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"The World Tree" by Sean C. Riley

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Proof at last! I do backgrounds! Of course, this one is ALL background. Well, I guess if you're gonna do something, go all the way, eh? Anyhow, this is an old idea, the concept of a world tree. It was an image that got stuck in my head a while back. The first one I did was pretty bad, but a few years later this one found its way onto paper.


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11 Feb 200345 Eddy
I love your entire gallery, apart from one picture, if i remember correctly, you keep the art of black and white being better. I've always preferred the b&w, a lot more detail, a lot more emotion.

The reason i posted on this pic though, instead of the hwole gallery, is because this pic especially calls to me, considering i've drawn something almost identical (save the dragon and the exact shape). Great minds think alike, no?
2 Apr 200345 Coyote
Awesome work, I have seen every picture in your gallery, and must say that you are a wonderful artist. I think this is my favorite picture though, as the thought of a giant tree with people living in and on it is simply amazing, to me. I also must say, you need to do more backgrounds, and that it does look like a giant bonsai tree. Stunning.
2 Jul 2003:-) Jeroen Admiraal
This is the same thing I wanted to draw. -_- Take a look at my gallery and you'll find something like this too! Anyway, Good Job! Expecially with the top, I had some diffictulies with that.
31 Oct 200345 Joel Beckum
Nice! I like how it's not just some hopped up regular tree like I've seen other people do. Not that their work is bad by any means, but this tree has character. It would be cool to see a closer view of the home of whatever lives in the World Tree. Again, nice work.
2 Nov 200345 HaploDaPaytan
awsome warcraft 3 world tree looks just like it. Man you got skill tones of skill!
24 Jan 2004:-) Trevor ´Moose´ Evans
Awesome work there! There is simply so much detail there it takes quite a while to see most of it. It reminds of the the BLS (Black Label Society for those non-Society Dwelling motherf*ckers out there) "Beneath the Tree".
17 Feb 200445 Beyonder
Curse you, Riley! Here I thought that my idea for setting a campaign in a huge friggin' tree was entirely original ... now you REALLY must pay. Still and all, I think I'll save the picture (with your permission) in hopes of some day actually running such a campaign. Oh, and as for the art itself, I can't say enough. It's beautiful work, and the fact that it looks real no matter at what distance one views it makes it FEEL real, too. Like mountains in the distance that grow and grow and take on more detail as you travel.

:-) Sean C. Riley replies: "Of course you have my permission. I'm pleased to hear that you had a similar idea. As a previous poster mentioned, "great minds think alike, no?" 2"
17 Feb 200645 Eva Nina
Wow. Now that's a fascinating old tree.. 12 Beautiful work.
7 Mar 2009:-) Stephanie ´Mara´ walter
Wow, this is awesome! I love it. Great detailing.
31 Oct 2009:-) Nelson Jibril Rodrigues
delicious job!
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'The World Tree':
 • Created by: :-) Sean C. Riley
 • Copyright: ©Sean C. Riley. All rights reserved!

 • Keywords: Background, Dragon, Graphite, Landscape, Mountain, Pencil, Scenery, Tree, World
 • Categories: Architecture, Houses, Castles, etc, Dragons, Drakes, Wyverns, etc, Dream Imagery, Landscape, Nature, Panoramic
 • Techniques: Pencil/Graphite Pen
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 • Resolution: 468x600

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