After spending some time researching exotic frogs, i settled on using the one of the poisonous breeds native to central and south America, and quickly decided to turn him into an Aztec or Mayan character to play on this, following my holiday last summer to Mexico where i visited the Mayan temple ruins of Chichen Itza.
My final design, simply placed onto a grey background to start with.
The colour scheme i originally set out with, however, i knew early on that the character would blend in far too much with any jungle background i set him against.
Adding more details to his equipment and clothing while i contemplated color schemes further.
Even after adding details, i was still concerned about loosing the character to the background, so i decided to paint a second color variation.
This time i used reference of a poison dart frog, while i prefer how the differentiating colors draw him away from the background, i am still undecided as to which variation i prefer. I used a speckled brush to create the pattern on his skin.
I added tree bark textures to his perch for both variations to finish it off.
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