SF&F Picture 32 out of 66 by Socar Myles.

SciFi and Fantasy Art: The Tree of Knowledge

This was commissioned as a preliminary sketch for a tattoo design. Originally, the guy wanted me to design his tattoo outright, but I told him I don't know enough about tattooing to be sure of my ability to draw something practical, and he agreed to just get the idea off me, and have an actual tattoo artist adapt it for his purposes. The concept was 'a tree which is normal at the top, but turning into technological stuff at the bottom'. The tattoo is going up the guy's spine, so it also had to be of suitable proportions and composition to fit there.

Anyhow. The original drawing is about 18' long, so a bunch 'o' detail is totally missing. I'm including a link to a larger version, so that anyone who wants a good look can get one.

Also, the title shouldn't be taken to imply anything religious. I'm not Christian. This is a DIFFERENT tree of knowledge, and it's OK to eat fruit off it.

Detail A: Click!

(This detail is RIGHT on the scanline, unfortunately. Distortion & blurring isn't part of the original. Sorry!)

Detail B: Click!

Big ol' version: Detail A: Click!

Part of a tour:

The word of world is forest


	Categories: [Faery, Fay, Faeries] [Mythical Creatures & Assorted Monsters] [Book Illustration] Techniques: [Black Ink] [Coloured Ink]

Date	Name	Comment
19 Aug 2005	Brenna Ceron	Loading... The detail and texture of the bark and branches is exquisite. I love it. By the by, am I imagining it or does the upper half of the tree seem to resemble the human figure? Is that purposeful? Well if it isn't it's an incredible accident! I think this is an awesome drawing.
19 Aug 2005	Fiona m. campbell	Loading... Love it, love it, eveything a tree should be.
20 Aug 2005	Paul Baxter	Loading... Thank you for linking to that larger version! So much detail just went right by me in this smaller version. The blending of the natural and the man-made is wonderful, and the details are just astounding. And it's all in pen... I'm so jealous of your abilities, which is a tremendous compliment, of course.
1 Dec 2007	Lucia	Loading... WOW!
7 Jul 2008	Allyson Curry	Loading... I think this is absolutely amazing... Your detail is mind-blowing and I just love how well the picture flows from top to bottom. Its really impressive!

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