Turtle with an extended striped neck climbing a fallen log above water ripples.

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Freshwater Turtle Climbing a Log

The turtle lifts its striped neck as its front feet grip a fallen log. The round log end has curved grain lines, with ripples below. Try different shades for the wood grain and the large shell sections.

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A teal-shelled turtle on a tan log

Separate the curved shell plates from the striped neck and the long wooden log.

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Turtle with a teal upper shell and light-sage head and limbs climbing a tan log with visible growth rings; water is white. — Leave the lower belly-shell patch, water and background white. Check that the shell’s teal stays separate from the sage legs resting on the log.

1. Teal · upper shell
2. Light sage · head and limbs
3. Tan · log

Fill every upper-shell plate and rim plate teal, preserving the black divisions.
Color head, long neck, legs, feet and tail light sage; keep eyes and claw tips white and all stripe lines visible.
Color the whole log tan, including the round cut end; follow the bark lines and growth rings.

Leave the lower belly-shell patch, water and background white. Check that the shell’s teal stays separate from the sage legs resting on the log.

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