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Published: 2005-10-13 23:14:02 +0000 UTC; Views: 1427; Favourites: 23; Downloads: 41
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Oh man so. I found this all inked up in an old sketchbook and had completely forgotten about it. I had meant to do three, dryads of my favorite trees (the others being ginko and bald cypress). But this was really the only good one, so I scanned it up and colored it in photoshop. I love tulip trees, they're so pretty. I have only seen them growing in the south.Are you ready for the SCIENCE? It is my favorite part.
Tulip trees are generally known as Yellow Poplars, but are related to neither tulips or poplars. They are in the Magnolia family, a group of relatively primitive angiosperms (flowering plants). Yeah I am done being a nerd.
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Fascinating! I love this interpretation of the dryads. I have never heard of this tree before! (I live in the north, though, so that must be why!) Cool design and nice coloring.
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oh god, tulip trees.
Every spring, my mom would curse and kick the one we had at out old house because it grew over our driveway and dropped those sticky buds all over the car. XD
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awesome anotomy and beautiful character design. I love the look on her face.
Nice work! definetly fav! ^__^
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i found this to be really weird since the last things we talked about in geology were those three trees... small world.
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aaah that is weird and kinda cool. In geology? Why those trees, I wonder?
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if i looked in my notes i could give you a better answer. well the ginkoba is the only one of it's kind i believe that hasnt gone extinct.. other than that i cant tell you anymore..
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