Can u use coffee as a watercolor medium?

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Luqman E asked:


I would like to find out if anyone has ever used real coffee as a watercolor medium. How do u go about making the mixture? Does it have any bad effect on the workpiece?

VIRGIL
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5 Responses to “Can u use coffee as a watercolor medium?”

  1. KIRK Says:
    December 17th, 2008 at 6:29 pm

    DUSTY

    i think it could be..
    but coffee w/ water has its best result when you make it as a background color for a plain white paper

  2. MITCHELL Says:
    December 19th, 2008 at 3:22 am

    ADOLPH

    yeah, sure, go to this site and see…

  3. ALPHONSE Says:
    December 21st, 2008 at 3:31 pm

    TERRELL

    Don’t ask us. Try it, experiment and see what happens. You have an idea run with it and see where it takes you

  4. CLIFFORD Says:
    December 22nd, 2008 at 2:39 pm

    AUGUST

    Coffee will stain the paper and make for a very nice coloration.

    Just be advised that coffee is acidic and could accelerate decay of paper and color.

    Try using a low acidic coffee and acid free paper to help mitigate this.

  5. GILBERT Says:
    December 24th, 2008 at 10:01 am

    DENNY

    Coffee can definitely be used. You can make different shades of brown depending on how much water you use. There are artists who work using things other than just regular water colour paints. Take a look at Marcel Dzama if you’re curious. He paints using rootbeer.