Step by Step tutorial – drawing coffeeshop building
In this step by step tutorial I will show you how to draw a cozy coffeeshop building – from simple sketch to the final details. This one is special because it is my favorite coffee place near our home in Prague 🙂
Perfect for your sketchbook, postcards, or just for fun!
I will be using alcohol markers for this drawing, but feel free to use any materials you like. For this sketch I used Color Copy paper (250g) and the following TOUCH markers and other tools.
What I used for this drawing
- TOUCH Markers:
- WG 0.5, WG 1
- BR 93
- PB 272
- BG 3
- Y 38
- CG 8
- R 140, R 10
- RP 293
- Mechanical Pencil Kaweco Sport
- Eraser
- Uni POSCA White acrylic marker
- Liner 0.3 Black
- Gray Color pencil
Step 1 – Pencil sketch
I made a quick pencil sketch without many details, trying not to press too hard on the pencil. At the end I used an eraser lightly to make the lines less bright, but still visible for me.
Step 2 – Base color of the walls
I am filling in the walls of the building with a WG 0.5 marker.
Step 3 – Adding some shadows
I am adding shadows with a BG 3 marker on the left side of the building, under the windows, and along the roof.
Step 4 – Blending with the previous color
Blending it with the previous color, WG 0.5.
Step 5 – Adding more details
Adding more details with the darker CG 5 marker.
Step 6 – Adding red details
Adding red details with the R 10 marker.
Step 7 – Adding color to the roof and pavement
Adding color to the roof, windows and pavement with R 140 marker.
Step 8 – Coloring the roof with a darker marker
I am coloring the roof with a darker marker BR 93.
Step 9 – Smoothing the edges of the darker marker with the previous color
I am using the R 140 marker to smooth the edges of the darker color on the roof.
Step 10 – Adding color to the missing parts
Adding color to the missing parts like chimneys on the roof with light WG 0.5 marker. I also added this color to the pavement + some extra bubbles below (optional).
Step 11 – Adding more details to the pavement and enhancing some shadows
Adding more details to the pavement and enhancing some shadows using BG 3 color.
Step 12 – Adding darker shadows and some color to the windows
Adding darker shadows and some color to the windows using CG 5 marker.
Step 13 – Adding a more complex color
Adding a more complex color to the shadows in the pavement with PB 272 marker.
Step 14 – More color!
Adding a more complex color to the shadows on the left side with RP 293 marker.
Step 15 – Softening the edges
Softening the edges of the RP 293 marker a bit with the WG 0.5 marker.
Step 16 – Adding some brown details
Adding some brown details with BR 93 marker to the roof, the pavement and the road sign.
Step 17 – Coloring the greenery in the pots
Coloring the greenery in the pots. I start with the R140 marker (I know, it’s not logical and not green, but I purposely did not include green in the palette to show how you can manage without it).
Step 18 – Adding a touch of ‘sunlight’
Adding a touch of ‘sunlight’ on the surfaces with the Y 38 marker.
Step 19 – Darker tones with the CG 5 marker
Adding darker tones with the CG 5 marker.
Step 20 – Highlighting small details
With a grey colored pencil, highlighting small details like bricks and wall textures and shadows on the greenery.
Step 21 – Adding more depth
Adding more depth to the wall color at the base using the RP 293 marker.
Step 22 – Now adding a dark color to the windows
Now adding a dark color to the windows with the CG 8 marker.
Step 23 – Adding some highlights
Adding some highlights with a white acrylic marker (I am using UNI Posca).
Step 24 – Adding the coffee shop name
Quickly adding the coffee shop name with my mechanical pencil.
Step 25 – Adding some final touches
And adding some final touches with a black liner and a red colored pencil.
And that is it – our cozy coffee shop is finished! I hope you enjoyed following along with this step by step process and found it helpful for your own sketching. Remember, you do not need to copy it exactly – feel free to experiment with your own colors and details to make it unique.
I would be really happy to answer any questions you may have. And if you try this tutorial, I would love to see your results – please share them and tag me so I can enjoy your creations too!
Thank you!
-Tatiana
P.S. I will be collecting all these tutorials under the Step-by-Step category, so you can easily find them in one place. And here is another one of my tutorials on sketching with alcohol markers: Domestika.
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