Page 66 - the art of mushroom
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Use the same technique of laying down
1 Lightly sketch ouut the outline of the pink and purple for the next mushroom.
subject
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Lay down light pinks and purple on 5
the mushroom cap.The light comes
from the right.Therefore the colour are Next is to take a deeper red or purple
heavier on the left part of the cap. and shade the overlapping shadow of
To create the texture on the cap use a the larger mushroom on the small one.
blue and purple colour and make
vertical strokes.
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For the stalk use dark brown , blue and
grey .Put down blue and grey first and For the background i use watercolour
add over dark brown on places that pencil because it has a softer graphite
have shadows . therefore creating a seamless finish and
nicer blend with the background.
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