Earthy Forest Study: Painting Mushrooms and Moss with Limited Palette Magic 🍄
There's something deeply satisfying about capturing the quiet beauty of forest floor fungi and moss. Join me as I explore the textural contrasts and earthy color harmony of mushrooms emerging from their mossy home, using a beautifully limited palette and some clever lifting techniques that turn student-grade paper into an advantage.
Creating a Dreamy Mossy Mushroom Forest: Experimental Watercolor Spray Techniques
When experimenting with watercolor techniques, sometimes the most magical results come from pushing your materials in unexpected ways. In this tutorial, I'll show you how I created a dreamy mossy mushroom forest using thick pigment application and spray bottle techniques on inexpensive Fabriano cold press paper. The resulting textures and atmospheric effects might just inspire you to try something new in your own watercolor practice...