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REDWOOD 48"
SEQUOIA and REDWOOD TREES
I feel that to model a redwood or sequoia, it is essential to capture the red quality of the bark, and the deep, sometimes irregular grooves. I strive to improve on this effort with each tree I make.
Perhaps I have I made some progress. The coloring process for these is complex, using sequential layers of clothing dye intermixed with layers of fresh steel wool/vinegar solution. Perhaps the photos do not show clearly the silvery nature of the surface model tree bark, and the brown and darker shades within the grooves.
Subsequently the foliage is carefully added to each branch, one piece at a time. Additional coloring effects and scenic turfs round out these model interpretations.
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REDWOOD 48"
Climbers and VW's are 1/87 scale
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SEQUOIA 30"
SEQUOIA 30"
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REDWOOD 48"
REDWOOD 48"
I have made trees similar to these for use in a commercial for the X-Box video game console. The Sequoia bark color was not needed, but I used the carving and engraving techniques I had learned previously. It was another opportunity for improvement.
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REDWOOD 48"
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Sequoias feature wider, bolder trunks. Shown below are two examples of Sequoia model trees.
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Redwood-Style Snag Trees comprise my model interpretation of dead redwood trees.
The coloring process used to produce the silvery effect is meticulous.
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