Page 76 - the art of mushrooms

Illustration 3

1 Make the outline of the mushroom using

a red colourpencil.Add in the white spot
details too .

2

This mushroom is red in colour but use a
combination of red and purples to make
it look true to life .Lay down a light pink
color for the base and add orange on top
where there is vibrant red ,Then use red
to cover the orange and maroon for the
shadow parts .Use purple to blend the
reds together.

3

Colour around the white spot on the
The amanita muscaria is probably the most popular image of a mushroom where mushroom and continue to build up from
everyone is familiar with in pop culture .The english name for it is called fly agaric.It pink ,purple ,bright red and then dark red.
started of as a white bud and continues to get its red colour as it grows.The vibrant red
colour is surely an indication that the mushroom is poisonous when consumed.For this
mushroom in order to achieve that vibrancy we will use alot of red orange and purples
to recreate the glossy looking cap .Time taken 5 hours.

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