Tree Thumbs
Some quick thumbs, trying to have fun simplifying the shapes of trees. I just searched for “tree” on Google images, and drew from the thumbnails it threw at me in the results pages.
By drawing only from the thumbnails, I forced myself to see just the broad simple shapes and not the details. Squinting and de-focusing my eyes helped, too.
One of these thumbs is abstracted from a scientific diagram of a tree; all others are from photos.
Nature is the best artist, and the best art teacher out there.
ohhhh. these are lovely. what a fun spread
Thanks, Luis!
These were a lot of fun to do. Looking back at them, there are some shapes I could have pushed more, and others that could have been stylized more. But all in all, I enjoyed the exercise a lot.