Yay! I learned to make picture tubes in Paint Shop Pro. Twas easy though. I made a basic leaf drawing. I then copied it till I had 16 of them in a 4x4 grid, each one a slightly different color and shape using the freeform distortion tool. Turned out great I think. If any of you PSP users out there want my custom picture tube I make, let me know and I'll hook you up. All I ask is to credit me and such.

Anyway, I think it looks a little bare. I plan to add a few more plants. Maybe using layers for those in the background to the foreground. I'll have tons of layers but it should keep it flexible for any changes I make. I do love to tweak after all.

I do particularly like how the larger tree in the back turned out. Best looking in the bunch I think. The bushes are so-so and the little one in the front looks ok enough. The middle one I don't know. Adding more should spruce them up I hope.

Next step after that is the sky. Then shading the drawing overall. That should be painful as there is a lot going on with the details. Should prove interesting. I do believe I'm heading in the right direction for once.