Mushroom Fairy 03

I hope everyone's week went well. Mine was a bit busy, but I did carve out some time to color. I hope you did too.
This week there may not, at first, look like I've done much coloring. But it's the little subtle details that help the piece look great.  It's also, the little subtle details that take the most time. But, as I tell all my art students,

"Good art takes time!"

So lets start.

I chose PC 1084 Ginger Root to add a bit more color to the tops of the sections of the dirt. I also used it, in a light stroke, to blend some of the dirt colors together. I think it helped the look.

Here's a closer before and after look.

Once I finished adding that color, the dirt looked too dull to me. So, I chose a PC 943 Burnt Ochre to add a bit more of a red tone. Here's what that addition looks like.

Since I had gotten the dirt sections up a couple of notches, it was time to work on the grass and bring it up to the same level as the dirt.

So a bit of Creme PC 914 for the highlights and some Apple Green PC 912 for the middle tones.

That still looked a bit flat and unfinished in comparison to the dirt. So I added some Dark Green PC 908 to the bottoms of all the grass.

Okay!! Now that's really starting to pop!  Just a bit more of a tweet to really make it dance.

Some Yellow Chartreuse PC 1004 should be just the thing it needs to take it over the top.

One of the things you should take note of is - You don't have to be fully finished with a section before you move on. What I've been doing here is working on one element at a time and bringing each up to a certain level. Then moving on to the next element and bringing that up to the same level as the previous element. But that doesn't mean that I won't be going back into each element and taking it up yet another notch.  -- Does that make sense?  

Here's the full page with all the dirt & grass changes. Once those changes/upgrades were made, the Mushrooms looked a bit flat. So, I'll be going back into that element to bring it up to the same level as the grass and dirt. You can keep going back and forth until you're satisfied with the outcome. 

Note -- It works best if you use a light stroke with your pencil as you begin coloring. You can make your pressure on your stokes harder as you go along.

If you have any questions or comments don't hesitate to use the comment box below. I'll get back to you as quickly as possible.

Until next week. Happy Coloring!