![](https://steemitimages.com/DQmXjgEU8Wwkx1GfEv486yMMcUCzZrBr3gjmPyaaYXKDczG/image.png) It was fun to participate in the **DRAWING CHALLENGE #2** with my **GOLDEN ROSE**, so I decided to make another painting for the new part of this contest. Current theme of the **DRAWING CHALLENGE #3** is a fruit. **LINK:** https://steemit.com/drawingchallenge/@helene/drawing-challenge-winners-and-new-theme-sbds-giveaway
What I like about my last entry is the black backround I chose so this time I wanted to move a little further forward in it and make **much better composition using the black backround**. The actual summertime fruits are the berries. I love blueberries and strawberries the most, but when I watched other entries, there were a lots of drawings of strawberries so I decided to draw just **blueberry, raspberry and a couple of red currants**.

My painting process.

---Like always I painted in Photoshop.---

1 - SKETCHING

![](https://steemitimages.com/DQmfA7XfDCwfHWyBBdG3e33ZQWSLyaNBYF3hsbPLGqu2UMy/image.png) Initially I thought I'd paint these berries onto a wooden spoon, but **later I found out how bad I am in painting a wooden texture, so I gave up on it**.

2 - COLORING

![](https://steemitimages.com/DQmUj4yRmhEVZfTNtv8DAe7xn6GEPtVDCQTunBB9jVxp6C1/image.png) **The next step was to make colored backround for every berry, because then it's easier to paint details.**

3 - DETAILS

![](https://steemitimages.com/DQmbJXbCMQeSkRxZioa8PZsZTFUTmJGyaoGve1SLZWk1ihR/image.png) **I always promise myself I'd make this step into more layers, but I forget every time, because I'm alway too immersed in this detailed painting.**

**Although I realized it too late, I saved one detail into another step and that's the stalk of red currants. Sorry about it, I'll try harder to make more layers next time.** ![](https://steemitimages.com/DQmTuQkK2KdyseWQWVQ5popva6TjxBNHXgs7ctWN9b8eKdr/image.png)

4 - BACKROUND

![](https://steemitimages.com/DQmVGHnK5P861Ry3WEwTdQpjJfMEGxNBQZExdr9eALoXULK/image.png) **The black backround is perfect for berries, because red color will stand out more this way.**

5 - MIRROR EFFECT

![](https://steemitimages.com/DQmdjv1UqVJfwVvwjQyrb11wCT6qu4eGbaSAUtoQKg8feA9/image.png) **I just copied my painting and flipped it.**

6 - SHADING and SIGNATURE

![](https://steemitimages.com/DQmY6fwn566PBrSwwiSHFD5aS8wXuc97oh1RHEjtexx4CCZ/image.png) **I made the mirror effect, the bottom part of blueberry and the inner part between red currants smoother.**

**Thank you and see you in my next post!**