That is, of course, one easy way to escape from the genjutsu. But what if your hands were completely immobile? And you couldn't move at all? Then, you would need to rely upon a Shadow Clone to release you from your jutsu. That is why, in my suggestion, you should always create Shadow Clones in either the first or second move of a battle.
Anyhow, let us move on to the first jutsu.
By releasing your chakra upon our surroundings (as you can currently see that we are in somewhat of a small forest), I want you to change at least a single aspect of this environment into something else. So for example...try changing that tree into like...BARNEY. LOL.