Entrance to the Faerie Deeps: The Guard Is Mounted...so to speak.

[malefactus]

SO I was browsing through the mushrooms on the Pinterest site when their Mushroom Muse showed me these:

 

I HAD to make some of my own. Of course they would need a setting. Being rather Faerie Folk type mushrooms, a Faerie setting was the thing.

The Entrance to a Deep Place seemed an idea AND,  getting carried away with the thing resulted in this, seen here on my worktable:

 

AND with a dark background:

 

The Welcoming Committee:

 

...by the entrance:

 

Guards may eventually be placed in the side hollow:

 

On the far side:

 

With an overhead shot:

 

Ideas for further adventures in Faerie Lore are swirling through my Old Mind.

 

Edited June 3, 2018 by malefactus

[Glitterwolf]

Amazing piece!

I love the colourful psychedelic shrooms, the gears and cranks from the door, the eyes and the roof.

It is an incredible lovely piece!

 

I can see how an adventurer walks towards the door, the shrooms are whispering : Are you sure?

Upon reaching the door two large eyes open and look at the bold traveller, a booming voice asks again : Are you sure?

 

Edited March 19, 2018 by Glitterwolf

[Metalchaos]

It's absolutely beautiful and so much storytelling. It reminds me of a music I like to listen to while painting.

Look for Carbon Based Lifeforms - Nattväsen on Youtube and pay attention to the lyrics. ;)

[Loim]

Oh, these are just lovely. Thanks for sharing. 

[KruleBear]

These turned out awesome. Great work again. 

[malefactus]

3 hours ago, Glitterwolf said:

Amazing piece!

I love the colourful psychedelic shrooms, the gears and cranks from the door, the eyes and the roof.

It is an incredible lovely piece!

 

I can see how an adventurer walks towards the door, the shrooms are whispering : Are you sure?

Upon reaching the door two large eyes open and look at the bold traveller, a booming voice asks again : Are you sure?

 

 

...we never get any Trick or Treaters anymore.

Thanks, Glitter. I am glad you like it.

 

3 hours ago, Metalchaos said:

It's absolutely beautiful and so much storytelling. It reminds me of a music I like to listen to while painting.

Look for Carbon Based Lifeforms - Nattväsen on Youtube and pay attention to the lyrics. ;)

 

Thanks, Metalchaos. Storytelling is what I try for. I am happy you can see potential in the scene.

 

1 hour ago, Loim said:

Oh, these are just lovely. Thanks for sharing. 

 

Thanks for looking & commenting, Loim. I am delighted you like it.

 

28 minutes ago, KruleBear said:

These turned out awesome. Great work again. 

 

Thanks for the kind reply, KruleBear. I am happy you enjoyed the piece.

[Tumalis]

Those are so cool! I like the vivid colors you used, it works beautifully with the darker tree! 

[Jordan Peacock]

Gorgeously nightmarish!  I can't help but wonder what sorts of creepy fairy-tale-like adventures you might game-master.  (And the PCs in such a setting?  "PC" stands for Peculiar Creatures, I'm sure.)  I love how I can definitely see elements of the pictures you showed as inspiration, but you've undeniably made it all your own.

[malefactus]

1 hour ago, Tumalis said:

Those are so cool! I like the vivid colors you used, it works beautifully with the darker tree! 

 

Thanks for the kind reply, Tumalis! I am always happy with positive comments on my colors.

 

26 minutes ago, Jordan Peacock said:

Gorgeously nightmarish!  I can't help but wonder what sorts of creepy fairy-tale-like adventures you might game-master.  (And the PCs in such a setting?  "PC" stands for Peculiar Creatures, I'm sure.)  I love how I can definitely see elements of the pictures you showed as inspiration, but you've undeniably made it all your own.

 

Faerie Folk are fey creatures, at times beautiful, at times grotesque, but always dangerous..with my stuff, silly enters the equation as well. My stuff is meant to generate stories in the viewers mind. I would imaging that would lend itself well to role playing games. 

Thank you for the kind reply, Jordan Peacock. I am delighted you consider my work unique & enjoy the viewing. 

[Limey72]

Fantastic as always oh wonderous fungus master

[malefactus]

30 minutes ago, Limey72 said:

Fantastic as always oh wonderous fungus master

 

I am Happy you like it. Thanks for the morale boost, Limey! It is appreciated.

[Schirf]

This is so wonderful! I want to go explore this strange magical world!

[malefactus]

2 hours ago, Schirf said:

This is so wonderful! I want to go explore this strange magical world!

 

Thanks for the kind comments, Schirf. I am glad you enjoyed the piece.

I have quite a large thread, The Last Hurrah, over in the Conversions, Presentation, & Terrain Section. if you would like to explore the place.

[VolksFest]

"The weary adventurers had been in this forest for more than a week now.. Their quest had proved to be rather fruitless and full of searching needles in a lot of hay stacks.. They were about to call it quits and abondon all hope of finding the fabled Faeire Land when all of a sudden the forest grew eerily quiet around them..

 

They instinctively reached for their weapons and ventured deeper into the darkness before them..

 

The fealing of unease had almost reached a saturation point when suddenly they heard a raspy voice say "'Who is it this time, Capless?"

 

Then another more slimy voice replied "Food.. Food I thinksss.. Yess it iss food.. And dont you ever call me caplesssss or I'll tear your sssporesss and have them for lunchess.."

 

"Oh yeah, what you gonna do about it Capless!"

 

Then they saw the spores flying between two man sized giant mushrooms that were right before them under a huge gnarled tree. The mushrooms seemed to heed no mind to the adventuring party and kept exchanging poisonous spores that seemd to do little harm to any of them..

 

"SILENCE!!.." Boomed a deep and rumbling voice that unmistakingly came from the huge tree ahead. Then a huge eye opened on the tree lazily and after a brief moment of focusing it settled on the party inquisitively.

 

"WHO DARES DISTURB MY SLUMBER?!"...

 

..

 

Oh Al, this is once again such a wonderous piece of art that just pokes me to write a story around. In fact I will be using this very story in my upcoming game day while my fellow players travel through a seemingly harmless patch of forest.  

 

[LarsM]

Amazing stuff as usual! And I really like the fact that everything is homemade.