The only thing I am not happy with here is the tree foliage on the left. I need to find tutorials on this. I painted this with no plan in mind - I just worked from a face outwards. The flowers were inspired by the wild lupins in Orsa, where AnMal's parents live.

You made a wife for Groot. lol

Liking your style Erisian.

Nice one Erisian.

erisian: i love your imagination . you already know what i have to say about it, so i won't repeat any of it, but it's so much fun to see you play like this with images and i hope you always go on with it.

Okay....I opened the link and first was startled. I was not exspecting that at all.
After the initial shock I think this is very interesting. One thing I'd say is the face seems to overwhelm the picture, and the mouth is slanted.

I actually like the tree foliage. And the flowers are pretty too.

Nice!

Erisian - I like it, and wish I could paint. Still, how come I did not see any trees like that when I visited Sweden.

Thank you everybody.


The face is the main point of the picture together with the dark creepy forest behind him and the whimsical title of the painting. The tree originally had a lopsided grin for character but the grin got lost somewhere.


Well, somewhere deep in the heart of Dalarna.......

I really like this one--it reminds me a bit of "The Forest Has Eyes". I wouldn't say the face dominates the image, but this seems like more a matter of taste than anything else.

However, I do feel the foliage needs a bit more depth (the tree, left, in particular). It looks flat, perhaps because there aren't enough shadows.

Thank you merrak


I don't like the foliage at all and I need to find a good tutorial.