Desert plants

[nachoman]

I then nest a few of the twist ties together, and twist the bottom portion to form a base. Sometimes I have to put a drop of glue on the base to glue the individual branches together, as the twisting alone is often not enough to hold it together well. Next, I fan out out the branches.

   

I continue twisting and fanning out the branches to give a more natural shape. The individual pads of this plant are typically at an angle to each other, so with two pairs of pliers I slightly twist each branch between the pad segments.

   

Next comes paint. Again, a block of foam helps hold things while I paint.