A lemur leaf frog for prompt 15 of the @wildlifewednesdaychallenge This tiny frog was once common but saw a drastic 80% decline in its numbers over 10 years, which means it is now closely monitored. The drop in population is thought to be due to a combination of habitat loss through deforestation and fungal infection. Native to Central America, this frog lives in the tree tops and the males are just 3 to 3.5cm long, while the females are larger at 4 to 4.5cm. These frogs change colour and are greenish yellow during day to camouflage them while they sleep, then becoming brown at night when they hunt. I decided to paint this using my Neocolor II water soluble crayons from Caran d'Ache. I painted this frog in my Arteza cloth covered sketchbook which I've used for watercolour/gouache and usually paint on both sides of the page without issues. This proved to be a mistake with this media, as the activated paint soaked through the page and reactivated the gouache on the page beneath it which transferred to the opposite painting as well, while sticking the sheets together as it redried. I am not impressed! @ecowarrior8888 @lizzywatercolor #WildlifeWednesdayChallenge #LemurTreeFrog #LemurLeafFrog #frog #FrogIllustration #illustration #IllustrationArt #WildlifeIllustration #AnimalIllustration #AnimalArtist #MixedMediaIllustration https://www.instagram.com/p/CgfUwRVrN2V/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
