Andy--Jones  10/26/06 @146

gorgeous work! This is going to be a good series I can tell!

blackholes  10/26/06 @167

Another Awesome Work Dean!!+10

Wallace  10/26/06 @174

Awesome! youre getting masterful in creating depth and mood * awaits with true lack of patience for stage 3* + 10 edit: someone please give 'Mushroom Castle' the crucial 7 points for poor little Dean

Madanapale  10/26/06 @225

Wonderful work Dean! Love the tree!.....excellent drawing and mood!! Carlos

elf  10/26/06 @366

fairy tale ! I like its atmosphere +8

Kaduflyer  10/26/06 @382

Lovely work dude! Since it's become kinda traditional I have one very minor crit....The background tree trunks seem a little too sharp...the light coming through them would be more difuse, softening their outline somewhat. Everything else is perfect though...this is such a sweet illustration I feel kinda mean criticising it...but you know I can never resist busting your balls when I can!!...sorry!

Kaziu  10/26/06 @466

Awesome skills I still hope, that talent is only few % of whole art work, and one day I migth be close to this skill level.

Kaziu  10/26/06 @466

Awesome skills I still hope, that talent is only few % of whole art work, and one day I migth be close to this skill level.

Valera  10/26/06 @467

Finally! It took you to long! Well, well… let's see… I like stage 2 better then the first one, it has more depth to it. Great expression on the tree… so old and tired, looks like he's been there for ages. It looks like he is watching the butterfly on the mushroom, and it makes him remember something that happened many years ago (or maybe he's just jealous of it's youth ). everything else is also very nicely drawn. My only crit (and it was hard to find one) is the white area in the background. There should be more contrast between it and the grass (or whatever it is that the little guy walks there). I guess you wanted to create a some sort of "fade away" effect, but I don't think it works to well (but hey, what do I know ). I hope there will be a "stage 3". By the way... awesome work

lolita  10/26/06 @503

great work Dean. I think that is my favorite drawing of you. +10

deandude  10/26/06 @543

andy: cheers dude blackholes: thank you! vince: thanks mate, I wouldn't hold my breath for stage III...I have to go and write the story for stage I now... carlos: thank you! elf: thank you very much! dave: you and your effin tree crits....are you a forest ranger? kaziu: thank you for the feedback valera: lol this took me a month and I'm glad to be done with it...thanks for the crit loli: thank you!

Umanth  10/26/06 @544

Good choice of paper... gives a nice texture on it! No crits... great work !

mefisto  10/26/06 @576

wow what a nice drawing with a beautiful magic mood!!! the old tree is awsome! max points

bigkate  10/26/06 @613

Lots of wonderful depth! i really like the shapes of the negative and postive space the trees make in the background Lots of nice details in the tree in the foreground. Love how the tree's roots make him look like he has a killer beard Great value range as well! NOICE!

ZedoCaixao  10/26/06 @651

Excellent work, Dean. Great atmosphere! Nice details and framing.

sdavis75  10/26/06 @686

Wow, very impressive. Your techniques with respect to textures and creating a sense of depth are improving with each piece. Outstanding work! The face on the tree is killer. +10

monjo  10/26/06 @689

Another great piece Dean. Excellent work. John

PeterGrave5  10/26/06 @700

excellent work, nothing to crit, you know me i try to tear stuff apart, the rare max points given.

OPTICALDIVA88  10/26/06 @724

oh, wow, that tree is AWESOME!!!!!!! love the depth here as many have already said, its not very often where one can actually witness someone master their craft, as the months have gone by i have noticed you grow and grow, im really happy for you, this is beautiful work! 8/8 <3 melissa

Daykan  10/26/06 @773

great!!

IraMelanox  10/26/06 @787

darn.... when did i miss this ? i bet that tree thinks "if that butterfly sits on me... ARGH! "

bakatron  10/26/06 @793

dean this is so awesome, your balls should be made into a statue of gold and everyone should praise it three times a day. once before breakfast, once before lunch and once before dinner. im serious.

ARTOONATOR  10/26/06 @802

Nice! I like the soft touch the paper provides.

Squeaky  10/26/06 @918

Aw man you are way too cool. +10

puimun  10/27/06 @076

You get such dark tones with your shading. Another lovely piece.

ethegaurde  10/27/06 @103

Damn fine work there. I like the way you kept the foreground dark.

xovika  10/27/06 @367

you are wonderful man!

Kaduflyer  10/27/06 @467

I am in fact part Ent!!...unfortunatly it's not a useful part!!!

deManuel  10/27/06 @519

Great work like always.The atmosphere is really good. I like the composition and image depth. I love the tree. +10

deandude  10/27/06 @573

umanth: thanks buddy! mefisto: thank you! kate: zedo: thank you very much! steven: thank you for the feedback! john: thanks buddy peter: wow thanks man! optical: wow thank you very much for the kind words daykan: thanks! iramelanox: actually that tree is about to fling it's super long toungue out and gulp up that poor butterfly...*cough* baka: arne: thanks dude squeaky: I am? puimun: thank you, glad you like it ethegaurde: thanks dude xovika: kadugod: no sir, I would say that part is very useful.... demanuel: thank you for the feedback!

shadowgirl  10/28/06 @005

I really wish trees had visible faces. Texture with the paper works so well with your style of work. i hope this doesn't sound odd (I love drawing trees myself) but your rootwork is outstanding

ThruMyEyez  10/28/06 @653

Beautiful details as always. Love the tree face.

loneorbit  10/29/06 @020

Nice perspective from just behind the mushroom and butterfly as we look upon the person walking along path. Positive verses negitaive space are being taken care od quite well, most evident in space left beside tree near left side. Details are in general handled well, only concern is that grassy area just below path as it rounds bend could be slightly darker in order to hold position of path in alignment. Well done.

Cigaro  10/29/06 @627

the texture on that paper ads a bonus to it...good job Deanboy

alebrije  10/30/06 @766

WOOOW! Incredible tree! really it's AMAZING! +9/9

Dutch-Memory  10/31/06 @751

Beautiful work!! +10

seeThrou  11/03/06 @008

honestly I don't know why it took so long for you to be elite, your always a step ahead of the rest of us. this is going to be a great series!

Slither-Astray  11/06/06 @391

love the lights and the shadows in this pic. It all looks so magical

takren  11/06/06 @989

Coool! Perfect mood and shadows

cupcake  11/07/06 @716

Wonderful Dean. My 2nd favorite work . Top Mark

Carpet-Crawler  11/07/06 @808

IN CRE DI BLE. Your best work so far....yes, I say the same thing every new work you post, that's why it's incredible. The textures are amazing man, the mood of the enchanted forest, the lights, everything has some dark magic, and I love it!!!!! Keep them coming!

Rafsan  11/09/06 @791

Very beautiful, you've shown your skills again! I like the soft misty effect in the background. One thing that bothers me personally is the texture of the paper wich is to heavy to me... +8

deandude  11/09/06 @797

thanks everyone for the feedback rafsan: I used the less textured side of the paper for Stage I and the more textured for Stage II...I actually like the more textured, but thank you very much for the feedback

eshine  11/10/06 @217

Are those fireflies?? Lovely touch! I really can't crit on anything, this one is going in my favourites now...I DO like the textured paper a lot... As always the details rock, I especially like the trees in the background. I think I could look at this for hours I'm feeling enchanted...now, where's my flute...

venomsblood  11/11/06 @011

OOo nice.. Love the tree as usual.. The butterfly nice look. Well done! +10 Rae

curlyhair  11/12/06 @407

Wow! I didn't see the face from the first glance - it's amazing! I like the roots - they make great texture on the floor. I like the lights and perspective that stree the story in your drawing. The spell is in the air,indeed Beautiful

Gods-Mistake  11/15/06 @685

Kickass, man! Cant wait to see more!

astroboy  11/16/06 @341

nice

anastasia  11/16/06 @533

Very beautiful work! Very well done!

vanamont  11/16/06 @874

Amazing!

marla  11/18/06 @682

!!!

ronn  12/02/06 @070

wow, very creepy!!! +10 ronn

siffert  12/05/06 @516

Good work!

Th0mas  12/17/06 @446

This is masterful composition, I love the sense of depth and your classic Dean-esqe technique... and btw I can smell that drawing paper way over here. Awesome, top marks.

deandude  01/03/07 @150

thanks for the feedback everyone

Odin  01/07/07 @337

you have no freakin idea how much I love these. so mysterious + intricate. +9

Diane  01/16/07 @778

Excellent! This one must be my fav in the whole serie! Wonderful drawing! +10

CocoNoir  01/28/07 @646

Marvellous. Love the tree!

Saimain  01/29/07 @146

Love the tree roots and the random spots of light. ^__^ Very nice atmosphere.

MMB  01/30/07 @409

Great!

corsetti  02/03/07 @265

cant decide which piece i like best they all speak to me engage me i want to hear the rest of the story very intriguing the technique is fun looks old, loved and mastered what are you using? you need to right a book to go with these

deandude  02/03/07 @663

thank you very much dude! all of these drawings are done with a mechanical pencil on canson paper...there is a story behind all of this and I've begun to write it, but honestly, I'm very lazy about writing...

ToKra  03/06/07 @447

! I'm already a fan! All your drawings are awesome! I love fantasy scenes and your composition is amazing + they're all just plain cool

Lisbeth  04/29/07 @389

Excellent work !

Gavade  06/18/07 @112

That is great, love the bark and roots, your style lends itself to dark fairy tale imagery very well . . ..

letjenen  06/26/07 @943

impressive. you really do create a dark mood in your workd

Jacobine  03/14/08 @553

Great! Like this one best!

viktorius  03/16/08 @003

Beautiful details as always. Great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Onnep-ink  06/04/08 @374

Love to hear the story's behind these drawings, keep it coming.