Page 40 - the art of mushroom

Dry on Dry 1 Draw the outline lightly .

2

Wet a wide round brush and remove the
excess water using a cloth or paper towel.
For the brush to be slightly damp will help
in spreading the paint. For lighter colour mix
the colour with white paint . The first layer is
yellow for the base and add yellow ochre and
orange for the shadow and contrast area.
Use dark brown mix with white for the stem .

3 Add orange and brown over the yellow base

while avoiding the light areas take some light
The vibrant orange and yellow share the same colour palette as a pumpkin and how brown and red for the gills and stem ,make
fitting it is to be named the jack-o-lantern mushroom .The scientific name is Omphalotus downward strokes .as for the texture on the
illudens and it grows on decaying roots and stump in north america area. This mushroom furthest left mushroom take a small brush
is inedible and would leave someone very sick when consumed ,they are mostly mistak- and apply a bit of dark brown paint and
en for chantrelle mushroom which is edible .The technique for this artwork is dry on dry carefully dot on the the cap .
technique meaning both the brush and paint is dry .The paint is used straight from the
pallette or tube .Using this technique lean more towards oil pastel finish .

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