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"Tree of Women" by Lisa Coleman

SciFi/Fantasy Picture 54 out of 57 by Lisa Coleman. ←Previous - Next→

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SciFi and Fantasy Art Tree of Women by Lisa Coleman

Done for The Beltane Papers. I'm actually pretty proud of this one, though I wish I had given myself more time to make it, I think there's still a lot I could do to it. It's pencil on Illustration board and Photoshop, with a stock photo of a peach tree in there. The original drawing is about 22x36, which is huge for me. Scanning it was also an adventure, as it had to be at high res. But, the advantage of making a huge picture for a high res magazine is that the final image will be a third smaller (22 inches wide to less than 8), so you can scan it in at a third the needed resolution (100 instead of 300 dpi) and just resize without resampling. Just my random helpful tip of the day. February 2004

Date	Name	Comment
12 Mar 2004	Paul Robinson	Loading... This is much better than my tree of dryads that you commented on. Cant see any flaws to critique on (=() taps out a first comment jig does this guy
15 Mar 2004	Claudia Patatas	Loading... You are already with my thoughts concerning this image. Stunning and flawless. Impressive.
11 May 2004	Charli Ashley Nodge Reynolds	Loading... That is just so cool and detailed! It is also very symbolic, as if each woman in there is an earth mother, returning their souls to nature and embracing their roots in the natural, pure earth energies.
22 May 2004	Levi	Loading... By the way, I flrgot to mention this: I really love the woman to the far right in the root system. She looks very real; very human.
22 May 2004	Levi	Loading... Hi. It's Ze'ah. I decided to change my name to one more fitting to what I do here. Zerah (which is what Ze'ah is short for) means "brightness". Levi means "(he) who listens." In regards to the work in question: You have an amazing undersanding of the human form. At first I didn't really like your layering with the peach tree, but I ike it now. It just looks a bit..unnatral(?)...for the theme.
25 Jun 2004	Melissa	Loading... Amazing! I had a similar idea but am not talented enough to draw it. I think that is why this picture feels personal to me. It's quite special- keep up the good work. I love the "roots"
14 Jun 2005	Jasmin Islam	Loading... That's interesting. I've seen another picture today, similar to this one - it was a tree made of many figures merged together. Only that tree was a tree of despair. It's cool to see these ideas, essentially the same in form, but meaning such different things.
31 Dec 2006	Alicia Baldwin	Loading... I just wanted to tell you that I absolutely LOVE this drawing. It's the best drawing I believe I've ever seen in my live. It reminds me of sexual freedom and liberation. God, I love it. Alicia

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'Tree of Women':

• Created by:

Lisa Coleman
• Copyright: ©Lisa Coleman. All rights reserved!

• Keywords: Earthy, Leafy, Peaches, Pregnant, Tree, Women
• Categories: Angels, Religious, Spiritual, Holy, Body Study, Woman, Women, Book Illustration
• Techniques: Pencil/Graphite Pen, Computer Program
• Inspirations: Other Author
• Submitted: 2004-02-15 22:04:15
• Views: 789
• Resolution: 395x576