Here's my attempt at adding the background but I couldn't on a separate layer, didn't know how. I used lasso instead and it looks like a collage. :/
I was trying to figure out the loomis method and some planes but then I created an angry NPC face lol
@izasenpaiii I skipped one night of sleeping due to a messed up sleeping schedule and today I'm going to bed at 5PM.
Oh my dog i only added a color layer on top of it and slapped some flat colors. Very simple tweak, but I wonder if the colors are alright. At least it sells the idea of wood more easily.
I used to watch @maddybellwoar on Twitch back in the day but today I look at some of her traditional art I feel like I'm watching James Gurney himself. What the heckie? For anyone wondering, check this out: