Do You Use Virtual Designs?

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Do You Use Virtual Designs?

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Hi all,

I worked on a tree today. As I seem to do with most trees, I made a virt. I find it assists me in working out branch placement and the future of the tree. It then gives me a design to work towards in the future (although it often still changes).

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As you can see the virt changed the front Jin, extended the lower branches and set the overall final shape for the tree.

Simple question, does anyone else use a virtual design when working out a trees future?? Or have you got another way or working it out? Unfortunately I can't sketch like some so I need to design it on my phone.

If anyone wants to test there own skills with the attached photo (or even a different tree), feel free to have a tinker and post their design on this thread as a bit of fun.

Cheers,
Pearcy.

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A real Picasso there Mike, and I'm liking it.

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Hahaha good one


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G-day Pearcy
Mate I still like the old pencil & paper.
Kids today call it dinosaur tech. :lost:
I'll cop to being a little old school but that's it.
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robb63 wrote:G-day Pearcy
Mate I still like the old pencil & paper.
Kids today call it dinosaur tech. :lost:
I'll cop to being a little old school but that's it.
:beer:
Robbo I've tried mate, I just can't seem to get it right haha.

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Re: Do You Use Virtual Designs?

Post by Tambrand »

I am a Fine Artist, trained in Florence, Italy.

Since I work from seeds, cuttings and seedlings, I evolved a similar technique to
how I work on an imaginative image.

From a small cutting since 1980 or so - three leaves in the beginning.

It helps a great deal if I am familiar with the shrub or tree type.
Images below.
Laters.
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