Mushrooms and Skulls

Deep within the Pine Barrens wilderness, a local amateur mycologist has identified a curious psychedelic fungus species along the banks of the Mullica River. This elusive fungus exhibits a unique dependency on the cycle of local fauna, only fruiting in the presence of nearby animal remains. It’s a discreet participant in the Pine Barrens ecology, contributing to the decomposition process that feeds the sandy soils and dense undergrowth along the river banks.

This is a series of interactive illustrations celebrating this new addition to the psilocybe family. Minters will be able to select an animal skull and a color story, and frame their portrait/preview image using fxparams. Fungus geometry, density, and textures are generated randomly using the transaction hash. The Pinelands animal skulls were all remodeled (using excellent 3D models generously shared under a CC0 license by the RISD Nature Lab for reference), and are included as bundled assets in the project.

• Click and drag / touch to rotate
• Right click and drag / two-finger touch to pan
• Scroll / pinch to zoom
• Press ‘s’ key to download a screenshot
• Press ‘r’ key to toggle turntable mode

Created by @capnganj - one love <3