1. Trees made simple in Blender
Christian Blinkinsop

2. Cycles
Put yourself into Cycles Render to create the tree

3. User Preferences Find User Preferences
File > User Preferences
Use the search bar in the top left corner
Search for Add Curve: Sapling
Click the checkmark
Save User Settings

4. How to spawn the Sapling in
Create an empty scene
Delete Camera, Light Source, Basic Cube
Shift + A > Curves > Add Tree

5. Making the tree 3D Click Bevel in the bottom lefthand corner
Tree outline will be filled

6. Creating extra limbs and cuts
Click the settings dropbox
Go to Branch Splitting
Mess around with these settings however you would like
I recommend these:

7. More Complex Tree If you want to make your tree(s) more complex
Click the settings dropbox > Branch Growth
I did not use these
They can make your tree(s) look better

8. Leaves on the Tree Branches
To get leaves on your tree click the settings dropbox
Click Dropbox > Click Leaves setting > Click show leaves
Use Rectangular Leaves for your tree(s)

9. Creating Bark
Right Click on the bark of your tree and go to the materials tab
Click on “New Material”
Go into the node editor

10. Node Editor (Bark) I used these settings to make the bark look good:
Image: Treebark Texture Seamless

11. Node Editor (Leaves) Most complex part of creating a tree
Find a .png image
Most complex part of creating a tree
You need to find an image with the leaf looking like this:
So big, had to put on next slide:

12. Leaves

13. End
That is how you create a “Realistic Tree”
Thanks for listening