Watchdog. Fingerling fruiting bodies, damp loam in cold lungs. Sodden bole belly. Echo of labors lost, a long life faded and spent. My first illustration of 2025, setting a fantastic tone for the year. #runithedruid #sporedruid #dnd #dndart #druid #fungi #illustration - ThreadSky

grendraws.bsky.social • 67 days ago

Watchdog. Fingerling fruiting bodies, damp loam in cold lungs. Sodden bole belly. Echo of labors lost, a long life faded and spent.

My first illustration of 2025, setting a fantastic tone for the year.

#runithedruid #sporedruid #dnd #dndart #druid #fungi #illustration

Comments

dirtseed.bsky.social•67 days ago

Lovely, lovely Watchdog. 🤍🍄‍🟫

grendraws.bsky.social•67 days ago

thank you! I agree, Watchie is very lovely, even though they smell like an overturned compost heap

dirtseed.bsky.social•67 days ago

You're so welcome, they're cute! Also that last part is a good way to tell how close they are to nature.

grendraws.bsky.social•67 days ago

Watchie is one good rainstorm from turning into a puddle of mud and mycelium 🤭

dirtseed.bsky.social•67 days ago

Better get an umbrella! :D

ellendaydreams.bsky.social•66 days ago

Truly incredible 🤩

piggi.bsky.social•67 days ago

this is so beautiful

grendraws.bsky.social•67 days ago

Thank you very much!

lordkhyron.bsky.social•66 days ago

Very interesting

coyoteprince.bsky.social•44 days ago

Rendering on this is super nice- especially the face and hands. How long do pieces like this generally take you? I don't generally so soft painting like you so I'm curious how time compares!

grendraws.bsky.social•44 days ago

Ah, thank you! You know I generally don't time myself (oops), but I did for this! And im pretty sure this was upward of 20-25 hours, which is a very long time for me. There's a few things I'm still not pleased with, but alas. This had so much reworking several times. I planned badly 😅

grendraws.bsky.social•44 days ago

But I do want to do more huge illustrations like this!!! They're satisfying and a challenge.