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I think off handedly watching 'Princess Mononoke' [link] started this sketch, gotta love Film4's picks! A highly imaginative very well animated Hayao Miyazaki, over thirty awards and counting, it's not my favourite of his creations, but it's indisputable how well he uses japanese myth to it's fullest potential.

Forest or tree spirits, have a very loose cultural form. In some parts of china they're dragons with antlers, in Japan they've been known to look like giant dogs which rise high above the tree tops, their feet creating lakes and rivers. Sometimes they're depicted as faceless children. In greek mythology they look like young women or very old men that can transform into animals or plants.

So here we have an english take! I even included fog. =p

On a more technical note I hate photoshop painting. I just can't do it! For two reasons, my lack of patience and my horribly slow computer, after it got to layer thirty the silly thing started dragging it's arse. Be kind, I hate backgrounds. D: <

This will probably be one of the last 'self indulgent' pieces of art I do. I have too many client projects that have suddenly sprung up on me, including a corporate design for a cake shop, a 3D animation of a conference walk through and flyers! D: So many apologies for those awaiting requests, I will get around to them eventually!

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