Page 31 - the art of mushroom

Tonal 1 Draw the outline of the

mushroom and the drips at
the bottom ,its okay if its not
detailed as it can be adjustable
whilst shading.

2

Next step is to darken the spots on the cap so
that afterwards so that you can shade lightly
over it to make the dark parts blend in with the
light .

3 The mushroom has dark upright line

patterns .Using a 6B at the bottom of the
cap make curved vertical strokes to show
that there is a flare at the bottom .This trick
will make the drawing looks like it has
This grim looking mushroom is a Coprinopsis atramentaria or known as inkdrop mushroom .It volume.Take a 4B and shade from down to
got it's name from the visual of ink dripping from its cap .Such a weird and fascinating thing up gradually applying less pressure in the
grows from spring to autumn and is edible but highly poisonous when consumed with alcohol light area.
The grey-brown cap is initially bell-shaped before opening, after which it flattens and
disintegrates causing it to look like its melting.The colour of this muhroom is greyish brown with
black drips at the bottom ,a good reference when working with graphtes.Tonal technique is
shading using gradient ,layer after layers from light to dark .Time taken 5 hours

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