Posted by Dave Bull at 12:02 PM, August 4, 2009
Continued from [Forest in Summer - 15] | Starting point of the thread is [Forest in Summer - 1]
These next couple are very small areas, and won't really show effectively at this scale. First up is a rough 'dirty' gradation at the bottom of the mushroom stem:
The second one is a bit more visible - a tiny smear of pigment at the top of the stem, just under the cap, Gives a nice bit of depth!
I think this might just be it for the main 'front' part of the print. Now we'll move to the area in the 'v' - the distant background. The portion of the book chapter that this print is illustrating deals with Dave taking a stroll through the woodland until he comes across an open glade ... He spends a couple of peaceful hours there, resting against a tree, making a few notes, and ... perhaps does he even nod off? Who knows ...
Just another couple of days work left ...
The thread continues in [Forest in Summer - 17] ...