Page 65 - the art of mushroom

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 art-
work .Time taken 6 hours.

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