Page 9 - the art of mushroom

Cross Hatching

1st medium

CHARCOAL

cross-hatching

smudging

tonal

This is a Blusher mushroom (Amanita rubescens) .The name comes from when the mushroom
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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