Or if you want to doodle along with me, find my full tutorial here: Trace them and use them for your own mushroom paintings! Here is a printable for you of the pattern for my mushrooms. I also added a few white dots for brightnes I outlined the mushrooms and added a few lines for details. You could also use the Acrylographs or any other fine point pen. For this stage, I used the gel pens from the December subscription box. This step is optional, although I personally like the way an outline looks.
The primary highlights are white, and you can stop there, but I also added a little yellow to the red mushrooms, to help liven them up a bit. For this step, I used white and yellow Acrylograph pens. I really like the way the Archer and Olive paper can handle a lot of media!Īdding highlights can bring your paintings to life. For this step, I colored the shading onto the mushrooms, then blended it with a damp brush. If you don’t need a smooth blend, you can just color with the pen as usual. You can also make a puddle of ink on the blending palette that comes with the pens and pick it up with the brush. Fill in the colors as shown.ĭid you know that you can blend Acrylograph markers with a wet brush? You must work quickly, before the ink dries. I used the Holbein Acryla Gouache here: Scarlet Red, Beige, Light Blue, Misty Blue, and Titanium White. Next, I paint the base colors on the mushrooms. You can use these techniques on any color of paper, and if you mess up, you can start over without damaging your journal! I like using the Archer and Olive Notepads for artwork and then pasting the page into my journal. If you are worried about your drawing, try sketching ideas on a sheet of scrap paper before you tackle the journal page. The first thing I do after gathering my supplies is draw my idea lightly with pencil.
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If you want to draw them as small accents, you can use the Acrylograph pens for the base color. I should note here that I used acrylic paint as a base color because I drew these mushrooms quite large. In this blog, I’ll show you how to paint three different types of mushrooms, using acrylic gouache paint and Acrylograph pens. They are a fun way to add bright colors to your journal. Connecting with nature is a great way to practice self care in your pages. Some of my favorite things to draw right now are mushrooms and toadstools. Spring makes me think of nature and growing things.
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