Mark Verdult

An Amanita caesarea and a Boletus edulis going for a short walk and a talk.

Completely forgot to upload this one before going to Spain. If you ever need to find these fungi in Catalunya ask around for Ceps and Ou de Reig.

#fungifriends #characterillustration #picturebook #digitalart

Ramaria are always so captivating. Even seeing the Stricta everywhere I can’t resist to capture a shot.

You never know when you need a new reference anyway.

#fungi #mushrooms #lagarrotxa #spain #mushroomseason #ramaria

Cart board creature made from old packaging, for the Huis van Betekenis exhibit last summer at Podium Hoge Woerd . Photo by Saskia Janssen, legs by Gemma Pauwels

I need an ID on this one because I feel my ID app is gaslighting me: I am pretty certain this is a Multiclavula mucida Lichen and not a Clavulina rugosa.

Can anyone shed some light on these little guys?

#lichen #fungifriend

What’s your secret?

- Magpie Inkcap collecting ivy leaves -

Pens I use for my ink stuff currently are plaisir platinum pens. If you like a cheaper version of them look for the preppy line. For ink capsules go with Carbon ink.

#fungi #illustration #characterdesign #characterillustration

“What do you mean this is a protected nature reserve?”

Catalan lady gathering Bolets and coincidentally looking like a bolet as well.

Also an excuse to try out the new procreate brushes. They are quite good.

#illustration #mushrooms #bolets #lagarrotxa #characterillustration

This one is for the Lichen lovers. Spotted this what a think is a foliose lichen at Volca de Santa Margarida. My ID app says Peltigera canina and apparently rare if i have to believe the app.

#lichen #fungifriends

Currently in the Catalan region of La Garrotxa. I think you can guess what I’ll cataloging for my own reference library.

#bolets #fungifriends #mushrooms

New: “Petal Dance”, a high quality print on 250 gram Tintoretto Gesso- paper, on A3 format. To purchase, visit my webshop ( cliffvanthillo.com/shop ). Ór visit me at one of the upcoming two markets: this sunday at Volkshotel, Amsterdam or september 28th at Vogelfrei Playground, Utrecht.

Fungal harbingers Perhaps even of good fortune.

New substack post is up: tiny newsletter with more fungal musings; This time about fungal social interactions.

Link: open.substack.com/pub/markverd...

#storytelling #illustration #fungifriends #mushrooms

This year cross Comix joint forces with Dutch comic magazine Zone 5300. For an essay about how women make Comic history by Natasja van Loon. The essay accompanies the exhibition women on women at the festival on September 12 and 13.
📅 12 + 13 Sep 2025
📍 De Doelen, Rotterdam, NL
🔗 www.crosscomix.eu

Daily sketches, exploring figures and poses.

Midnight Howl

- Sitting out the 🌧️ -

#fungifriends #illustration #mushrooms

New substack post up and running :
Something about food and leaves

Link : open.substack.com/pub/markverd...

#storytelling #fungi #illustration

- Richard / Gathering ingredients to clear the mind -

#illustration #picturebook #visualstorytelling

- Fungal affection -

Dinosaurs. Growing up, I couldn’t get enough of them. Especially the Jurassic Park movies were of big influence.

Came across a lone Xyralia longipes. Probably waiting for the rest to come out as well.

#illustration #fungifriends #visualstorytelling

- Richard / Falling off cliffs to clear the mind -

#illustration #illustrator #visualstorytelling

An irritated forest spirit or wisp.

More experimenting with Clip paint studio PRO.

#illustration #characterdesign #spirit

- Richard / Forest walk to clear the mind -

#illustration #clippaintstudio #visualstorytelling

- Summer sun and beach things -

#summer #illustration #sunprotection #beachvibes #beach

The neighborhood Dryad’s saddle has popped up again. They cut a part of the trunk away last winter and I thought with that the mycelium as well. Luckily that wasn’t the case.

#mushrooms #fungifriends #fungi

I bought a year license for Clip paint studio PRO a couple of weeks back for pretty cheap. I'm surprised the brush engine imports my Photoshop brush pack perfectly without any adjustments needed.

- Laccaria amethystina / Amethyst Deceiver -

#illustration #fungifriends #sketch

New in my webshop: “Solace”, a high quality print on 250 gram Tintoretto Gesso- paper, on A3 format.

Got a new substack post up running: About food things that wriggle

Link: markverdult.substack.com/p/summer-time

Give it a read!

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- Late night work in progress / it probably has to do with something lil’ oyster mushroom is pointing at -

#illustration #fungifriends #digitalart