Clever gets Scaly *WIP

She's getting there! I worked from some lovely critique provided by *TheGregoryThomas!

"Overall very good! I would say that the upper and lower jaw areas could be more defined. They look too smooth. They don't have the same contour and definition as the area around the eye..which is the area that I think it the best. Try to sell the viewer on this raptor as having a really defined bone structure. But it's looking great. Also, try having more contrast. More dark areas, almost black. And consider bringing out areas with highlights. Possibly with a white colored pencil or chalk? And try a soft gradient in the background, or some sort of texture. Just nothing that will detract or be too distracting from the main focal point. Hope this helps! It's looking awesome and I'm sure will be amazing when youre done. I love the texture of the scales you have so far. Try giving the neck nd other areas a bit more texture as well?"

Previous WIP: [link]