Ledanta Virtual Competition - January 2010

[Leigh Taafe]

Here is January's one! A Chinese Elm.

Elm1.jpg

Elm2.jpg

Elm3.jpg

Elm4.jpg

[Bretts]

Thats a ripper Leigh. I just got my Photo software working so this will be some great practice

[Jamie]

and for this beautiful elm, a virtual to go with it, winter silhouette and in leaf

elm virt jan.jpg

elm virt jan in leaf.jpg

personally i am more partial to the out of leaf version, i think it gives the tree a more rugged feel, plus i love the look of a tree out of leaf in winter, its just got something about it that i truely love
plus i just think that a elm out of leaf with fine structure looks absolutely awesome

jamie

[Jamie]

wasnt happy with the pot to tree line. here they are again, better happy now. cant edit my last post of the trees!

elm virt jan in leaf.jpg

elm virt jan.jpg

jamie

[aaron_tas]

i chose pic 3 for the dominant veins that run up from the nebari.

jan10_edited-1.jpg

[Asus101]

I still want to buy this tree.

[sreeve]

Asus, then I reckon you should get a wriggle on and buy it before someone else does...

Aaron & Jamie
How do you guys do those virtuals without leaves. Is it as obvious as blanking out the leaves and then drawing in twigs in their place - or is there a smarter way of doing it?

Regards
Steve

[Jamie]

Asus, then I reckon you should get a wriggle on and buy it before someone else does...

Aaron & Jamie
How do you guys do those virtuals without leaves. Is it as obvious as blanking out the leaves and then drawing in twigs in their place - or is there a smarter way of doing it?

Regards
Steve

theres a smarter way of doing it it took me a while to figure it out too.

and i knew you would give me a run for me money again aaza!!

jamie

[sreeve]

Well c'mon Jamie what's the secret?

Regards
steve

[Jamie]

Well c'mon Jamie what's the secret?

Regards
steve

if i told you i would have to hunt you down

[Petra]

Yea, tell us all . Theres no secrets here at ABC. After all this is a learning curve for us all. (isnt it)

[Asus101]

Asus, then I reckon you should get a wriggle on and buy it before someone else does...

Why do you think its posted on here... Although for 3 grand its a great tree.

[aaron_tas]

and i knew you would give me a run for me money again aaza!!

ill take that as a compliment, thanks jamie

... so you gonna do another i reckon you've just g'd me up to do another...

Aaron & Jamie
How do you guys do those virtuals without leaves. Is it as obvious as blanking out the leaves and then drawing in twigs in their place - or is there a smarter way of doing it?

well... if you don't tell jamie i told you...

it is as obvoius as blanking out the leaves and then drawing the twigs in place, it's just how you draw them in, with what means and your program that may be different.

[Leigh Taafe]

3 Grand? Where did you get that figure from? Holy crap - no one would buy it for that price!

[Asus101]

3 Grand? Where did you get that figure from? Holy crap - no one would buy it for that price!

It sounded good at the time.
You try rational thinking when 90% of your brain liquid has been sweat out your arse crack on a 51*c day.... Besides, honestly, its decent stock, one of the best bits of stock I have seen for a while coming from Aus growing fields.