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There is something very interesting about poison dart frogs.
They carry tadpoles on their backs.

I've seen a documentary about this before. 

 Youtube link (Strawberry Poison Dart Frog | National Geographic. It's short and cute film)

WIP

I made color thumbnail before I paint.. 

It is very helpful when use many color :)

I wouldn't be able to paint quickly without the color thumbnail.

Design tip

I have a kind of flat art style.
I minimize the use of dark and shadow.
Instead, I use color to express the boundaries of things.

In the first sketch, the frog's feet feel like as thin as the fish fins.
I used a line to express the thickness.

Thank you for reading :D

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Aluvian

Sooooo pretty! I love their happy little faces and all the colors!

Tony Richmond

IT'S SO PRETTY. I love the colors you chose!

Elaori

Omg I had no idea they carried their tadpoles! That is so cute! I love the colors and expressions you used, and that is a really helpful tip :D

pikaole

Glad it helps you :D Also I'm happy we knew about frogs better now! Thank you so much Elaori!

Udina

So pretty! I didn't know about frogs carrying tadpoles on their backs, it gives them a sense of tenderness. Thanks for the link to the film, it sounds interesting, I'll watch it soon when I get some free time :D

pikaole

Thank you for your drawing request, Udina! It's very short film about 2 minites, hope you like this film.

Udina

Just watched it! It's so curious to se how the mom frog takes care of the children. The ending is a sad one, though.

98AE73

thanks for the video link! the footage of the tadpole eating the egg is really cute! i love the faces you drew on the frogs 😊

Anonymous

The drawing tips are great!

Ash

I'm really loving these, and i love your process posts. They are super helpful and it's really cool to see your thinking process. I love your process when it comes to picking out and selecting color, that always seems to throw me for a loop.

pikaole

I'm so happy that my process helps you :) Thank you very much for reading them😘💕