"Giant" Tree Trunks

[Jagannath]

Hullo all,

I think I've finally settled on a Symbaroum/Norse/A bit Tolkien project for my next project and would like to make some ruins in an ancient forest. What I want though, is giant trees - represented on the table by thick trunks (thinker than a loo roll I reckon) that stop well before reaching foliage.

Does anyone make such a thing?

This is the effect I'm after



Cheers,

R

[Silent Invader]

This thread might help 

http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=86302.0

[Jagannath]

This thread might help 

http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=86302.0

Indeed it was, because it linked to this incredible thread:

http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=41545.0

The first tutorials, the charm - though I'll me making redwoods.

Cheers

[Silent Invader]

Great 

[Gangleri]

Thanks for those links.  Very helpful indeed.

What I want though, is giant trees - represented on the table by thick trunks (thinker than a loo roll I reckon) that stop well before reaching foliage.

I'm doing something quite similar for a Mirkwood board - just trunks, no foliage.  You might consider using wooden dowels of varying diameter.  One can imitate bark texture through a forceful going-over with a steel brush or a serrated blade.  Varying the pattern and depth of the gouges yields different types of bark.  You can soak the thinner dowels in water for a day or two and then "unstraighten" them to add variety.  I'm just starting to use this technique and can't guarantee the results yet, but it seems to be shaping up fairly well.

[nic-e]

Might I suggest actual bits of stick and branch, cut to uniform length and based up?

[Rhoderic]

One can imitate bark texture through a forceful going-over with a steel brush or a serrated blade.  Varying the pattern and depth of the gouges yields different types of bark. 

I'm very curious about this. If anyone knows of any tutorials online, or examples of what it looks like when done right, I'd love to know.

[Stéphane]

If your want very big trees, try to play in 15mm




GW trees looks well for a Tolkien's Mallorn.

OK I go away now.

[commissarmoody]

That's actually a pretty cool idea.

[SotF]

I actually did some myself.

http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=83267.0