Woodland mushrooms

Three tiny woodland mushrooms, full of small curves and textures. Practice overlapping shapes and gentle pencil shading.

A way into the drawing

1. Arrange three caps

   Sketch a large curved cap and two smaller ones at different heights. Overlap them a little.

2. Add the stems

   Drop a slightly curved stem from each cap. Mark the underside with a shallow arc.

3. Find the texture

   Add radiating gills under the caps and a few irregular spots above. Shade lightly along one side.

A small thing to tryLeave a little space between the darkest gills so the underside of each mushroom stays readable.