AusBonsai

Hey guys got this pine 12 months ago shortly after it being dug up. I've let it recover since then and am going to do its first styling this summer. I was thinking of wiring the front branch down to compensate for no lower branches but leaving the back branch roughly where it is and just wire it for some movement. What are your thoughts for styling it? Thanks.

If it was mine, I would use third picture as my front, pull left handside branch down following a bit of the trunk line movement. Then going up on right handside I would use that as my back branch from the look of the angle of the photo it looks like you will get away with the T bar not showing. Then use last branch as existing top. as you know like all art its in the eye of the beholder. I'm sure other people will have other ideas.
What are you planning as the front?
Cheers
Kirky

Hey Kirky thanks for the idea. I was thinking the 3rd photo for the front aswell. Thanks, Josh

I like what Kirky said.
I thought the third photo would make a good front.

I would suggest thinking about carving the trunk chop cut first to help make the proportions of the finished tree clearer.

It is great material, especially after surviving being dug up

Third photo certainly. I'm just being picky, but there are three branches coming from the same spot, about the same width - the left and right branches choose themselves, but please consider growing the middle branch out very long and fast to thicken it, and cut it back to a low branchlet later - it won't look like a real trunk unless you consciously choose to thicken it.

Just my 2c. Nice trunk to work with.

Gavin