Some tree surgery!
After the first attempt at tree making using Gordon Gravett's methods I wasn't happy at all with the efforts. Some had the 'broccoli tree' look whilst others looked too dense or with too much 'space' and with the wrong colour foliage! Using the Woodlands 'foliage' just doesn't cut it, at least until I can master a better technique in using it. The Monterey pine has been sidelined with it's dark Woodlands foliage, as it all looks too flat.
The ones illustrated here have all had their original foliage stripped off and replaced with teased out postiche (theatrical hair) with Green Scene scatters added.
When I was at a Netherlands show recently, I was advised by Mr 'Anita Decor' that when using postiche and you think that it's finely teased out, do it some more until it's almost falling apart and then you've got it right.
The same armature with adjustments and the foliage re-done using Anita Decor brown postiche and Green Scene 102 scatter. Still not quite light enough!
The pine needs a different style of foliage. The left hand one has had the Woodlands 'foliage' changed for Green Scene postiche and their scatter.(below)
Before and after. The postiche still needs to be more teased out.
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