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Now for I go any further I want to make a couple statements. One architecture is not my strong point. Two trees are also not area I feel I do my best work in. Therefore combining buildings and trees into one subject really pushes the limits of my drawing skills, but pushing oneself is the only way you grow.
In the past I have posted several drawings and sketches related to landmarks I have seen in my Equestria dreamscape. http://www.furaffinity.net/view/8193660/ http://www.furaffinity.net/view/7012640/ Since the first place Petina and I stayed at upon arriving in Ponyville was the town library I decided to do a B/W study of it.
I have not gotten a clear story about the origin of the library yet. Even Twilight seems to be uncertain about the facts surrounding it. Some ponies say that the tree was grown specifically to become the library. Others say the tree was already there and simply adapted to the task. Sometime I should ask either Celestia or Granny Smith for their take on it.
One thing that is for certain is that the tree has some very strong earth magic connected to it. Although it is technically a deciduous tree it seems to keep most of its foliage year round. Even during the cold freeze that occur every year in the winter.
Another unusual aspect about the tree is that is a small spring directly under it that provides water for both the tree and the occupants of the library. Also an ingenious, or insane, pony figured out how to connect it to the town sewer and gas lines some time in the last decade or so.
Finally the tree seems to be bigger on the inside than its outside dimensions allow for. Also it must have some of the deepest roots around since the is a basement under the library and the tree seems to none the worse for it?
In the past I have posted several drawings and sketches related to landmarks I have seen in my Equestria dreamscape. http://www.furaffinity.net/view/8193660/ http://www.furaffinity.net/view/7012640/ Since the first place Petina and I stayed at upon arriving in Ponyville was the town library I decided to do a B/W study of it.
I have not gotten a clear story about the origin of the library yet. Even Twilight seems to be uncertain about the facts surrounding it. Some ponies say that the tree was grown specifically to become the library. Others say the tree was already there and simply adapted to the task. Sometime I should ask either Celestia or Granny Smith for their take on it.
One thing that is for certain is that the tree has some very strong earth magic connected to it. Although it is technically a deciduous tree it seems to keep most of its foliage year round. Even during the cold freeze that occur every year in the winter.
Another unusual aspect about the tree is that is a small spring directly under it that provides water for both the tree and the occupants of the library. Also an ingenious, or insane, pony figured out how to connect it to the town sewer and gas lines some time in the last decade or so.
Finally the tree seems to be bigger on the inside than its outside dimensions allow for. Also it must have some of the deepest roots around since the is a basement under the library and the tree seems to none the worse for it?
Category All / Scenery
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I know of several trees in my nearby forest here in the UK that have suffered hollowing. It was a dissease that affected oaks, causing all the old wood inside them to crumble. Might have been an insect even.
In any case, it wasn't the hollowing itself that killed the tree; the wood inside a tree is basically dead matter, providing only support for the thin active layer under the bark. But without that support the trees collapse under their own weight.
So if you could cure a hollowing tree of this blight and install a different support structure within it, then the tree could be both alive and hollow at the same time.
Also, if the dropping of leaves is directly related to ambient temperature, the fact the library is also an occupied building may produce enough internal heat to prevent it from loosing it's leaves, no magic required!
In any case, it wasn't the hollowing itself that killed the tree; the wood inside a tree is basically dead matter, providing only support for the thin active layer under the bark. But without that support the trees collapse under their own weight.
So if you could cure a hollowing tree of this blight and install a different support structure within it, then the tree could be both alive and hollow at the same time.
Also, if the dropping of leaves is directly related to ambient temperature, the fact the library is also an occupied building may produce enough internal heat to prevent it from loosing it's leaves, no magic required!
So only the outer shell of the tree is left alive after this hollowing out? Well guess so long as the bark on the outside doesn't get girdled I guess it could continue living. At that point it would be a matter of the tree being able to support to its remaining weight, and I guess you could build some internal supports to help with that to. Sorry if I'm mentally rambling.
Yep. In fact if you want to kill a tree, just cut an inch-wide strip all the way around the trunk. The live sap-transporting layer gets detroyed and nothing above that point can receive water & neutrients anymore. Also try buring the base of a tree which isn't meant to be underground, can cause the bark to rot and again destroy the sap-transport layer.
Makes me wonder of a background for the place. Started out as a sickly tree, someone put some preserved beams up inside it to hold it up. One day someone moves in as a shack. Over the centuries the tree grows, more and more refined supports are added, knot-holes from lost branches turned to windows, it evolves into a living revered structure, worthy of holding the knowledge it needs. And maybe just maybe being nudged to that purpose to better assist the Royal Sisters in whatever secret plans they have for Twilight.
Makes me wonder of a background for the place. Started out as a sickly tree, someone put some preserved beams up inside it to hold it up. One day someone moves in as a shack. Over the centuries the tree grows, more and more refined supports are added, knot-holes from lost branches turned to windows, it evolves into a living revered structure, worthy of holding the knowledge it needs. And maybe just maybe being nudged to that purpose to better assist the Royal Sisters in whatever secret plans they have for Twilight.
You're not the only one who noticed the TARDIS-like interior of the Library tree.
During your stay, did you manage to visit all the various windows and platforms? That alone would be an interesting experience.
I've seen trees near the bright lights of a billboard keep their leaves much later than others nearby. Maybe the earth magic does a lot of things -- including keeping the tree supported and resisting storms and rain? (And the occasional "bounce" from something nasty happening.)
During your stay, did you manage to visit all the various windows and platforms? That alone would be an interesting experience.
I've seen trees near the bright lights of a billboard keep their leaves much later than others nearby. Maybe the earth magic does a lot of things -- including keeping the tree supported and resisting storms and rain? (And the occasional "bounce" from something nasty happening.)
Coal gas. It is a very early system that only services a the most downtown parts of Ponyville. it is not really reliable but it is one of the new-fangled things that is popping up in all the big cities. Canterlot has it is in spots and I think the same company is trying it in Ponvyille. Rumor has it that one of the Mayor's relatives is involved with the project but it is only rumors.
Well, drawing a Muppet-like creature in a rock would be highly suggestive of Fraggle Rock, but a treehouse without a pony doesn't seem to be as much so -- mind you, if this is a picture of a particular tree house in the program, then your point is valid. I haven't seen the show so couldn't know.
Over on Derpibooru, someone commented on the Tolkien-like features in this drawing. Another poster replied that Lauren Faust acknowledged drawing on the LOtR movies for imagery (particularly Canterlot, which she stated drew inspiration from Minas Tirith).
I noticed that the windows seem similar to ones designed by artist/architect Roger Dean with some of them having leaf/vein/fan-like divisions.
I noticed that the windows seem similar to ones designed by artist/architect Roger Dean with some of them having leaf/vein/fan-like divisions.
I'll do that:
http://derpiboo.ru/201585
and add one better -- a link to everything labeled "artist:baron engel":
http://derpiboo.ru/tags/artist-colon-baron-engel
http://derpiboo.ru/201585
and add one better -- a link to everything labeled "artist:baron engel":
http://derpiboo.ru/tags/artist-colon-baron-engel
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