Flowers (Tulip/Rose)

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Hey guys

How do you model realistic flowers? (like tulip/rose etc) I would assume you model the petals and then deform them like real flower petals, but I can never get the shape right:(

Surely this question has been asked before. Can someone help me out?

Thanks,
Sam

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Start form plane “A.” Here I divided the plane 2 x 2 and shaped it like a petal “B.” Finally in “C” I added Subsurf modifier to make it smooth. Reshaped it some more to make the whole assembly fit together.

http://i1135.photobucket.com/albums/m626/cabby24/Blender%20Pics%202011/petal.png

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Hey - very nice! Another tip: if you duplicate the different petals with ALT + D, they will be “linked” duplicates. This is great if you want to animate the petals opening together.