painting an autumn mushroom

Follow me as I paint some pretty, red Amanita muscaria mushrooms in my sketchbook. If you have any questions, please pop them in the comments below. And if you do paint a mushroom, I'd love to see them!

Materials list ...

  • Sketchbook - The Perfect Sketchbook, by Etchr, A5
  • Pen - Lamy Safari EF nib, Posca white marker Ink - DeAtrementis Document Ink, brown
  • Colours - Pyroll Orange, Quinacridone Rose, Hansa Yellow Medium, Quinacridone Gold, Burnt Umber, Burnt Sienna, Paynes Grey, Permanent Violet

Music "Home" by my amazing husband, David Walden (https://youtu.be/KlWMF68zVZg)

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