Complete freshwater turtle from above, with an oval divided shell and four webbed feet.

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Freshwater Turtle Shell Study

An angled overhead view puts the turtle’s oval shell in focus against an open background. Notice the broad center plates, narrow rim, striped neck and four webbed feet. Try changing shades from the center outward.

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A teal shell framed in gold

The overhead view makes it easy to distinguish large inner plates from the small outer ring.

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Top-view turtle with teal inner shell plates, a golden outer ring and light-sage head, striped limbs and tail on white. — Leave the background white. Trace the full golden ring and check that it surrounds teal plates without covering the narrow white divisions.

1. Teal · inner shell plates
2. Gold · outer ring plates
3. Light sage · head and limbs

Color all large inner shell plates teal, keeping their thin separating channels white.
Fill every small plate around the outer ring gold, preserving the white channels.
Color head, neck, four legs, webbed feet and tail light sage; keep eyes and claw tips white and stripe lines black.

Leave the background white. Trace the full golden ring and check that it surrounds teal plates without covering the narrow white divisions.

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