I tried a different approach with this one. I completed the whole thing in grayscale and then used the "Color" layer option to fill in all the hues later on. I think it worked nicely. I still feel like this piece isn't done but it's been sitting on my desktop alone for too long.
I've been working with a couple other talented artists on a MacArthur Grant to create a science based adventure game for elementary students. My job is to create illustrations of completed 3D models of the animals in the game.