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Tips ! Dry on Dry

Work in layers.

Use a mix of different colours to make a blend.

lay down the base colours before adding details.

Do not paint over the white areas .

Let the paint dry before moving on to another layer to avoid muddy colours.

Materials

Brush :rectangle brush , large round brush and small 0.2 detailing brush
Pentel watercolour : Red , Vermillion ,orange ,yellow ochre , purple, prussian
blue ,brown ,White.
Tissue
a jar of water

Colour Palette

The vibrant orange and yellow share the same colour palette as a pumpkin and how
fitting it is to be named the jack-o-lantern mushroom .The scientific name is Omphalotus
illudens and it grows on decaying roots and stump in north america area. This mushroom
is inedible and would leave someone very sick when consumed ,they are mostly mistak-
en for chantrelle mushroom which is edible .The technique for this artwork is dry on dry
technique meaning both the brush and paint is dry .The paint is used straight from the
pallette or tube .Using this technique lean more towards oil pastel finish .

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