Trees, man. Trees.

[Moros]

I started a map in a different style than my other one (so I can see which I like better). But I've encountered a slight problem, and would appreciate some advice on the subject. I have no idea where to stop adding detail to trees in a forest. I start not drawing detail too soon and it looks like the trees have no leaves, start too late and it makes the whole perspective like off. Help
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Any advice or personal anecdotes about this problem would be appreciated

[Voolf]

You don't go so deep into details depicting forest on maps on that large scale. You dont draw leaves, just an "idea", shape of something that resemble a tree.

Here is a good reference-tutorial by djekspek.

[Moros]

You don't go so deep into details depicting forest on maps on that large scale. You dont draw leaves, just an "idea", shape of something that resemble a tree.

Here is a good reference-tutorial by djekspek.

Ah, thanks. I was trying to go for more of a "if I draw enough of these cramped together it'll eventually blend into a large mass of trees" approach, but now that I actually think about it, it would be easier to just create the entire mass of trees.

[Creativetides]

You don't go so deep into details depicting forest on maps on that large scale. You dont draw leaves, just an "idea", shape of something that resemble a tree.

Here is a good reference-tutorial by djekspek.

This is amazing I will definitely use this in the future, I didn't even know I needed it until I saw it