Workshop Replay:

How to Paint a Red Toadstool

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Level of Difficulty: Beginner and Advanced

Drawing: We will draw our mushroom together at the beginning of the workshop.

• Beginners: I'm going to walk you through step-by-step how to draw and paint a mushroom.
• Advanced Artists: I'm going to show you how to merge multiple references together to create the strongest composition with a foreground and background of your choice. (This will be your own original painting you can do what you want with - ex: market/sell!)

Workspace: Have everything set up so that you are ready to draw and paint. I will paint on 5"x 7" 300 lb hot press Arches watercolor paper. You can choose to make your painting any size you want. If you choose to paint on 140 lb paper and plan to paint a background, I recommend painting on a block or stretching and stapling your paper to a board before the workshop begins (we are going to use a lot of water).

Colors I plan to use:

• New Gamboge
• Alizarin Crimson
• Yellow Ochre
• Sepia
• Payne's Gray

I'm also going to use Winsor & Newton watercolor paints, but you don't have to. You can substitute the colors above for similar colors in your palette. They don't have to be the same colors.

Tools & Materials:

• Pencil & eraser
• Masking Fluid
• Round brushes (I plan to use size: 0, 2, 4)
• Scrap Paper
• Paper towels

Optional: Hair Dryer

HEPFUL TIPS: I teach the foundation to drawing in: The Fundamentals of Drawing course. The skills taught in this course prepare you for drawing your designs in the live workshops.

I also teach the foundation to watercolors in: Watercolor Painting for Beginners course, which also prepares you for painting in the live workshops. Check out this course to learn how to set up your workspace, prep your paper, and familiarize yourself with the different watercolor techniques.

👉 Going through these courses first will help tremendously when doing a workshop!