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    • Sarah LuAnn
      Sarah LuAnn SVS OG last edited by

      These are gorgeous! You're doing awesome with this challenge. Are you doing these in Photoshop, or Illustrator, or another program?

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      • drawingmelee
        drawingmelee @Jana last edited by

        @Jana Number 20 is my favorite! I love the colors on this one! 🙂

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        • Jana
          Jana last edited by

          @MirkaH @SarahLuAnn @drawingmelee
          Many thanks for your kind feedback. 🙂
          I am using GIMP, a free photoshop-like software. The vector-like look comes from using the path tool for building the shapes.

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          • Jana
            Jana last edited by

            As Rich suggested, I tried another winter tree for number 22. I am a little overwhelmed by the round shapes. I am missing some straight lines. What do you think?
            It is supposed to be a kind of creeping pine.
            0_1484996167123_Baum 022 SVS.png

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            • Jana
              Jana last edited by

              Another winter tree for Rich. 🙂
              But I could not resist to make another blooming one. 😉
              Here is numer 23 and 24.
              0_1485025816117_Baum 024 SVS.png
              0_1485025828577_Baum 023 SVS.png

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              • Ed O
                Ed O last edited by

                @Jana I didn't know you were using GIMP to make these. Does that allow you to add some texture to these, too? I really like the look on all of these. And making a baobab trees would be KILLER ; )

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                • Jana
                  Jana last edited by

                  @Ed-O In principle, Gimp works like photoshop. Ofcourse not to each detail. But they tried to implement most functions which also photoshop has. So you have also the option to work in layers and to multiply, overlay, subtract them or whatever you want. This way I am adding the texture by working with a paper texture layer.
                  I am already looking forward to an African series. 🙂

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                  • Rich Green
                    Rich Green SVS OG @Jana last edited by

                    @Jana - Love this new winter tree and the blooming one as well. Thank you so much for creating a few more winter one's for the collection, love them both!

                    And I also want you to know that I look forward to signing in here and seeing what you have added to this collection each time. Such nice work!

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                    • Jana
                      Jana last edited by

                      @Rich-Green Thank you so much for your kind words, Rich! I really appreciate how you motivate me and help me pushing all the way through this challenge. 🙂
                      I am so happy that you like the winter trees. 🙂
                      Today, on my daily walk in the neighbourhood I saw some nice rowans. I guess I will try some of these next.

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                      • drawingmelee
                        drawingmelee last edited by

                        Your trees are getting better and better! 🙂 I love the coloring on the winter trees.

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                        • Jana
                          Jana last edited by

                          Thank you, @drawingmelee . 🙂 The winter trees are really the biggest challenge. It is really hard to get new ideas about them.
                          Today again a summer version, this time a rowan.
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                          • anthemsweet
                            anthemsweet last edited by

                            I am loving these trees! Especially the rowan.

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                            • RobinSlee
                              RobinSlee last edited by

                              These are great, plus you are 25% of the way there, keep pushing 😉

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                              • Jana
                                Jana last edited by

                                Thank you, @anthemsweet and @RobinSlee for your feedback and encouragement. I will keep pushing! Just 75 to go, yeah... 🙂

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                                • drawingmelee
                                  drawingmelee @Jana last edited by

                                  @Jana That rowan is gorgeous! 🙂

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                                  • Jana
                                    Jana last edited by

                                    You guys motivated me to try also some tropical trees. I started with an Indian bean tree, which is a "Tromeptenbaum" in German, what means trumpet tree when translated literally. I start noticing that this challenge bears a second challenge in it, which is learning all the new English words for the different trees. 🙂 It is fun though.
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                                    • Jana
                                      Jana last edited by

                                      ooops... I lost a leaf during converting the image. Here it is.
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                                      • Ed O
                                        Ed O last edited by

                                        Looks great @jana! I like the new ones you've been doing. Actually I like all of them 👍

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                                        • Mara
                                          Mara @Jana last edited by

                                          @Jana You are convincing me that doing 100 things is a good idea. You are really coming up with great designs.

                                          Mara

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                                          • Jana
                                            Jana last edited by

                                            Thanks @drawingmelee @Ed-O and @Mara for your kind words.
                                            I can only encourage you, Mara, to try that if you play with the idea of a challenge. I have to say that not just doing the challenge, but also showing it here from the first step on, which was super important and that is what pushed me a lot. It was really helpful to get some polishing ideas from the very first beginning.

                                            Here now a baobab tree. I don't know... but I cannot take these trees seriously. They look a bit hilarious, don't they? 🙂
                                            0_1485804273565_Baum 027 SVS.png

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