Old Man Willow - Hildebrandt brothers Tolkien second calendar, my stories about illustrators:)
The next illustration in the second Tolkien calendar by Hildebrandt brothers is Old Man Willow:
This one is defitinely one of my favorite. I love to depict trees myself, in different styles, different visions. It's like making magic. The trees with faces are a separate passion of mine. In this post we don't have any references, for trees there's no need in them, so... Just my impressions:)
As a child I loved this character really a lot. I perceived him like a forest owner, like a guardian. And I still use this representation in my own art:
Thank you for watching:)
Love, Inber
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Old Man Willow!!!
Magic
Thanks for sharing
You're most welcome:)
Nice post!
Thanks:)
I read Tolkien I upvote
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It brings back memories. Let's see. The apple trees in Wizard of Oz. A hollow tree in Zelda. Oh, the great Deku tree. Climbing trees as a kid. A fort me and my brother made around an apple tree out of tires.