I like @"Lucas Annunziata" suggestion a lot! (Btw hey @"Lucas Annunziata" ;)<3 hah) I think you have a great opportunity to aid the composition if you add a thick swoopy gnarl twist to that main trunk body! Maybe even bend that tree more into a stronger C swoop to draw the eye back around and through
@teodar23 Thanks for the reply. Yeah once I worked around the texture issue I realized I was doing too much anyways. I already have some ideas on how to do the same or more with fewer materials. I tried to take a more critical look at the composition. I want to be a good modeler/sculptor and texture maker. You're right…