Cernunnos' Tree

A little more progress on the tree. I need to get the trunk as close to finished as possible before I do much work on the branches. That way I can bake it and not worry about smushing what I've already sculpted when I go to work on the branches. Plus it'll let me pick the whole thing up by the trunk and flip it around to work on it. So I started working on the bark texture for the trunk and roots. I want it to look like a dead tree so it's actually less of a bark texture and more just a cracked and weathered wood look. At least that's what I'm aiming for.

I must give Brian credit for the tree texture. He has a bunch of big pieces of manzanita that he picked up in California years ago on one of his rockhounding trips. One particular piece has a lot of nice cracks and lines in it. He suggested I use that for my texture, so I did. Literally! I used some silicone mold putty and made little push molds from the surface of the manzanita, and now I am pressing them onto the surface of my tree. Then I use sculpting tools to get the various imprints to join up in a believable fashion. I think it looks decent so far. Thoughts?