How to Draw Better Tree Trunks and Branches

Mead McLean13.7K subscribers

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Improving tree trunks and branches teaches accurate form and structural construction for realistic vegetation. Refinement technique for landscape elements.

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A 3-minute video from Mead McLean: “How to Draw Better Tree Trunks and Branches”.

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Part of Landscape, Drawing 1 Class

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