My best scape's come from studying the tank and planning the scape out in my head. Then over the next week I stand back look at the tank and see what changes I need to make. Sometimes what looks good in the initial setup looks out of place once you have time to study it.
Once I tried the paper & pen method, but I found that I did not get as good results with this method. But I do recommend it to someone just starting out in aquascaping, this way just gives you a better feel for placement of plants.
In the end it comes down to patience and experience to get an award winning tank. |