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Miriel Enfield · 08-26-2008, 10:28 AM

Hello, SLU! Some of you people are familiar with forests, right? If so, you can help me.

See, I'm trying to make oak trees that look like they're from a forest. But I don't live around forests or oak trees, and not easy to find good reference photos.

So far, this is what I've got:

It's not done, so I know it doesn't look too great right now. I'm interested in two things, though:

1. The general shape. Ignore the overall scale and just focus on the proportions. Is too wide? Are the lowest branches too low? Should I lower the top a bit? That kind of thing. Remember, it's supposed to be surrounded by other trees, not standing on its own.

2. The size. Too big? It seems a bit too large, when zoomed out like that, but I want it to look okay from normal viewing angles, too.

Thanks!

08-26-2008, 10:28 AM	#1 (permalink)
Miriel Enfield Senior Member Behold, the power of flopsy ears. Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 2,495 My Mood: SLShopper Ads: 3	Trees! Hello, SLU! Some of you people are familiar with forests, right? If so, you can help me. See, I'm trying to make oak trees that look like they're from a forest. But I don't live around forests or oak trees, and not easy to find good reference photos. So far, this is what I've got: It's not done, so I know it doesn't look too great right now. I'm interested in two things, though: 1. The general shape. Ignore the overall scale and just focus on the proportions. Is too wide? Are the lowest branches too low? Should I lower the top a bit? That kind of thing. Remember, it's supposed to be surrounded by other trees, not standing on its own. 2. The size. Too big? It seems a bit too large, when zoomed out like that, but I want it to look okay from normal viewing angles, too. Thanks!