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I've been so busy for school I haven't had much time for art. Here's a traditional piece. So sorry for the absence, I've just been doing anatomy studies on my spare time and I don't think you'd guys find that very interesting lol. Here's my little creature, the Fish-o-dile! This is the desert species, the swamp species is more amphibious. This is a big male guarding his brood. They are actually amphibious, they have thicker skin and can secrete a mucus on their skin that hardens and protects them from loosing water. They are nocturnal and hunt at night. During the day they find shade and sleep, preferably near water sources. At the beginning of spring males find small pools and guard them from other males, males become very aggressive and territorial and will guard these pools with their life. Females will choose the male with the largest pool. After the female lays the eggs the female leaves and the male rears the offspring. Females lay a small number of eggs so she doesn't loose too much water herself. It usually takes 8-10 months for the young to reach full size. Males are larger and have a larger frill on their head.
I really do like this piece, really need to improve my water painting techniques, but it doesn't look too bad. I think the values are off so it doesn't look reflective. But overall I'm happy with it.
There is an annoying blotch on it from spilt water. It's so obnoxious.
10 hours
(c) Denece the sylcoe
Copic markers, prismacolor colored pencils on marker paper

Description
I've been so busy for school I haven't had much time for art. Here's a traditional piece. So sorry for the absence, I've just been doing anatomy studies on my spare time and I don't think you'd guys find that very interesting lol. Here's my little creature, the Fish-o-dile! This is the desert species, the swamp species is more amphibious. This is a big male guarding his brood. They are actually amphibious, they have thicker skin and can secrete a mucus on their skin that hardens and protects them from loosing water. They are nocturnal and hunt at night. During the day they find shade and sleep, preferably near water sources. At the beginning of spring males find small pools and guard them from other males, males become very aggressive and territorial and will guard these pools with their life. Females will choose the male with the largest pool. After the female lays the eggs the female leaves and the male rears the offspring. Females lay a small number of eggs so she doesn't loose too much water herself. It usually takes 8-10 months for the young to reach full size. Males are larger and have a larger frill on their head.
I really do like this piece, really need to improve my water painting techniques, but it doesn't look too bad. I think the values are off so it doesn't look reflective. But overall I'm happy with it.
There is an annoying blotch on it from spilt water. It's so obnoxious.
10 hours
(c) Denece the sylcoe
Copic markers, prismacolor colored pencils on marker paper