Garden Fresh Chives: A Culinary Still Life

Fun Fact

Chives are part of the onion family and are one of the smallest edible onions! They are often used to add a mild, fresh flavor to dishes and are packed with vitamins, making them a healthy and tasty herb to grow in your garden.

Coloring Tips

1. 1🎨 **Wood Grain Detail** - Use varying shades of brown, tan, and even a touch of gray to create realistic wood grain on the cutting board. Add small, thin lines to show the individual planks and knots.
2. 2🖍️ **Vibrant Chive Greens** - Combine different shades of green, from light lime to deep forest, to show the freshness and individual tubular stalks of the chives, both whole and chopped.
3. 3✨ **Ceramic Texture** - For the ceramic bowl, choose a base color and then add subtle speckles or a slight gradient to suggest its unique, slightly rough texture. Think about how light reflects off its surface.
4. 4🌈 **Shadow Play** - Look for areas where shadows would naturally fall, like under the chives, the knife, or the bowl. Use a slightly darker shade of the adjacent color to add depth and make the objects pop off the page.