How to Color a Realistic Green Iguana with IbisPaint and Apple Pencil - Iguana iguana image

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1. Download the green iguana drawing coloring page

Retrieve the realistic green iguana portrait coloring page and import it in IbisPaint. Keep these contours lines always visible as the top layer, above all the other layers that will be created. For each step of the drawing, create a distinct layer per color and shade.

Realistic Green Iguana Portrait drawing to color

2. Add shades of pink

Color part of the jowl scales pink. Use three shades of pink: pale, medium and dark. Create one layer per shade in IbisPaint.

How to color a realistic green iguana portrait - Iguana iguana lizard. Medium pink scales.
How to color a realistic green iguana portrait - Iguana iguana lizard. Light pink scales.
How to color a realistic green iguana portrait - Iguana iguana lizard. Dark pink scales.

3. Add touches of brown to the eardrum

Add shades of medium and dark brown to the tympanum. Create one layer for each shade of brown.

How to color a realistic green iguana portrait - Iguana iguana lizard. Medium brown tympanum.
How to color a realistic green iguana portrait - Iguana iguana lizard. Dark brown tympanum.

4. Color the green scales on the face

Start by coloring the scales a medium shade of green. Then add dark green areas and complete with light green scales.

How to color a realistic green iguana portrait - Iguana iguana lizard. Medium green face scales.
How to color a realistic green iguana portrait - Iguana iguana lizard. Dark green face scales.
How to color a realistic green iguana portrait - Iguana iguana lizard. Light green face scales

5. Color the skin dark gray

Using the paint bucket, apply an even layer of dark gray for the skin. Then add additional layers and draw dots of green color to create scales of different shades of green. Add pale white highlights with an additional layer.

How to color a realistic green iguana portrait - Iguana iguana lizard. Dark gray skin.
How to color a realistic green iguana portrait - Iguana iguana lizard. Dark green spots scales.
How to color a realistic green iguana portrait - Iguana iguana lizard. Light green spots scales.
How to color a realistic green iguana portrait - Iguana iguana lizard. Bright green spots scales.
How to color a realistic green iguana portrait - Iguana iguana lizard. White highlights scales.
How to color a realistic green iguana portrait - Iguana iguana lizard. White highlights skin.

6. Color the spines

Use the same shades of green as the scales. Add shadows and white highlights.

How to color a realistic green iguana portrait - Iguana iguana lizard. Medium green spines.
How to color a realistic green iguana portrait - Iguana iguana lizard. Dark green spines.
How to color a realistic green iguana portrait - Iguana iguana lizard. Spines shadows.
How to color a realistic green iguana portrait - Iguana iguana lizard. Spines white highlights.

7. Color the eye

Use orange and brown shades.

How to color a realistic green iguana portrait - Iguana iguana lizard. Eye orange highlights.
How to color a realistic green iguana portrait - Iguana iguana lizard. Eye brown highlights.

8. Complete the drawing by adding white highlights and shadows

Add volume to your drawing with white highlights and shadows. Use a medium opacity. Create one layer for white highlights, another layer for shadows.

How to color a realistic green iguana portrait - Iguana iguana lizard. White highlights.
How to color a realistic green iguana portrait - Iguana iguana lizard. Shadows.