In an effort to add a little more realism to the scene, I have added some earth type powders to the bases of the trees. Generally, the base around a tree is dry and therefore not much tends to grow unless it is in my garden where the weeds seem to flourish no matter what the ground conditions are like!
It is a subtle effect but with the tree trunk added it looks right to me.
Moving onto the barn, the mud area, created with acrylic mud, does look right. But, generally around buildings like this, the weeds, just like my garden, do tend to flourish. But, unlike my garden where Mrs. Woody directs regular weeding operations, places such as this barn don't benefit from a Mrs. W type regime of weeding!
Knowing I won't have to weed this model means I can go as wild as I like! So lots of glue and a variety of vegetational materials were applied.
And just to make things a little more pleasing to the eye, a bit of colour in the form of the red flowers that I have previously used were added.
So, with all the green stuff done for the moment it was time to stand back and admire it all but also take note of the mess created!
As I have said before, great artists tend to work in a mess, and although I do not count myself as a great artist I think my mess is something a great artist could have produced! Whatever, it is going to take some sorting!
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