Welcome back! In part 3 of this series, you can see that I've added a lot more detail to the eye. I do this in layers, adding the lines you can see in the iris and then going over it with more colour and shading. I've painted shapes and trenches of the eyelid and used the same multiple layers technique. You can also see that I'm blocking in the scales underneath the eye with white so that the colours won't get lost in the dark background. The scales to the left of the eye are starting to have more substance and depth to them. There are many many scales in this painting. The key to making them look realistic is to have them follow the wrinkles and curves of the reptile. They have a pattern to them and it almost looks like chainmail. Getting closer to done in this picture, but still not quite there. I've added additional scales and painted layers over them all more than once. I've also scumbled some Payne's gray into the crevices to give the reptile some shadows and bring her to life. The nose has some highlights, making it pop against the dramatic black background, which is why I decided to go for the darker background in this case.
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