Page 11 - the art of mushrooms

Cross Hatching

1 Start of with a line art

make sure that the proportion
is correct.

2

Start of with the values of the shadows by laying
down light shadows on the cap and dark shadows
under the cap and stalk.
Apply light pressures and switch charcoal
intensity for darker values instead. use hard for
this step. Remember to not shade area that has
lighting or white parts.

3

The stalk and the gills (the lines under the
cap) have lines that shows texture
therefore stroke vertical lines to achieve this
effect. Put darker shadows under the area
This is a Blusher mushroom (Amanita rubescens) .The name comes from when the mush- that is shielded from the light like the gills and
room is cut or bruised it will show a pink or red colour as in blushing.This mushroom can under the ring.Use medium or soft for this
varies from brown to black in colour and has textured spots that'xs called warts on the part.
caps .The stem has a partial veil called a ring .This artwork is made using cross hatching
technique which is done by grazing single strokes across the paper in one direction and
making another stroke opposite of it, Therefore creating an ' X ' pattern .The amount of
strokes will signifies how dark that area will be . Time taken 5 hours

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