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Continue to fold over the excess tree bark into the top of the tree.

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Your tree is ALMOST complete. If you don't want to add paint hilights, you can stop here.

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However, if you take a little dark brown latex paint...

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And lightly brush it onlt the surface of the crumpled paper, you will create 2 tones of brown.

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The effect is quite stunning and goes on rather quickly.

DO NOT drench your brush into too much paint. You want the paint to go on the outer ridges only, NOT all the way to the deeper crevices.

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And now, your BIG TREE is complete. Pretty realistic isn't it?

At Celebration, you can stop now and go "PLANT" your tree in the forest or go to the Hutt Construction Area and build an Ewok home to later attach it to your Tree creation.

Aproximate time to make this tree was 90 minutes. That's pretty fast :)