Page 8 - the art of mushrooms

Cross Hatching

1st medium

CHARCOAL

cross-hatching

smudging

tonal

This is a Blusher mushroom (Amanita rubescens) .The name comes from when the mush-
room is cut or bruised it will show a pink or red colour as in blushing.This mushroom can
varies from brown to black in colour and has textured spots that'xs called warts on the
caps .The stem has a partial veil called a ring .This artwork is made using cross hatching
technique which is done by grazing single strokes across the paper in one direction and
making another stroke opposite of it, Therefore creating an ' X ' pattern .The amount of
strokes will signifies how dark that area will be . Time taken 5 hours

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