Bolstered by the fun I had during SeptemBIT 2021 (yes, I know it’s been over 2 years), I decided to try my hand at some pixel art again. This time, though, inspired by T. Kingfisher’s What Moves the Dead and What Feasts at Night, I fell down a rabbit hole of interesting fungi. What a rabbit hole it was!
So while I debated on whether to upload these for Fungus February or Mushroom March, I realized I had missed Amanita April and was already standing on the front porch of Morel May. But I digress; please enjoy these pixel art fungi 🍄
Amanita muscaria
Known as fly amanita, this is the classic mushroom most widely recognized from Super Mario Bros.
Amanita caesarea
Caesar’s amanita, found primarily along Roman roads in Europe.
Geoglossum difforme
The earthtongue, so named because it literally looks like a black tongue sticking out of the ground.
Mycena rosea
The rosy bonnet, a slightly bioluminescent fungus cap.
Mycena haematopus
The bleeding bonnet. This mushroom legitimately looks like it’s bleeding when you prick it. Quite offputting, but also pretty metal.
Craterellus cornucopioides
The horn of plenty, or black trumpet, is an edible fungus often found in North America.
Sarcoscypha coccinea
The scarlet elf cup is very common in Russia, where it is added to food for its bright color.
Details
All of these drawings were done in Pixel Studio on an Android device. Each was done on a 16x16 pixel canvas. I wasn’t too particular about the color pallet, but I did try to keep it to about 2-6 colors on each drawing.