I like this sequence and it makes me want to try something similar. I do like the vibe it was starting to put out before the texture paste, but I also like it after.
I'll have to check out that person you put a link in for when I get a chance.
It's interesting to me as I've gone along, how different something looks close up and at a small distance. I think about that as the posts I have made. They are always pretty close up here, although I've tried to include a photo with a little distance, however, in the real world, not right up on them, different parts of them stand out that aren't quite the same vibe as close up