One of my earliest forays into mountaintop locations.
Thoughts of terraforming sparked this one. It was influenced by playing Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri. You'll also notice the similarity to the Library MkII in the Gallery, which was developed at the same time.
The original sketch for the house on the Hill. I drew this one sitting in the Blue Heron Restaurant in Tofino, BC, after returning from Meares Island. It incorporates my twin fascinations of boardwalks and bizarre funguslike tendrils. This image formed the basis for a 3D exploration of the same subject which you can see here.
I've wanted to make a 3D version of this one for some time, but so far all attempts have fallen flat. This is mostly because the tree itself is an impossible shape, and the structure has near-zero internal volume. That, and trees are very hard to do convincingly.
More development of the Library idea. This version of the Grand Hall lacks the central column which was in earlier versions.
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