Thank you guys!
Well,I've been modelling for more than 20 yrs and this was the first time I had done so much paperwork..The situation almost reached to a nerve-wracking point as you'll see..
Well, the point was to make some 4-5 tall and slim coconut palms for my 'Pete resting on the beach' project..
To tell the truth, after looking at many photos of palm trees in scale I just wanted to give more attention to this beautiful tree than just cut along a fabric plant leave.Having seen a very large number of Pacific palms on the internet I picked this one as a reference..
Ι collected some pine tree twigs,
I cut off the excess and I baked them in the oven despite some protesting by my wife..lol!..
Back to the bench for painting..
Having done this I added thread to show the rings og the trunk..
Now for the fronds..Show a little understanding please!!lol!!
Seventy leaves were done that way..(5 palms x 14 fronds)..
I am done!!! HOORAY!!! Well, the more I looked at the result the more I hated it! So I added some more green to the fronds..
The fronds were too long and the trunks too..So..
At that time I decided to work on each palm tree separately..
I added some leaves one by one like they do in hair extensions lol!!
As my blood pressure was getting higher I cut along some more A4 paper to a better shape this time..
Now I was getting somewhere..
The 1st palm was done..The others to follow later on..Now time to calm down and relax a little!!!
Cheers,
Panagiotis.