Hot Apple Cider And Fall Treats On A Table Coloring Page

This is a still life laid out from above and slightly to the side. A steaming mug of cider sits at the center with a cinnamon stick and a slice of orange in it, surrounded by a plate of iced cookies, a small pie with a latticed crust, a scattering of nuts, and a folded cloth. The artist has drawn the lattice strip by strip and the knitted texture of the cloth stitch by stitch, so the page is detailed and suits adults and older teenagers.

Food coloring works best when you leave gaps. Keep a highlight of bare paper on the curve of the mug, on each nut and on the glossy top of the pie crust, and everything will look solid and lit rather than flat. Build the cider itself from yellow through amber to a deep russet at the bottom of the mug. Leave the steam completely untouched.

The cinnamon stick is more interesting than it looks. It is not a twig but the inner bark of a tree, cut and left to dry, which curls itself into that tight quill shape as the moisture leaves it.