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I thought I would try something different after seeing some on the web.
A scape that resembles a scene in nature.
Rock scape is the closest definition I could get.
Not sure if I have posted in the right section.

I have used a porcelain tile. Siliconed stones on and cemented.
Waiting for the concrete to cure.

My idea/vision being rocky islands with tree, ferns and moss.
I will put sand on silicone to soften the edges. Of the islands.

Happy for constructive critique.

Cheers
Rae

raewynk wrote:I thought I would try something different after seeing some on the web.
A scape that resembles a scene in nature.
Rock scape is the closest definition I could get.
Not sure if I have posted in the right section.

I have used a porcelain tile. Siliconed stones on and cemented.
Waiting for the concrete to cure.

My idea/vision being rocky islands with tree, ferns and moss.
I will put sand on silicone to soften the edges. Of the islands.

Happy for constructive critique.

Cheers
Rae

Hi Rae, You should have waited to glue them on and played around with them a bit more.
My view:
* Too symmetrical. Each side is almost a mirror image of the other.
* Rocks are too similar in size.
* Better if you start about 1/3 from one side with a large stone followed by a smaller right up against it then a slightly smaller one detached from the main group and a smaller one or two again as outlyers some distance from the group.
It is exactly the same process when you assemble bonsai groups. There must always be a focal point in the composition with smaller elements radiating off that. That is how nature arranges itself. You can see it in a group of islands off the coast of the mainland or in a galaxy. I'm not saying you will not find an arrangement like yours in nature but usually it would be a component of a larger scene and taken by itself it fails to convey what you are looking for.

There are endless variations but here is an example:

http://english.triptokorea.com/english/ ... sc&start=0

Here is a short video:

http://www.shutterstock.com/video/clip- ... 44734:0/gg

Thanks treeman. Just starting it glad I got your input. Easy to rectify.
See what else I can come up with.

A bonsai. Rock scape is never finished always a work in progress as we say.

Cheers
Rae

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