In this case, art really does mimic life. With 58.1K likes and counting, the Internet has been showering love on a realistic painting of steaming hot filter coffee by a Chennai-based artist and photographer, who goes by @VforVendakka_ on Twitter. With shadows, a fitting background, and even skillfully composed steam, you might mistake it for a photograph. While this artist created the piece digitally using Procreate on an iPad Pro, we’re going old school with paint and brush to see if we can recreate life in art. A renowned Mumbai-based watercolour artist, Nishikant Palande, who added the Hina Bhatt Art Ventures Mesmerising Landscape Award 2021 and IWS India DOOARS Watercolor Summit Figurative Award 2021 to his list of accolades, breaks down the process to help art come alive.

Filter coffee art by @VforVendakka_