Page 33 - the art of mushrooms

1 Draw the outline of the

mushroom and the drips at 4 The next step is to darken the drip
the bottom ,its okay if its not at the bottom , using 8B or 9B apply
detailed as it can be adjustable strong pressure to get an intense black
whilst shading. colour ,bear in mind that the drip has a

glossy shine to it so avoid shading in
the reflection of the light and work
around it .

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Next step is to darken the spots on the cap so
that afterwards so that you can shade lightly
over it to make the dark parts blend in with the
light .

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The last step is to soften the shading by a
making a seamless gradient .when
shading keep short or circular strokes
,bigger strokes will make the pencil stroke
more prominent . Take a kneaded eraser
and erase higlighted areas like the top
right area where the line does not meet
3 The mushroom has dark upright line because the light is intense .and on top
of the drip to give a glossy finish look .

patterns .Using a 6B at the bottom of the Shading the stalk by darkening each
end of the stalk leaving the middle white.
cap make curved vertical strokes to show
that there is a flare at the bottom .This trick
will make the drawing looks like it has
volume.Take a 4B and shade from down to
up gradually applying less pressure in the
light area.

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