Use paint effects all this was created with it
The tutorial is here https://simplymaya.com/autodesk-maya-...ts/?tut_id=350
If you don't want to pick up the tutorial it's still not so hard to create a dead tree with paint effects it's the ones with leaves that can be a bit challenging
All the best
Dave
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