A Painting of a Magical Mushroom with a Textured Woodland Background

Would you like to take your textured backgrounds to another level? Join me to create a textured woodland background for this toadstool painting.

I will guide you through the steps to paint this Amanita Muscaria, or fly agaric toadstool. We will use three different things to help form interesting textures for you background. I’ll show you how to paint your toadstool, make your toadstool's spots pop, and the cap glow. These stages can take a while, as it’s best to wait for things to dry at their own pace.

This class is suitable for all levels of experience! I hope it will give you confidence and inspire you to try using textures in your own paintings.

Supplies:

We'll need stretched watercolour paper or a block of 300gsm.

I used: a Baohong Academy CP block.

Watercolour paints. I used, Geothite Genuine, Yellow Ochre, Olive Green, Undersea Green, New Gamboge, Scarlet Lake, Buff Titanium, and Payne's Grey. You’ll also need some white gouache or ink.

Don't worry if you don't have these exact colours, use what you have. A selection of rich greens and earthy browns will set off your red toadstool nicely.

Masking fluid, a mapping pen or an old paintbrush.

Brushes sizes 12, 8, and 4 pointed rounds and a size 000.

Salt, cling film, and some ferns or leaves.

CHHAVI SARAN

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