Kenage here! This time I will explain my process of drawing a parfait.

A parfait is a french dessert where layers of cream or yogurt, granola or nuts, and fruit in syrup are alternately placed in a glass. It looks delicious and pretty.

Step 1: Sketch an idea.

First, I will sketch out my idea. I think I want to make a strawberry parfait in particular, so I will place those on top along with the filling. The layers will look a bit like they swirl together, so they have a curve to them.

The glass will be tall and have a fancy look. This is like a premium dessert you can get at somewhere fancy!

The layers will be strawberry, nuts, and whipped cream. And then topped with sliced strawberries and a heart-shaped cookie.

 

Step 2: Lineart.

I draw the lineart for the glass using the G Pen. I actually used a symmetry ruler, as I didn't want the glass to look uneven.

 

I made a mask by coloring in the glass in white on a new raster layer. I will use this later to color the glass as well. For now, I will turn off visibility until I complete what's inside.

Step 3: Placing the Fillings.

With the marker tool, I started with some red for the strawberry areas while looking at my sketch on a new layer.

Leaving space around the edge of the glass will make the glass look realistic.

 

On another layer, I put down some nuts. I used the brush that I made and published here:

For the top of the cream, it looks like a swirled soft-serve. (or that infamous emoji) I keep that shape in mind and draw it's silhouette for now and fill in the rest of the glass, remembering to leave space around the edge of the glass.

Again, this is on it's own layer.

Next, the strawberries on top. And finally, the cookie.

Now I can erase the part of the glass that I know is obscured by toppings. In example, the line of the glass in the background.

Step 4: Shading.

I locked the cream layer to not draw on transparency. You can do this by clicking on the checkered pattern with a lock. I did this to the other layers before coloring as well.

I also duplicate all of the layers in case I make a mistake and want to start over. (^_^;)

Here's a look at my layers, and where to find "lock transparent pixels".

Using the airbrush, I add detail to the cream. It's swirled into tiered layers and has a lot of texture to it.

For the filling, I used the airbrush + multiply and color dodge blending modes. Adding random shapes in dark and light shades.

 

The brush for the nuts is already partially shaded. But I added some dark spots to give it more texture using the airbrush + multiply blending.

Since the strawberries are sliced in half, the inside of the strawberry will show to the viewer.

First, color it in pink or white, leaving the edges red. Then, draw a darker line down the center and draw some thin red lines inward. With the blend > finger tip tool, I brought the pink outward and pulled the red in even more.

Here's an example of this process:

Darken the center with airbrush + multiply mode.

 

Lastly, lighten the very center with the airbrush.

For the seeds, I made small spots of dark green with the G pen, and then added darker red over them with the airbrush in "multiply" blending mode.

Then shaded the rest of the berry and adjusted the colors a little with Edit > Tonal Correction > Brightness/Contrast.

For cookie texture, I use Airbrush > Spray.

I used a very small particle size in multiple brown colors all over the cookie. Then used a bigger particle size of the base color to blend it in.

Then added shadow to the bottom of the cookie and darkened the edge for depth. Now it looks a little more realistic.

For the rest of the cream, I shaded all around the glass and added some streaks to the middle.

Now I'll merge the layers of the filling + whipped cream to blend them together with the blending > finger tip tool.

Now back to that layer of the filled glass... I bring it back to the top of my layers and turn the transparency waaaay down, so you can see the contents inside. Change the layer blending mode to "Overlay".

I made a new raster layer above the lineart layer and clipped it to the layer below. Then I colored the lines with a light grey.

Added dark shadows with the airbrush on a new layer in multiply mode.

Then add highlights on a new layer with add(glow) blending mode.

I used the G pen and the hard airbrush for this.

I put some extra nuts on top and it's all done!

 

Finished!

I hope you found this useful, or inspired you to draw your own parfait. Or maybe just made you hungry, lol.

If you'd like, you can check out my art on my webpage at the link below!

Until next time. ☆