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'Thamnophis gracile' (South American pygmy snake), for a field guide.Β Painting the iridescent scales was quite a challenge. I'm not quite sure if I like it yet, if time allows I might work a bit more on the reflections. Rarely have I cursed a work so much. (I don't curse very often. Honest.)
I will get back to other animals, once I have this book finished... I promise! I just don't have the time for *anything* else right now.
Β©Claudia Hahn for McConnell/Edition Chimaira publishing house.
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That work looks very great. Do you have any photo of that animal?
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My first impression of this drawing was "what a nice effect with the reflections!" so I think it works
Very inspiring to me, too, because I like to draw snakes in the next time, but have no idea how to do the scales and pattern...
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That's beautiful! The colours re just gorgos 
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It's gorgeous, Claudia. And, the reflections are my favorite part!! The purple compliments it perfectly.
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You are too kind, thank you so much, Bryan!! Such a wonderful compliment coming from you means a lot to me.
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Wow, painting iridescent scales must be a pain!! I sometimes had references where reptiles had these scales too and they were the reason why I chose another photo/species for painting ^^ But it looks realistic here, I like it
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I first left them away for exactly this reason. But then I thought it would be a shame not to try, as this is a feature of this species. And I do like a challenge. 
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Incredibly vibrant colors and clean lines! What brand of colored pencils do you use?
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Thank you! I use Faber-Castell colour pencils. The vibrant colours in this one are my acrylic paints, though. The pencil is merely the under paint before I fill it in with acrylics.
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Truly wonderful. Major props to you on the mixed media.
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