Page 51 - the art of mushrooms

1 Use any textured brush of your

Digital Illustration choice and colour in the base .
Start with a round shape and
carve it using an eraser tool. Lay
down shadows to distinguish the
shape.

2 Use a round brush and colour the

circles that is the red part of the
mushroom. Follow the reference
picture for this step.

This fantastic one of a kind mushroom is called Hydnellum peckii or the english name
bleeding tooth . With the red and white colour scheme this mushroom has definitely looks
like a bleeding tooth . Although this mushroom is non-toxic but it is inedible .It grows
separately or in infused masses.The spore is actually the red liquid on the mushroom and
will turn brownish when they age. This is a digital illustration of the mushroom , I will walk
you through step by step on how to colour in the mushroom and add shadows and to get
the shiny reflection .Time taken 8 hours.

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