- Ramaria Spec. - The vector trace feature in the new #affinity app works quite well. However, it translate the lines into shapes instead of a single line. Works for me with these simple portraits, but maybe not for everyone. #illustration #fungifriends #mushrooms #ramaria #characterdesign #design

Sneak peek of a spread that still needs a lot of work. #illustration #graphicnovel #visualstorystelling #comic

- Sunday morning warm up sketch : scarlet pouch Fungi - Recently get introduced to secotioid / pouch-like mushrooms and if there is one thing I find fascinating it’s fungal oddballs. #illustration #illustrator #characterdesign #sketch #fungi #mushrooms #fungifriends

This week I've dedicated most of my focus on the third chapter of my 'Red Wanderer' series. A couple of sneak peek that I want to share. Glad to be experiencing having the attention to only one project again. #illustration #graphicnovel #comic #selfpublishing #artpublication #visualstorytelling

Affinity is now free for everyone with a Canva account. Just don't forget to opt out from everything in your privacy settings. I can't say I am too excited with the Freemium model and I don't know if the suite will be the same in a year or two. #canva #affinity

Digital break time sketch : Still got the lichen (Xanthoria parietina) from last week on my mind. #characterdesign #lichen #fungifriends

It isn’t big, but certainly photogenically clean and round. The only Fly Agaric in the nearby woods that wasn’t decapitated, kicked over or eaten up. #mushrooms #fungifriends #fungi

Spicing up the research for the possibilities of a new youth art centre at Vleuten, Utrecht.

- Tot pa - Tried digital ink scratching instead of analog ink scratching. Only slice worth sharing for this morning sketch session. Eh... maybe it gets better with color? I don't know. #illustration #comicart #barcelona #comicart #comic #sketchsession #visualstorytelling

For the lichen lovers: Xanthoria parietina #fungifriends #lichen

I think I’ve shown sketches of a little coral fungi before, but not of a magpie inkcap. Think these two could work as a narrative duo: both living in solitude, but one actively looking for it while the other has to deal with it. #sketches #fungi #visualstorytelling #characterdesign #sketchbook

For the SOS-question at @klasse_be , about external influences (light, air, sound) on focusing in class.

- Exercici - Keep 'm flexible #illustration #characterillustration #exercici #exercise

I've uploaded a set of 8 sketchbook spreads on my Ko-fi page. Check 'm out at : ko-fi.com/markverdulti... #sketchbook #sketches #fashion #characterillustration

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

- 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.

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! #storytelling #fungifriends #illustration

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

Hydnum spec. Various kinds of Hydnum fungi together; More commonly known as Hedgehog Mushrooms. #mushrooms #illustration #fungifriends

I have a new short bit of writing on my substack : Tiny plants and tiny caretakers open.substack.com/pub/markverd... #storytelling #fungifriends #illustration

Hey hey, it’s Giclee. #fungi #art #print

A start for something I’ve been giving a lot of thought about as a next step; My first Substack post in using that platform as a storytelling medium. You can read it at open.substack.com/pub/markverd... #fungifriends #storytelling #illustration #mushroom

Finally. The rain has arrived in The Hague area. Couple of mushrooms I spotted during my walk. #mushrooms #fungifriends #haagsebos

Got into reading about pyrophilous fungi and their role after a forest fire. This one happens to be looking for a nice chunk of charcoal to bring back. #fungifriends #mushrooms #sketchbook #illustration

New Letterpress prints! The cover series I drew for the recent New Yorker centiennial issue are available as letterpress prints in my shop: shop.christophniemann.com/collections/... Edition of 100, signed and numbered 45 x 32 cm / 17.7 x 12.6 in Paper: Gmund Cotton Natural Beige 450 g/m2