The Perched Prince of Limes: An Unexpected Still Life

Fun Fact

Frogs don't drink water with their mouths like we do! Instead, they absorb water through their skin, especially through a patch of skin on their belly called a "drinking patch."

Coloring Tips

1. 1🎨 Layering Greens - Use several shades of green for the limes to create depth and make them look juicy, from light yellow-green to dark forest green for shadows.
2. 2🖍️ Texture Time - For the rustic wooden surface, try coloring with short, parallel strokes to mimic wood grain, and add subtle brown and grey tones for age and realism.
3. 3✨ Froggy Details - Focus on the frog's skin texture. Use tiny dots or very short lines with different greens, browns, and even a touch of yellow to show its bumpy, moist skin, and make its wide eyes pop with a tiny highlight.
4. 4🌈 Slice & Zest - When coloring the cut lime slices, remember to make the inner flesh lighter and more translucent, and use a bright yellow-green for the zest and inner segments, perhaps with a slight gradient.