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Title: "Giant" Tree Trunks
Post by: Jagannath on January 20, 2016, 12:11:39 AM

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

(http://www.sunnyfortuna.com/explore/images/bigtrees.jpg)

Cheers,

R

Title: Re: "Giant" Tree Trunks
Post by: Silent Invader on January 20, 2016, 12:18:05 AM

This thread might help  :)

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

Title: Re: "Giant" Tree Trunks
Post by: Jagannath on January 20, 2016, 08:25:54 AM

Quote from: Silent Invader on January 20, 2016, 12:18:05 AM

This thread might help  :)

http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=86302.0 (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 (http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=41545.0)

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

Cheers

Title: Re: "Giant" Tree Trunks
Post by: Silent Invader on January 20, 2016, 08:34:43 AM

Great  :D

Title: Re: "Giant" Tree Trunks
Post by: Gangleri on January 25, 2016, 05:00:05 PM

Thanks for those links.  Very helpful indeed.

Quote from: Jagannath on January 20, 2016, 12:11:39 AM

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.

Title: Re: "Giant" Tree Trunks
Post by: nic-e on January 25, 2016, 07:49:58 PM

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

Title: Re: "Giant" Tree Trunks
Post by: Rhoderic on January 25, 2016, 08:00:59 PM

Quote from: Gangleri on January 25, 2016, 05:00:05 PM

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.

Title: Re: "Giant" Tree Trunks
Post by: Stéphane on January 25, 2016, 08:43:37 PM

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

(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-K8JrGr-ntr4/U3EetETIS8I/AAAAAAAAAnA/Bbj30hVSAls/s1600/arbre+s%C3%A9culaire.jpg)
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oSnnbfFd29o/U3EaAgn33iI/AAAAAAAADjg/PiPOwLyNvCo/s1600/arbre+s%C3%A9culaire_automne.jpg)

GW trees looks well for a Tolkien's Mallorn.

OK I go away now.

Title: Re: "Giant" Tree Trunks
Post by: commissarmoody on January 25, 2016, 10:00:57 PM

That's actually a pretty cool idea.

Title: Re: "Giant" Tree Trunks
Post by: SotF on January 26, 2016, 01:27:45 AM

I actually did some myself.

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