Page 66 - the art of mushrooms

Illustration 1

1 Lightly sketch ouut the outline of the

subject

2

Lay down light pinks and purple on
the mushroom cap.The light comes
from the right.Therefore the colour are
heavier on the left part of the cap.
To create the texture on the cap use a
blue and purple colour and make
vertical strokes.

3

For the stalk use dark brown , blue and
This light pink mushroom called mycena rosea or in english is rosy bonnet .This blush pink grey .Put down blue and grey first and
mushroom is small in size and founded in 1803 by a botanist . This is a poisonous species add over dark brown on places that
and should not be collected for food,it contains the dangerous toxin muscarineRosy Bonnets have shadows .
are also fairly common in coniferous forests on acidic soil.This light coloured mushroom is a
great contrast to the dark background .Using colour pencil definitely has a nice pigment for
this artwork .As for the colour pencil version i have to take pictures instead of scanning in
order to preserve the colour of the artwork .Time taken 6 hours.

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