Vitual Bonsai
- Psymo
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Vitual Bonsai
I'm drunk right know and i had this idea, so i googled it to see if anyone had done it and guess what? here it is...
http://frankforce.com/?page_id=1030
kewl ah?
http://frankforce.com/?page_id=1030
kewl ah?
- Psymo
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Re: Vitual Bonsai
It's fun, but with more reserch and development it would be much better, oh yeah and money.
Here's some pics of what i made, i gotta say it will never beat the real thing but it is good a idea to help promote bonsai culture and as a tool for a novice to understand tree species/style.
Alot of potential.
Here's some pics of what i made, i gotta say it will never beat the real thing but it is good a idea to help promote bonsai culture and as a tool for a novice to understand tree species/style.
Alot of potential.
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Re: Vitual Bonsai
I downloaded this a few days ago but it wouldn't run after I installed it (Windows Vista) 

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Re: Vitual Bonsai
My brain hurts
I keeped that program running last night...
oh well the suns out i better mow the lawns before it rains

I keeped that program running last night...
oh well the suns out i better mow the lawns before it rains
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- Japh
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Re: Vitual Bonsai
Well, I thought I had the latest version, but clearly I didn't! Thanks for that, it works nowChris wrote:download direct x the latest version and it will work

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- Psymo
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Re: Vitual Bonsai
Hey Japh, did you give it a go?
I thight i got sick of it last night but i've found myself gravitating back to it. This is my lastest effort.
Clip'n'grow
I thight i got sick of it last night but i've found myself gravitating back to it. This is my lastest effort.
Clip'n'grow

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Re: Vitual Bonsai
Yeah, I gave it a go... haven't gotten anything good out of it yet though... a few more tries tomorrow perhaps 

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- Jamie
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Re: Vitual Bonsai
i got this program last night spent hours on it. damn hard to get ramification on it hey
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I had tried this before and it did not work. The upgrade made it work and I spent a fair time with it and was very impressed. I found that after clipping back hard you could hit fast forward again for a bit. This made the years creep forward pretty quick(you can hit 100 years in a couple of hours pretty easy. But I found that the tree obviously needed a root prune that they weren't getting as the pot kept getting bigger making the tree look smaller
You need to get your tree right at about 50 years old for it to stay in proportion.
This is only the prototype with some adjustments like root pruning wiring it would be a ripper. I am not sure that is on the list of improvements though. You can grow a branch very heavy to bend it down.
Bonsai Talk had the "Pipe Cleaner" bonsai comp I can imagine it would be fun to do a Go Bonsai competition.

You need to get your tree right at about 50 years old for it to stay in proportion.
This is only the prototype with some adjustments like root pruning wiring it would be a ripper. I am not sure that is on the list of improvements though. You can grow a branch very heavy to bend it down.
Bonsai Talk had the "Pipe Cleaner" bonsai comp I can imagine it would be fun to do a Go Bonsai competition.
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Re: Vitual Bonsai
bretts thats a great idea. i have been toying with this for about an hour or so and this is what i have come up with its 37 years old. trying to refine it with detail is hard, i find that to let it grow and "topiarise" it sort of it comes out well, not sure how to fix reverse taper and as i have a laptop with no moujse i cant do major branch prunes so any way here it is.
i rekon we go with the "go bonsai" competition for one of those penny davis pots... (wishful thinking i reckon) lol
still playing with this one by the way
i rekon we go with the "go bonsai" competition for one of those penny davis pots... (wishful thinking i reckon) lol

still playing with this one by the way
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SHOHIN YAKUZA!!!
taking the top half of trees of since 2005! 
and growing trees for the future generations! 50+ year plans


and growing trees for the future generations! 50+ year plans

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Re: Vitual Bonsai
how do you post the pic of your tree? and I wish we could carve... 

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- Jamie
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Re: Vitual Bonsai
the pictures are in the actual program file, snap shots folder
and carve would be awesome!!!

SHOHIN YAKUZA!!!
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and growing trees for the future generations! 50+ year plans


and growing trees for the future generations! 50+ year plans

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Re: Vitual Bonsai
mate after 50 odd years it slows down hey!
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SHOHIN YAKUZA!!!
taking the top half of trees of since 2005! 
and growing trees for the future generations! 50+ year plans


and growing trees for the future generations! 50+ year plans
