A Big Thank YOU to *you-know-who* from *you-know-where* for the Deviant subscription! You have made me incredibly happy. ^_^

Mood: Stressed!!!! X_X
Listening to: "You're Beautiful" by James Blunt
Reading: Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrel

I have been trying to get back to drawing since thesis and working on finishing the drawings I have put on the "Unfinished Gallery." I started with the meditation drawing because it was the one that most inspired me first. I finished CGing the main character and now I am trying to work in the background, but I suck at it, it doesn't do justice the CG of my main char. Sigh. I am trying to draw in a tree (you can see a sketch of the idea at the unfinished gallery) but it is coming out comparitively majorly unrealistic. I don't know how to shade it. Anyone have any tips? I don't seem to have problems shading humans or cloth...but I don't know how to give the illusion of a wood texture or even a metallic texture as well. It frustrates me cause I really want to do an awesome job with this drawing, I am willing to put in as many hours as it needs. Please help if you know of any tutorials or tips!
Click on the thumb below to see the picture so far (in scraps):



(go to top of journal to see "unfinished gallery" pictures)