Andy--Jones  09/22/06 @078

Ooooh tell us more! Lovely drawing great mood and I want to know more!

bigkate  09/22/06 @086

This one is neat! I cant wait to see the rest! You achieved a lot of depth of field in this and the detail in the tree is great! I also like the toned paper you used. Is this going to be a book?

Tommyguns  09/22/06 @107

Ahhh, the days of Canson paper! I remember using that medium base back in college! As always my friend, great work and I respect the time you put into this! Well done! Tommyguns

Byonder  09/22/06 @128

Cool beans. I have a sketch like this in one of my art history notebooks somewhere...I'll have to see if I can dig it up.

Wallace  09/22/06 @138

Dean, you're a bloody tease! Now we have to wait what happens next and the anticipation level will have new heights! Ah well, this is a great image. Fantastic mood and sense of depth. We want more! + 10 ps will there be aliens invilved in this?

deandude  09/22/06 @146

andy: thanks brother, glad you like it...much more to come kate: yea it's a book tommy: thanks very much buddy! vince: they'll be mythical creatures in this, but no "aliens"

Madanapale  09/22/06 @183

Great perspective and composition!....love the way it flows! Beautiful work Dean!! Carlos

Wallace  09/22/06 @184

oooh I can see a man lying underneath the tree, looks kinda eerie!

Wysiwyg  09/22/06 @187

Good use of atmospheric perspective

Umanth  09/22/06 @228

...Great work Dean. I have been admire your works from the beginning !

bakatron  09/22/06 @312

man that canson is always awesome shit to draw on. its full of that trademark dean-awesomness. *friend vote*

ThruMyEyez  09/22/06 @426

Wonderful details. Looking forward to the rest.

blackholes  09/22/06 @438

Awesome Work!! +10

deManuel  09/22/06 @505

Really great atmosphere and perfect technique. +10

deandude  09/22/06 @517

carlos: thank you very much vince: yep, you found him brett: thanks! umanth: wow, thank you very much baka: i'm glad T approves gary: thanks buddy blackholes: thank you demanuel: thanks for the feedback!

LobsterHead  09/22/06 @561

That's good, I love the tree. Makes me want to do some real drawing for a change with actual paper and pencil

beatrizmatar  09/22/06 @611

Wonderful work¡¡¡¡¡¡¡

cupcake  09/22/06 @614

This is my favorite from you. Excellent mood & work. +10

monjo  09/22/06 @672

Nice composition and execution Dean. Top notch work as usual. John

deandude  09/22/06 @689

lobster: awesome, i'm glad I motivated you bea: thank you! cupcake: really? thanks very much john: thanks buddy

theClairvoyant  09/22/06 @733

nice work on the depth you gave the distance with the tonal ranges woulda like to see similar lvls of detail on the traveler as u did on the tree tho. awesome work man.

MJrush  09/22/06 @772

I'm so jealous of your pencil work! just marrrrrrvelous!!

xovika  09/22/06 @846

when I saw it's thumbnail > ~Hooora! DEANKUHTA !! well done again

Gods-Mistake  09/22/06 @887

A book? Great! Just pictures or text too? Love the paper you used! And that sicko detail view totally blew my mind!

soheil  09/22/06 @895

beautiful work +10

Blisster  09/23/06 @045

So Dark and sad but i love it, some great pencil work

deandude  09/23/06 @066

brandt: thanks for the crit and feedback mjrush: thank you xovika: thank you very much! ben: yes a book Definately nine major illustrations plus a few other goodies (maps, characters, etc.). I have most of the story worked out in my head, but I'm not a very good writer...so we'll see about text soheil: thank you! blisster: thanks, this will be the least sad and dark of the nine...lol

lawrencededark  09/23/06 @270

Traditional piece like this really blow my mind. Really wonderful work. I love the composition and the great use of shading here. Gave you all the point they allow me to give.

PJClapp  09/23/06 @623

ZedoCaixao  09/23/06 @790

WHOOAAA! Excellent work!!! Very moody!! Great style! +10

loneorbit  09/23/06 @905

Creey mood cascades across hillside as tree looks upon person traveling along pathway. Clouds add a sense of depth to image while keeping enough light area behind tree to give more presence and draw in this piece. Grass could have gone further into distance as it does on left side of path. Roots of tree are well defined, but they don't merge into ground in a typical manner. They almost seem to hover, since there is more light area around it creating a sense of seperation between the ground and tree. Well done never the less.

eshine  09/24/06 @319

wicked drawing, that hermit guy has got me wanting to listen to zeppelin... Awesome detail on the tree! +10

deandude  09/25/06 @553

lawrence: thank you very much! matt: LMAO zedocaixao: thank you! loneorbit: thanks for the feedback and crits, always enjoy your input. eshine: I have to say, that's the coolest comment I've ever received

OPTICALDIVA88  09/25/06 @771

oooohhhhhh, this is great. love the sepiatone thing youve got going. i really love the tree, it has awesome detail, i also think the grass is very well done. i have only one crit, i wish i could see the mountains in the bg a little better , but thats just my taste, great work!!! 8/8 <3 melissa

moserArtist  09/25/06 @825

Excellent drawing! Who is the dude in you avitar btw? lol

Kaduflyer  09/25/06 @884

Oh yes...very classy looking piece...that colour adds so much depth!! No crits at all...I look forward to seeing the rest.

Carpet-Crawler  09/26/06 @084

Damn you are good making this pencil drawings. Your style is something I admire a lot and inspires me more than you might think. As for this particular piece, I really like the sense of depth you managed to produce, and the overall dark mood... the forms are so interesting and twisted that I can't stop looking at them... pretty misterius drawing. +10/10 PS: Thanks for spamming!

addicted2macs  09/26/06 @100

Man, I think back to your first pieces like the 'war wagon' and you've grown like a damn weed. This is a wonderful piece. There is such a powerful mood created by the atmosphere and the tree that the human elements (on the road and in the roots) are almost on the verge of being a distraction. You're almost developing a kind of 'Tim Burton' quality to your work... It's so distinct and dark, with little quirks and characteristics. This is great stuff and I look forward to the rest.

deandude  09/26/06 @118

optical: thank you for the feedback and crit moser: thats thunderleg from drunken master... kadugod: NO CRITS? WTF? marcelo: im really glad to hear that, thank you! brian: im telling you, this darn place has really helped me improve. All you ball busters have actually helped!!! (well, most of you)

Valera  09/26/06 @314

I really think you should post this piece in a writers forum of some sort… You just might inspire some one to write a new LOTR The atmosphere is great! I love the scary expression on the tree, and the little guy sitting beneath it. Excellent work… Can't wait to see the sequel

PeterGrave5  09/26/06 @545

oh god yes its the season for spooky art again isn't it....freaking sweet.... i love the skeleton in the tree, props for that...has a sort of gorey-esque sense of feel...old 40s illustration work at least.

alebrije  09/26/06 @667

It's a great Work! Love the shadows and lights. The tree is really scare, it has a lot of detail.

puimun  09/27/06 @099

Seems so simple but I love how atmospheric it is.

Rafsan  09/27/06 @300

Can't wait to see the next one. There's a very strange mood in this drawing, the tree end the sky looks evil, but the 'skeleton' looks like a good guy . I guess there going together further. Whatever the story, the illustration is great!

trenchmaker  09/27/06 @565

beautiful. I love the tree... he looks like: Groooarrrr. Man....O_____O +9/9

Cigaro  09/27/06 @644

good...looking forward to the rest of the series

Maddagone  09/27/06 @838

9/9 nice very nice depth and lighting paper and the frame cool picture maybe the shadow under the tree is to0 large ...maybe what is a mechanical pencil ??

lolita  09/28/06 @669

great work I love the mystical mood especially I admire the tree O_O well, please let me know when you can send me the original...hehe +10

deandude  09/28/06 @689

valera: glad you like it man, I'm not sure if I want text to go with these illustrations or even if I'm going to write it all myselft peter: thanks very much! alebrije: thanks for the feedback puimun: thank you! Rafsan: actually, the "skeleton" is a bad guy...kinda hard to tell i guess...use your imagination trench: thank you! cig: maddagone: thanks for the feedback lolita: im really glad you like it

marla  09/30/06 @054

great graphic

venomsblood  10/06/06 @557

You like surreal looks don't you .. Anyway.. The tree has some weird features.. That's a good thing mind you.. There are people like figures in the tree it also has a mouth and eyes.. .. Very creepy but marvelous Rae +10

Biter  10/08/06 @599

Good climate, nice drawing

Preilly  10/16/06 @310

WOW! Very dark and creepy. Reminds me a bit of "The Scream". Great stuff. PR

fabioc  10/17/06 @894

Lonely... and beautiful 9/9

Th0mas  10/18/06 @153

This reminds me of a book cover that scared the living crap out of me while I was way too young to be able to read. Other than that, your technique is immensely impressive and this image is just brilliantly executed. Great atmosphere. 9/9

Th0mas  10/19/06 @977

Hey, what is Pinocchio doing in there?

Squeaky  10/26/06 @919

It has so much depth and realism! I love it. +10

tomashalley  11/23/06 @626

I love the mystical mood! Perfect! 5/5

Odin  01/07/07 @336

This piece is 1337. you are awesome. +9

deandude  01/07/07 @675

thanks for the feedback everyone cheers, odin

Diane  01/16/07 @779

I really love it! Not as much as the other ones, but great mood and composition! +10

Almost-Human  05/13/08 @947

Love the detail and the guy at the base of the tree..