Page 30 - the art of mushrooms

Tonal

Tips !

Work in layers.

Dont be too constricted when drawing ,move freely.

Far apart scribbles is for light areas and tigher together are for dark areas

Scribble in the shape of the shadow.

Materials

Any kind of drawing pencils set
Pencils used : 2B , 6B and 8B
Kneaded eraser

Colour Value

This grim looking mushroom is a Coprinopsis atramentaria or known as inkdrop mush-
room .It got it's name from the visual of ink dripping from its cap .Such a weird and
fascinating thing grows from spring to autumn and is edible but highly poisonous when
consumed with alcoholThe grey-brown cap is initially bell-shaped before opening,
after which it flattens and disintegrates causing it to look like its melting.The colour of
this muhroom is greyish brown with black drips at the bottom ,a good reference when
working with graphtes.Tonal technique is shading using gradient ,layer after layers from
light to dark .Time taken 5 hours

30 31