Studying Salamanders

salamader faceAmphibians have moist glandular skin. The wrinkles, warts, and folds of the skin are often important details for identification and to include in your sketches. Some species have a hairline crack between the lip and the nose. Also look for a flap of loose skin under the head that makes a fold behind the jawline.

salamader body

Think of the eye as a solid sphere. You need to wrap the eyelids around this shape. Seeing of the eye as a three dimensional form will help you get the look onto your paper.