Tree Illustrations

all images, c. Kevin SproulsA few years back, I created a series of Tree Illustrations. The images were allegorical and meant to convey the corporate principles and aspirations of my client. It was a challenging project. I began by making sketches, taking direction from the Art Director on the assignment. Here's one of those:My sketch work is always done with bic pen, medium point, in black ink. I consider it a fine tool. Here is the resulting finished work...As you can see, the detail level was quite high with these. Another sketch:The sketches were important. I had to know if the image was working before committing to the many hours of work on each piece (There are five illustrations in all)...Of course, I really enjoyed getting into the fine-detail of these drawings. Each image measures around 9.5 x 12.5" -- pretty large for a pen-and-ink drawing. The remaining illustrations appear below...