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Hey Carl,

Thanks for biting. Your virt illustrates one of the issues of naturalness (and lack of it). With the tree growing toward the right, having the strongest/lowest growth on the left is unbalancing and not natural. Your virt would work just great if the apex were redirected toward the left and the energy/balance of the tree flowing that way.

In fact, I've considered this change, but a bit more drastic - jinning part of the present top and removing all but one of the right side branches, taking the whole thing toward the left for a wind/lighting damaged mountain environment look.

Not sure I want to do all of that just yet, though. ;-)

Kind regards,
Andy

22-Mar-2003	#10
K.A. Rutledge Guest Posts: n/a	Hey Carl, Thanks for biting. Your virt illustrates one of the issues of naturalness (and lack of it). With the tree growing toward the right, having the strongest/lowest growth on the left is unbalancing and not natural. Your virt would work just great if the apex were redirected toward the left and the energy/balance of the tree flowing that way. In fact, I've considered this change, but a bit more drastic - jinning part of the present top and removing all but one of the right side branches, taking the whole thing toward the left for a wind/lighting damaged mountain environment look. Not sure I want to do all of that just yet, though. ;-) Kind regards, Andy