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Published: 2007-10-25 06:23:39 +0000 UTC; Views: 53808; Favourites: 2123; Downloads: 0
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Description "An Urban legend states, that if you shudder for no reason at all, then someone has just walked over the spot where you'll eventually be buried"...Pretty creepy huh?

Anyway, This is my submission for the =TreesClub Halloween contest where you had to produce a Halloween-themed deviation that involved the tree being the main focus. Nearly all the entries were photography so I though and hope this would stand out from the crowd, and the idea expressed is pretty self explanatory.

To be Honest, Halloween isn’t a big deal in Australia, last year our house got no trick-or-treaters, and the year before that, only 2. Even I wasn’t allowed to do it as a kid unless my mother came with me and my younger brother, even then, we’d only visit half a neighbourhood…at 5pm which is still daylight at this time of the year ( Southern hemisphere means Halloween is in Spring ) So having little Halloween experience means I never cared enough about it to make one for last year, and if it weren’t for this contest, I may not have done this either but it sparked this image in my head which I just HAD to do…Yeah, it may not look scary like a Macabre and Horror deviation should, but when am I going to get to use this category for my gallery. Hope you enjoy it mwah ha ha ha ha ( walks off into creepy mist to work on the next deviation )

WooHoo!...This is my first deviation to earn more than 100 faves in its first 24 hours...ThankYou all so much !

WooHoo again, This came first place in the clubs first contest !

To avoid something really scary, I bid you do not rip my art. It'll save us all a lot of time and its just wrong
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Comments: 416

catmaster173 [2018-02-10 13:37:31 +0000 UTC]

Good

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SkarabX [2017-09-17 09:38:54 +0000 UTC]

Magnificent. Not much more I can say!

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Btrobinsonwrite [2016-10-03 14:57:01 +0000 UTC]

Ok thanks! 

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Btrobinsonwrite [2016-10-02 22:50:14 +0000 UTC]

I really like this. Would you be able to help me draw a book cover for my e-book? I wanted something similar to this but, the branches would be snakes instead.

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Chromattix In reply to Btrobinsonwrite [2016-10-03 14:04:44 +0000 UTC]

Glad you like my work. I'm having a hard time finding any room for more commissioned pieces at the moment though

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carmenquinones [2016-09-22 20:10:25 +0000 UTC]

I love this piece.

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joshuatree1967 [2015-12-01 11:02:17 +0000 UTC]

A Halloween Spectacular piece of art.

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bhudicae [2015-10-31 14:53:24 +0000 UTC]

I think it looks great!! I hope you win
annnnnd.....I just noticed the date...make that, I hope you WON! lol

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Chromattix In reply to bhudicae [2015-11-01 08:17:56 +0000 UTC]

I think I came second place... if I even remember that is

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inkdoodler [2015-04-22 20:02:15 +0000 UTC]

It's simple, but it calls to me somehow.

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DecemberSapphire9 [2014-10-30 02:25:28 +0000 UTC]

Ooooo....Halloweeny. I really like the harvest moon! 

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evillramen [2014-06-03 17:54:37 +0000 UTC]

this is so damn amasing!

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Skull-Of-Death [2013-12-01 00:07:58 +0000 UTC]

now this is just frighteningly awesome, even death would be pleased with this

also about that second sentence, I hear you buddy, I am the only one in my family who believes in Halloween, the only thing I do on Halloween which is barely even close to it is sitting in my room with my skull ornaments while its dark, watching the full moon rise and seeing the mist of Death on the horizon(I call it as I see it...)

Just to simplify it, I don't get much out of Halloween either.

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Chromattix In reply to Skull-Of-Death [2013-12-01 00:31:11 +0000 UTC]

Halloween is almost non-existent here Every year it tries to get going, the stores sell Halloween decorations and everything (often right next to Christmas decorations, because nothing says "scary" like a smiling plastic snowman ) but it always fails. Guess it's really more of an American thing

Glad you liked this though

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Aquilla-Whingate [2013-10-05 10:39:08 +0000 UTC]

Amazing imagery, I am actually more curious in how you made this look so real besides practice, but those are technicalities. I like this what to me is like a base for the Halloween Tree concept art, (look up the Ray Bradbury story by that name, or animated movie whichever). It is still a compelling image, and the fact it has got you so many views, faves, watches, first place, and fame, all great for you well done art.

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Chromattix In reply to Aquilla-Whingate [2013-10-05 12:47:23 +0000 UTC]

I suppose some parts look sorta realistic. Though these days I could do it much better. But I still like this one, much more than many of the other works I did from that time Glad you liked it too

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Aquilla-Whingate In reply to Chromattix [2015-11-01 09:28:29 +0000 UTC]

 Even all these years later this image was made, still relevant to the season. An still looks by the Halloween Tree,  only thing missing would be the ornaments and by ornaments I mean pumpkin head which represent the souls of those passed on. An quite welcome

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SteamHead1880 [2013-06-12 04:47:01 +0000 UTC]

Best tree ever!!!! By the way, that legend. I hope its true, because I hope it happens to me some day!

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Chromattix In reply to SteamHead1880 [2013-06-12 04:52:22 +0000 UTC]

Oh yeah, with this being such an old submission I forgot all about that thing I mentioned. Now I'll be reminded of it again next time it happens

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thevizir [2013-02-27 03:19:58 +0000 UTC]

Wonderful Halloween-y piece here, priteeboy! The job you did on the moon is absolutely stellar - it seriously looks like you painstakingly re-created a photograph!

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Chromattix In reply to thevizir [2013-02-27 11:19:46 +0000 UTC]

Yeah I remember quite a lot of time went into moon. Still not as much as that damn tree though

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Anibill [2013-02-06 18:51:32 +0000 UTC]

Chk this link too for some jawdrapping imagery . The tricks are hidden..find it out at[link]

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AnfisaS [2012-10-15 09:12:09 +0000 UTC]

Featured...[link]

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butterflowerfly [2012-10-07 12:34:22 +0000 UTC]

Creapy but beautiful work!

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gemini6106 [2012-09-10 20:39:52 +0000 UTC]

Love this... it's very hypnotizing

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shinywen [2012-08-31 03:01:36 +0000 UTC]

Oof, I am so sorry you're having problems with theft. Wanted to let you know I shared this piece on my Tumblr: [link]
I left the DA-generated credit and link on the post, but if you'd like me to credit differently or remove the post entirely just let me know.

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Chromattix In reply to shinywen [2012-08-31 07:21:21 +0000 UTC]

Hmm, isn't tumblr like dA where you need to upload your own pictures Or is it like Facebook and people just post and share stuff they like

I suppose that's OK. I've lightened up to blog posts which I suppose are harmless when credit is given to me as the artist

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shinywen In reply to Chromattix [2012-08-31 10:05:07 +0000 UTC]

Just a postscipt-- DA actually includes Tumblr in its sharing buttons, to make posting to Tumblr easy. I *think* artists can control which sharing buttons appear on their DA pieces, and as of now it looks like you have all the buttons displaying. Although the share buttons create posts that include credit and linkbacks, if you're uncomfortable with your work being on any of the social networking sites (especially if you're having theft problems), you could check into disabling some of those options.

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Chromattix In reply to shinywen [2012-08-31 14:53:58 +0000 UTC]

I forgot all about those. I guess I don't mind stuff like that

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shinywen In reply to Chromattix [2012-08-31 10:01:02 +0000 UTC]

It's just a show-and-tell sharing site, definitely not for artists' own work. My hope is it will bring you some recognition (a few "likes" have appeared already!), but if you change your mind it's totally okay.

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Demon-Child-2 [2012-08-15 04:50:35 +0000 UTC]

Hey! Love your works, they're amazing, but you should do a google image search on your pictures and see all the places they've been coming up or being uploaded to

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Chromattix In reply to Demon-Child-2 [2012-08-15 05:26:57 +0000 UTC]

Oh I'm too scared to search for my own name or artwork on Google anything bad enough is bound to be relayed back to me by someone eventually anyway But I hope it's mostly good stuff. Many people have featured my art on their blogs or magazines

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Demon-Child-2 In reply to Chromattix [2012-08-15 06:12:01 +0000 UTC]

Yeah some of its really cool, lol this one person on DA found your tree on a wallpaper website and downloaded it to her comp from there and uploaded it to DA. It wasn't even big enough to see the watermark

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EllzDeathDefying [2012-04-11 16:43:05 +0000 UTC]

Absolutely breathtaking.

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yaahaa [2012-03-06 03:47:19 +0000 UTC]

I'm glad I found this

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Chromattix In reply to yaahaa [2012-03-06 09:30:44 +0000 UTC]

I'm glad you liked it

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MrTony1978 [2012-02-02 01:35:32 +0000 UTC]

This really sums up the horror, the mystery, the mayhem and the good times that Halloween brings, nicely done!!

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Chromattix In reply to MrTony1978 [2012-02-02 02:44:25 +0000 UTC]

Glad it does, it's still one of my most memorable pieces I think, and my first Halloween one Thanks for faving!

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enigmaticlady13 [2011-11-23 23:43:32 +0000 UTC]

I really love

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DeviantMemphian6742 [2011-10-31 21:26:52 +0000 UTC]

Would it be alright if I used this as a wallpaper on my Computer?

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Chromattix In reply to DeviantMemphian6742 [2011-11-02 04:08:11 +0000 UTC]

Wallpaper's are fine...It might suffer some stretching though.

Of course, this one was stolen from me by all sorts of wallpaper sites, might as well make some use of that and see if there's a better version anywhere else ...not that I would support it

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DeviantMemphian6742 In reply to Chromattix [2011-11-02 04:09:58 +0000 UTC]

Aw, people have stolen it from you without asking? That's wrong.

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TarmaHartley [2011-10-28 17:04:49 +0000 UTC]

Beautifully creepy and scenic! I love this!

AWESOME WORK & EXQUISITELY DONE!!!! Beautiful use of colours!

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Chromattix In reply to TarmaHartley [2011-10-28 23:14:42 +0000 UTC]

Glad you liked it. And the colour choice for my first Halloween pic came easy too, black and orange is a classic

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TarmaHartley In reply to Chromattix [2011-10-31 15:59:04 +0000 UTC]

I did!

Definitely!

Happy Halloween!

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rikkib [2011-10-16 16:58:48 +0000 UTC]

This pic is fantastic! I'm not a big halloween person either, but this kinda sets the scene haha

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Chromattix In reply to rikkib [2011-10-17 00:50:48 +0000 UTC]

Glad you liked it anyway then

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justindrewluv97 [2011-10-16 02:32:58 +0000 UTC]

Georgeous! It's soo creepy, in a good way!

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Chromattix In reply to justindrewluv97 [2011-10-16 03:09:06 +0000 UTC]

That's good, it's how I wanted it to feel. Creepy, but not scary

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SaitouuRyuuji [2011-09-25 02:05:18 +0000 UTC]

Wow this is awesome, after seeing your work of art this made me want to draw something Halloweenish. This looks amazing.

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