Modeling believable plant life

[gxgpqj]

hi everyone

i'm working on an animated short and would like your opinions on the best way to model shrubs/brush/deciduous trees. i've tried using texture maps on both nurbs/poly shapes and the results were spotty at best, especially when rendered against the landscape terrain (they stick out like a sore thumb). any advice? thanks for all posts!

rob

[atyss]

I never done it myself, but I know that many artists model trunk and branches, then use particle clouds to create leaves.
Good luck