🍄🐸 Mushrooms & Frog Watercolor Sketch Tutorial (Patreon)

A little green frog hiding beneath bright red mushrooms, surrounded by wild grass and autumn colors. Doesn't it look like a tiny magical world hidden somewhere deep in the forest? 🍂✨

In today's full step-by-step lesson, we'll paint this charming woodland scene together, combining expressive ink lines with vibrant watercolor washes.

We'll explore how to create beautiful mushroom textures, add depth with layers of watercolor, paint our little frog and bring the whole composition to life with loose, energetic brushstrokes and playful splashes of color🎨

I've also prepared a reference and printable tracing template, so you can focus on enjoying the painting process without worrying about the initial drawing.

Take your favorite brushes, make yourself a warm cup of tea and let's escape into this little autumn forest together! ☕🍁

🎨Here’s the palette we’ll use in this lesson (substitutes in parentheses):

Quinacridone Red PV19 [Daniel Smith] (Carmine PV19)

Lemon Yellow PY3 [Daniel Smith]

Light Ochre PY43 [Daniel Smith]

Phthalo Blue PB15 [Daniel Smith] (Cyan PB15)

Azo Orange PO62 [M. Graham] (Cadmium Orange PO20 [White Nights])

Indian Yellow PY150 [M.Graham]

Nickel Azo Yellow PY150 [Daniel Smith]

Dioxazine Violet PV23 [Turner] (Violet PV3)

Share your sketch:

On Instagram with the hashtag #dreamanddrawschool and tag my profile @dreamanddraw.school

In our chat 🎨Dream&Draw Club: Sketches & Homework 👉 https://www.patreon.com/dreamanddrawschool/chats (or go to Community > Chats > 🎨Dream&Draw Club: Sketches & Homework)

Watch the preparatory lessons:

Materials video: https://www.patreon.com/posts/sketching-80343147

Liner and Pencil Practice video: https://www.patreon.com/posts/liner-and-pencil-80344410

Watercolor Practice video: https://www.patreon.com/posts/watercolor-video-80345551