Mushroom painted using Gouache

The original photograph was taken with the artwork under glass, so I'm sorry for the slight 'misty' look to the image. This one is shown just about life size.
Gouache on Saunders Hot Pressed paper, painted as a 'vignette', with thin washes for the under painting of the ground area, all these colours were 'dropped in' while it was wet, further layers were added to give a rough/stone-y look to the ground. The mushroom themselves were painted with thicker paint to give them 'substance' and contrast.
Tip: add a few drops of Gum Arabic to your mixing water if you wish to paint in layers.

Gouache Painting Techniques book now available. This painting is sold.