I'm infatuated with
Stonehenge "Kraft" paper at the moment. You've seen it in my
paper bag drawing, and
this portobello mushroom.Yesterday I drew some plain ol' white button mushrooms to go with the portobello. (I love them, but did I overdo the outline?) Stonehenge paper is nice and heavy, and "Kraft" is a perfect tone for drawing light-colored things. Like all of the Stonehenge paper, its surface takes colored pencil beautifully—it almost felt like I was painting on it.
One challenge with using any toned paper is getting an accurate scan. Drawings on white-ish paper are easier to color correct using the paper as the whitest point. You'll notice that it looks slightly different in my three drawings; I'm going to have to play around to see if I can find a good group of Photoshop/scanner settings for it. (If anyone has any tips, please share!)
I'll admit that kind of paused and considered the outline for a while, and then decided yep, it's good. Then I read your question and had to go back and reconsider for a while. Still good. If it bugs you then you could always add shadows. I love the texture and little dings on the mushrooms.
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