Page 65 - the art of mushrooms

Illustration 1

5th medium

pencil

colour

This light pink mushroom called mycena rosea or in english is rosy bonnet .This blush pink
mushroom is small in size and founded in 1803 by a botanist . This is a poisonous species
and should not be collected for food,it contains the dangerous toxin muscarineRosy Bonnets
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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