Learn to Paint MORNING HAIR MORNING MUG with Acrylic - Paint and Sip at Home - Step by Step Tutorial

VIDEO DESCRIPTION
This painting tutorial will take you through easy to follow, step-by-step instructions on how to paint this whimsical image of "Morning Hair, Morning Mug" with acrylic paint. You'll learn simple painting techniques that will help you to create this cute painting, possibly inspired by your daily life, with morning messy hair, a big mug filled with a warm cocoa, tea or coffee. Make it a self portrait if you'd like! You'll learn how to create dimension on the cup with shading and highlights, in the cup with steam billowing up from the drink, and on the wall with a subtle gradient. Create your own masterpiece using yourself as inspiration, or capture the essence of a morning jolt with the large orange ceramic drinking vessel. You'll learn to paint realistic looking texture in the hair, perfectly percolating coffee or tea and dreamy eyes that are so happy to have this beverage in front of them. Using only 3 brushes and 5 colors we'll create this conversational masterpiece with a warm morning wake up call with this oversized huge mug! So let's get painting and let's get sipping!

IMAGE LINK FOR PRINTING:

MATERIALS:
Canvas: 16x20 stretched primed canvas
Brushes: 1/2 flat bristle (large), #8 round (medium), #3 round (small)
Acrylic Paint: titanium white, mars black, burnt umber (brown), deep yellow, chrome orange
Other: #2 pencil, palette, cup of water for washing brushes, paper towel for drying brushes

STEPS:
1. #2 pencil - Draw outline for cup, saucer and head
2. 1/2 inch bristle brush - Paint the wall/background with white, yellow and brown
3. 1/2 inch bristle brush - Paint basecoat of liquid with brown and black
4. 1/2 inch bristle brush - Paint basecoat for mug and saucer with orange
5. #8 round brush - Paint the face skin with orange, brown and white (skin color)
6. 1/2 inch bristle brush - Paint shadow on cup and saucer with brown, black and orange
7. #8 round brush - Paint 1st layer of facial features with brown and white
8. #8 round brush - Paint 1st layer of hair with brown and black
9. 1/2 inch bristle brush - Paint highlight on mug and saucer with white, yellow and orange
10. #3 round brush - Finish hairy things with black, white, yellow and brown
11. #3 round brush - Paint 1st layer of fingers with skin color
12. #3 round brush - Add shadow to face with brown and white
13. #3 round brush - Finish liquid with black and brown
14. #3 round brush - Paint mug handle with black, brown, orange, yellow and white
15. #3 round brush - Finish fingers with white, brown and skin color
16. #8 round brush - Paint steam from beverage with white
17. #3 round brush - Sign with black

LINKS AND CONTACT INFO:
Phone: [phone]

[Kelly_Ben]

Just did it, made the hair, mug, and wall my own colors. I did a pretty shoddy job, but it's not meant for a fine art museum! LOL Love it.

[loricasey]

Well isn't this just as pleasant as can be.
You have a fabulous teaching style.

[daniellelabrie]

I’ll be doing this one for sure since I’m a Coffee ☕️ lover. I’m not to good at painting but I love it since I’ve been watching you, you make it fun and easier to paint. Thank you Michelle ❤️ you are the best.

[tabethafrick]

I loved doing this one. I am a watercolor artist and this was my first acrylic. It was so fun!

[margreetfaasse]

A very nice sippycup filled with the most important liquid of the day: coffee!!

[fernandomarulanda]

Michelle, just following your acrylic paint instructions I become more interested in getting into on becoming a painter, Your instructions give the gist of what painting on acrylic is.

[teresaowen]

You're so easy to listen to and understand. Makes the impossible for someone new to the art look possible.

[irenesutherland]

Did this, as it looks like me. Did covid grey grow out hair 😂. Moved the handle to side, and hooked fingers through the handle. Love it very whimsical. Thanks Michelle looking forward to painting with you all winter since we can’t travel.

[lhilaryslotta]

I'm half way through this "self portrait" with my colors and I'm loving it! So fun!! Thanks for sharing your talent with us all!!

[toricox]

Can’t wait to do this painting! I live off coffee also. The more the better. Thank you Michelle

[hildechapman]

Michelle I love your humorous way of painting it's enjoyable to

[m-k-g-w]

Just seen today, and so funny to this morning I have out my giant coffee mug, I think it holds either 4 or 5 cups and it has the following quote on it:
"given enough
COFFEE
I could
Rule the
world"

I will send you a pic in your email.
Love you Michelle, you make every day better in my life. 💕⚘

[Allie-cklj]

Thank you for this video. I finished it this morning and it didn't take me all week! Very happy with your instructions. I like how you explain every step so that we are not just copying you, but also learning along the way. Tremendous fun!

[rafagutierrezanguita]

Es usted la Diosa del realismo y la imaginación, preciosa obra

[sandralee]

Thank you Michelle, I have learned so much from you.

[patscolack]

So glad to see you here this morning....Enjoyed this so much. Thanks..I drink coffee all day myself ....

[vpmmj]

I saw another artist 🎨 post her painting 🖼 of this coffee lady, so am looking forward to painting 🖼 it myself

[Mrscatcat]

I’m having so much fun painting this . This is my therapy from life’s stress and craziness . Thanks for your amazing work ! May you be blessed with happiness and all good things because you spread such happiness with your beautiful videos .

[amandamichelle]

Yay! This is a perfect Friday night chill kind of painting. Looking forward to getting off work even more now! 🥳

[lilibetp]

This is adorable! I want to make this for me, with pink curlers in my hair and one chunk sticking straight out (because there's always one curler that doesn't quite survive the night), pink nails, and cocoa with marshmallows.