Most artists will spend countless hours on parts of a painting that don’t have a huge payoff. I will show you how I treat elements like the wood and mushrooms to be supporting characters in the piece without having to over render.

Paint for Background: Medium grey of your choice in acrylic. Choose warm instead of cool grey. However, be sure not to have too much magenta in the base of the grey. This chart is a great color source for greys. I like the Flannel Grey and Natural Grey.