I modelled this in less than 10 minutes for a challenge over at 3dfightclub.com (which is a nice place for folks like me who don't make a living doing this sort of thing, but still work better if they've gotten someone telling them, 'Hey, see how fast you can model a mushroom.'). Was kinda proud of this one, so I thought I'd share with you guys and try to revive the old 10-minute challenges here... if only for a moment. :o) modelled as one object in the spline modeller, then taken to the vertex modeller to twist the base a bit so that all the creases didn't line up, and to tilt the cap some. Texture is just a color gradient from top to bottom with some bump and highlight thrown in. Modelled in around five minutes and textured in about the same. so take 10 minutes out of your busy day and let's do some 'shrooms... 8D