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Also grouping trees together makes it easier to offset two equal sides. Visualizethe whole mass as one big tree or create just subtle differences between them.14
Nature does not often give us pleasing artistic shapes. It is a good idea to have a collectionof tree shapes in a library that would qualify to be artistic and know as abstract shapes. Anartist is to become a shape collector. Your sense of esthetics to determine an attractiveshape should be innate.What constitutes an abstract shape for a tree?1. Draw an imaginary line down the middle and compare both sides. Both sides should bedifferent.2. The shape should not end up looking visually symmetrical by being close to a circle oran oval.3. The contour line should have lost & found edges.4. There should be color variances within the shape.5. There should be indentations and protrusions to show the 3D effect.6. When grouped together all the negative spaces that form between them should bedifferent.goodpoor15
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Page 43 and 44: One easy way to avoid over renderin
Page 45 and 46: Notice how just by skipping a brush
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