a drawing of your breakfast, your coffee or a snack can be very fun to do.
And you could try and illustrate a simple recipe, like this one below:
And here's a quick recipe on how to make an illustrated recipe:
1. Choose a recipe that's not too complicated
2. Write down all steps / instructions for the recipe
3. Write down all ingredients needed.
4. Draw the ingredients
5. Figure out how you can draw instructiuons, rather than writing them.
6. Add text to your recipe: short instructions, and of course a title.
7. Give it some colour.
8. Feel proud of the result and treat yourself to a snack :)
Of course in my online class, I can tell you so much more, and I give you practival tips and tricks on how to communicate visually. We'll dive into composition and lettering and colours and much, much more.
I'd love you to join class - there are still some seats available in the online class!
After seeing 'The Fat Elvis' on the menu in a restaurant (which is a baked pie, inspired Elvis Presley's favourite breakfast -a sandwich with Peanut butter, banana and bacon), I HAD to illustrate this recipe!
Would you like to learn how to illustrate recipes? You can! I can teach you in 4 weeks - join my online worlshop on drawing food and illustrating recipes
'Draw It Like It's Hot!'!
It's $69 and starts September 21.
Click here to find out more
Great news:
You can learn how to illustrate recipes, and to draw food in just 4 weeks! Online, from your own lazy chair if you will. My new online boutique workshop 'Draw It Like It's Hot' starts September 21!
Seats are limited, so get your seat today by clicking
here!
I share my sketchbook pages on this blog. And you are here - thank you for that! - so you're interested to see what's going on. It's because my sketchbook pages tell a story. And we all love stories, don't we?
Your art tells your story. And your story is unique. It's you. That's why you may feel vulnerable if you show your art to others.
Sure, you can keep all of your art hidden in your art journal and under the radar. But when drawing and making art is something you love doing, then why would you hide it? Ask yourself: what is the worst thing that could happen if you open up your art journal for others to see?
Here are 3 reasons why you should share your art:1. Gain confidence
If you show it to people (and do it with pride!), you will be surprised how great it is to get feedback on your art! Each time you share your art with others, you will gain more confidence about your art.
2. Inspire others
Others can feel totally inspired to try your technique or approach as well. They will most likely share with you what they made - which is very rewarding!
3. Reach out to the world
Would you like to do a show, or get a commissioned job? Don't wait for “IT” to happen. You need to take action. Share your art and brag about it too! Then people will be able to find you and appreciate your art. |
Speaking of bragging...A fantastic group of foodie-artists just finished the workshop on drawing food and illustrating recipes "Draw It Like It’s Hot!", and they made awesome art! |
 Recipe illustrated by Karina Suarez Robertson, participant in "Draw It like It's Hot" |
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This link brings you to all published recipes from previous participants of Draw It Like It's Hot. I am impressed with them all. And they are mouthwatering! I've been getting a lot of requests for the boutique workshop "Draw It Like It’s Hot!", so in September, it will run again. Seats are limited, so secure yours: |
Pickling things is so easy to do, and even though the waiting is the hardest part; it's like creating a gift to your near-future-self!
This recipe is published on
www.TheyDrawAndCook.com - where you will find my illustrated recipes and many, many others!
Oh and did you already know that I have a book out with 30 of my illustrated recipes in it? Pretty darn cool!
In Europe? Get your copy by
clicking hereIn the US? Get your copy by
clicking hereAnywhere else? Get your copy by
clicking here
You can hardly call it a recipe - because it's so simple. But seriously good!
And healthy too.
Working from home has a lot of benefits. No need to suit up for the home office, and during lunch time, you can quickly dive into the kitchen to prepare some good stuff to energize for the rest of the day. Except for the fried egg sandwich, the recipes above are also suitable to pack for lunch though - it'll make your colleagues jealous. I've done it often in my cubicle-job-time!
These simple recipes are yummy, plus they are easy and fun to illustrate!
Welcome to Draw Tip Tuesday!
Although this little video I made is not your regular weekly draw tip... I am sure you don't mind me sharing this to celebrate that my 4-week online workshop on drawing food and illustrating recipes is starting this Monday, June 1st!
Make sure you get yourself a seat in the online classroom, by clicking here.
I am so happy this is happening.
Food Ink is on amazon! The book is filled with 30 illustrated recipes by Me, Myself and I!
I haven't even see the book myself and I can't wait to hold a copy in my hand... any day now though. Whoohoo!
Click here to get your own copy on Amazon
About a month ago, I shared the exciting news that I will have a book of my very own recipes published by the
They Draw And Cook team!
I asked for your help then, on finding a good title for the book.
The amount of book title suggestions I got over the past weeks has been overwhelming, and it was so much fun to see what people came up with! Just a few examples are "From Palette to Plate", "Eat your Art Out", "Drawn to Cook", "Delicious Doodles", "The Kitchen Drawer", and many, many others.
However, there was one particular title that stood out for me, so that's the one I chose: "Food Ink." And the winner is... Marsha Gulick! She came up with this title, and I picked two second-place winners as well: Birgitte and Payal. They both came up with the title 'Drawn Appetit', which was my second choice.
Congrats to the winners!
And a big thank you to everyone who brainstormed with me. I loved getting all those creative and fun book title suggestions in my email inbox and through social media. The book will be available on Amazon on May 1st! I'll keep you posted. Other good stuff: |
Now that we're in the flow of foodie-art, you can now join my online workshop on drawing food and illustrating recipes: "Draw It Like It's Hot". The 4-week workshop starts June 1st and costs $69. Get more info and enroll by clicking here.More great news: |
Okay I know, it's just spring since a few days - still I wonder: Is it summer yet? I'm so looking forward to have one of those Shakerato's on a warm day!
Many people have asked me when I will finally publish a book with my illustrated recipes. And I've often asked this question myself as well.
Publishing a book has been on my wish list for years, but I never got round to plan and do it.
Well... it's happening!
Salli Swindell and Nate Padavick, founders of
TheyDrawAndCook, have asked if I would be interested to have a book of my very own recipes published by them. Of course I said
yes.
Brainstorm with meNow, there's work to do, and I could use some help. I need to come up with a short and fun title for the book, that fits my drawing style and recipes. Have a look at my illustrated recipes by clicking here, and if you have any ideas for a short title, simply enter it in a comment below this post. What's in it for you?Amongst everyone who sends me ideas, I will pick 3 winners: |
1. First place winner: If you come up with a title that is perfect for the book, you will win a copy of the book once it's published, and free entrance to the next round of my online workshop 'Draw It Like It's Hot', which is all about drawing food and illustrating recipes.
2. Second place winner: you will win free entrance to the next round of my online workshop 'Draw It Like It's Hot', which is all about drawing food and illustrating recipes.
3. Third place winner: you will win a copy of the book once it's published.
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I am looking forward to this brainstorm together.
You can find a collection of my illustrated recipes by
clicking here, and if you have an idea for a short title that fits, please enter it in a comment below this post.
Thank you!!
This eggplant was on the kitchen counter, and looked so pretty because of its colour and shine - every time I passed by it just screamed out: 'Draw me, Koosje!'
So that's what I did.
After that, I killed it and threw it in a stew together with a bunch of chick peas and tomatoes - even the eggplant's taste is pretty!
-drawn with a mix of brands of colour pencils, on a small brown paper bag that I kept for drawing purposes - now was the time to glue it into my sketchbook and make good use of it-
If you want to learn to work with colour pencils, I can teach you in 'Just Draw It', my 5-week online drawing course. It starts February 2nd, and will the course will temporarily retire after that, so I have the chance to learn and develop more skills myself! In Just Draw It, I guide you through the lessons full of drawing techniques, to make you more confident when drawing, and to polish up your skills. Join me, it's only $99!
Click here to read more and to register.
How many hats do you get to wear?I know I need more shelves to fit all the hats on, that I get to wear throughout the day. On the first page of my brand new sketchbook, I drew just a selection of all the hats that fit me. If I could have fit more on the page, I could've gone on for quite a while.
You probably have many roles in life too; you're an artist, someone's child, maybe you are a caretaker, a friend, a colleague, you may be a parent... and since we're all still learning in life, you're a student too. Sometimes life is overwhelming, at least that's how I feel.
Life can get so crazy and busy, that there's hardly any time to live it. |
Still, we need to stay focused on what's really important in life, and on doing what we love. That's how I managed to illustrate the recipe below, by just making use of small pockets of time throughout the week. 15 minutes here, 20 minutes there, and by the end of the week I was happy with the result. And what a treat to test the recipe, to make sure the measurements were right! So here you go, the recipe for a sweet and comforting choc-o-holic treat. (No sugar added, so it's good for you too!) If you have time to try it: enjoy. |
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Even with the busy holiday season coming up, whatever you do, you can always find time to Make Awesome Art. |
Finally I planned and scheduled the new classes for 2015. So if you have any new year's resolutions for a year full of creativity; I'll be happy to help you to get you going and to keep you going!
This may not exactly be news to you, but: Taste is something personal. |
You like your coffee with soy milk, and maybe also a hint of vanilla? Well, I like it black. You like potato chips? I like peanuts. You like macarons? I’d rather have a piece of chocolate. But who is to say which one actually tastes better? It’s your word against mine. Same goes for art. Take Van Gogh - his paintings were hated by many, and the poor guy had to live like a bum while making art, so who would have thought back then that poor old Vincent would become one of the most famous artists of the world a long time after his death? |
There are no rules for taste. Or for making art. That’s why really, you shouldn’t worry about what others think about your art. Seriously. Wether that’s writing, painting, drawing, music, poetry… You are the one making the art, and if it’s not quite like the taste of anyone who feels the need to tell you so - well, just politely thank them for the advice and send them off to get you that Soy Latte or Skinny cappuccino or whatever else your poison may be. How’s your taste for cooking, and food?
If you like food as much as I do, and if you also like to draw or doodle, then I’ve got something that might be fitting to your taste: |
Today my online workshop 'Draw It Like It’s Hot’ is starting. This is a 4-week workshop, for $69, in which we doodle food (=foodle), draw kitchen utensils and illustrate our very own recipes. Sweet! Maybe you can join us in this foodie-art challenge? It'll be lots of fun! You can read all about it and join by clicking here. |
This is a perfect recipe for a comforting but quick dinner. I prefer to eat it with a tomato salad or a green salad on the side. I've submitted it to
www.theydrawandcook.com. You can find more of my recipes there by following
this link.
This week, the participants of my online class on drawing food and illustrating recipes have been working on some wonderful recipes as well, as their final assignment. Would you like to do that too?
During the workshop, I help you through the fun process from doodle to final recipe, and you can submit yours to They Draw And Cook as well! Curious? It's $69 and starts August 18.
Find out more here
Illustrated recipes has been a favorite way of creating for me now for a few years. Ever since I discovered They Draw And Cook, I realized I'm not the only crazy foodie-artist!
Doing illustrated recipes (even the ones I did quickly in my journal, to remind myself of recipes to cook) even resulted in commissioned work. This recipe for Zucchini Patties, ignited the design for a food truck, which I saw in action for the first time just last weekend!
The story behind it:
The guys who run
Mac'n'Cheez, they had this idea for their food truck/trailer but hadn't built it yet. They found my illustrations online and the patties recipe above, was exactly in the style they were looking for. They asked me if I could create their menus in that same style. Also, they were going to apply for festivals and fairs, but the trailer still needed to be built, so they didn't have any photos they could share for their applications. So they told me about their philosophy and what their trailer was going to look like. They didn't have a logo either. So I started sketching and doodling having fun and using my imagination, and came up with the drawing below.
They loved it so much, that they took that logo and had it made just like that, blinking lights and all.
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| photo by Mac'n'Cheez team |
Their classic Mac and Cheese dishes have 4 different toppings, and I created the menus for those, to eventually paint on the blackboards inside the trailer.
It's a rare and wonderful experience when work doesn't feel like work, because you're simply doing what you love.
When illustrating recipes, I'm simply doing what I love. Because I realize I'm not the only foodie out there, I developed the 4-week online workshop 'Draw It Like It's Hot'. It's starting This Monday, June 9 and we doodle food (=foodle), draw kitchen utensils and work our way towards illustrating our very own recipes.
Why don't you join us?
There will be videos, step-by-step instructions, drawing prompts, and much more!
Class starts June 9, runs for 4 weeks and costs only $69.
Click here to enroll today
Welcome to Draw Tip Tuesday!
Drawing food can be a lot of fun, so even though I've been busying myself filling a lot of my sketchbook pages with faces, I do still illustrate recipes and enjoy it too.
Just the other day, I was featured in the monthly newsletter of They Draw And Cook, as one of 11 artists who have created the largest recipe collections on www.theydrawandcook.com.
It may be a result of obsession, but hey, I don't mind. As long as it's doing what I love.
And I love illustrating recipes so much, I even developed an online workshop for you to learn it as well! It's a 4-week online workshop, for only $69 and it starts on Monday 9 June.
So if you're interested in drawing food, doodling kitchen utensils, playing around with lay-out and lettering, and learning how to create an illustrated recipe from start to finish: this is the place to go - click here.
Without further ado, here's this week's video!
I illustrated this recipe during 'Draw it Like It's Hot', the online workshop on drawing food and illustrating recipes. I tested this recipe for several friends, and they all got very greedy. So here's a warning: these bonbons are seriously irresistible.
The workshop has just ended, but I will be teaching a new round of illustrating recipes, starting June 9. It's 4 weeks of fun for just $69. Click here to enroll today.
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