Tree Final and Development

After much tribulation and and work the images below are  my final trees with character. The reason for there being two versions is down to the fact that I changed my mind on my final design half way through and then changed it back again.

Originally I was going for the idea that a dying tree was stretching out into the sunlight and all of the parts of the tree in the light are blossoming, but the sections of the tree out of the light remain dead. I then changed this as time went on as I was struggling to create a good enough background for the concept. After a while I eventually created the landscape scene, with a more picturesque feeling. And then after that I decided to have another go at my original idea and eventually came out with a relatively good piece. I am happy with both of these and feel they are my best pieces to date.

Also included are some images throughout the development and painting of my final tree scenes.