A good afternoon to you all! I’m currently sipping on hot pomegranate green tea at , enjoying my alone time and motivated to create loads of new art! I drew up this mushroom spirit gal the other day but was too tired to share it. I was actually trying to sketch up another whimsical creature but I got tired of looking up perspective images. I want to keep an air of mystery to that idea so I won’t say much about it. The only hints I’ll leave is that it’s a fantasy like creature, something I imaged a long time ago but did not have enough skill to draw up until now. Any who, I needed a break from that idea so I moved on and began sketching this interesting looking sprite.
The progress...
All my drawings are original sketches drawn digitally by me on the Procreate App using the iPad Pro with Apple Pencil.
This image started off with an expression, just like so many of my other drawings. I switched between a P4, 6B and Technical Pencil to get the desired look.
I was feeling inspired by ’s Lady snail at a party. I pondered over fun things I could incorporate into this image to make it look whimsical. That’s when I began to experiment with clusters of mushrooms, starting with the brows.
I found an circular shaped fungi for the cheeks and miraculously turned the nose into a mushroom as well. I swear the cheeks will look awesome once they’re colored in!
Our Fungus gal wouldn’t be complete without having hair in a mushroom silhouette. Once she’s colored, I may incorporate a few more spores growing out of her head.
The ear was tricky. I attempted to draw a single mushroom but it looked off. Then I took the same idea I had with the brows and began to form a cluster of mushrooms into the shape of an ear.
Next, I drew in lashes which were inspired by a type of mold. Sounds nasty but looks cool.
As an extra bonus I sketched another bundle of fungi with a little snail perched on top.
I added color to the background so the thumbnail image would pop but I do plan on coloring this image in today. I’m going to use my usual pastels but highlight in rich vibrant colors. Wish me luck!