Olaaaaaaa People

Being very busy on my endproject for School I don`t do much modeling last couple of weeks. But... Just before that period I made a tree from twisted wire And coated it with ordinairy wall spackle. and gave it 2 Washes. It is by far finished but nontheless I wanted to show it to you guys. The type of tree is Litteraly translated from Dutch "Sad Willow" I think it`s called something like Weaping Willow but I`m not sure. STill have to add the hanging branches and leaves Thinking of making them out of my "Waterside Find"
Ok here are the pics. I will first add a blurry one with figure and without color to give you an idea of the height of the tree.:




As you can see it`s not a 100 year old tree It`s just a younger one from let`s say 10 maybe 20 years?? I made her to go in the dio I`m plannign with the DML Hanomag.

Hey Robert ! That looks good.
To add the long thin branches of a weeping willow , I suggest you use the seedy stems of grasses. I've seen it done before, and it looks great if you give it a bright green spray paint wash. Just make sure there are enough of them (there should be many dozens !)

wicked tree there. I agree the tall grass with seeds will make great willow branches. Cheers Kevin

Great tree Robert!

I tried the bent wire method myself and got good results on the first try. Instead of spakle I used plaster of paris. Either way looks good!

The trunk looks good in texture and size and shape.
I don't know if the weed/reed you found will give you the look you're after.
Check this site http://www.oplin.lib.oh.us/products/tree/fact%20pages/willow_weeping/willow_weeping.html
I think GF's on the right path, go for fine, thin leaves, that have the ability to droop.

a very, very nice tree! u should maybe make an article?

Ola Herr Blokker,
impressive work. extra congrats for doing that when also doing the end project

Ola People

Thanks for all the replies on this, feedback is great.
I will make a little stroll along the fields here No problem finding grasses here in Holland
:-) Maaan ain`t that a pun

Mirko (sensei)
This technique is already described here on Armorama by our very own General failure. you can find it Here

Thanks again guys for the feedback