June 2019 - The Hanging Tree - WIPs

The Hanging Tree


Brief: Interpret the title into artworks of amazingeryness.

Deadline: Midnight on Sunday the 30th of June.

This is where you post your works in progress (WIPs), final entries should be posted over here: cgartnexus.com/index.php/forums/current-...g-tree-final-entries

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• All challenge entries must be your own work.
• You should post at least two WIP images that are clearly different from your final entry and each other.
• Your final entry should contain your image (inserted so it shows up full size) and at least two links to your WIP posts on the forum.
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• Feedback is allowed & encouraged together with the voting and in the WIP thread.
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• Each member may cast one vote.
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Spent a few (very few!) minutes on a quick scribble the other day. Seeing as I usually paint faces or figures (and no hands!) I thought it might be good to try and do one with no people at all in the image and to just imply the meaning with a bleak looking tree twisting up away from the viewer along with the odd ominous noose hanging back down. Then again I'm not good with trees. Not as bad as hands but...



I think that lowest branch should probably get the chop. I want to try and get some "realistic" texture to the bark before abandoning it. Or maybe I could forget about my initial goal and include some kind of creepy, Ent-like face. Or not.

I do like the atmospheric perspective (and mood) in the thumbnail. The bigger version is a bit too sketchy yet, though

This seems to be a Little hard...

I've started to Think of what to draw anyway. xD

a crowd you brave person you!

Nice theme, and good starts as well. Liking both

Hey, let's all try and paint lots and lots of fiddly bark!
What a great idea!
What could possibly be more fun? Apart from imminent painful death.
All those nooses feel like an invitation after this struggle.
( Is nooses really the plural of noose? Sounds funny. )




Yours looks great, segujo.
I really like the shadow on the ground. It leads you into the picture very well while also framing the scene.

One noose many niece.

Stiiiill drawing the trees.
Aaaaand the branches.
And more branches.
And don't forget the twigs!