"Grass snake". Aquatint etching, with roulette and burnisher touches. 20 x 25 cm.
Strictly speaking it's still a WIP as I just saw one part where I'll add a shadow, but apart from that I consider it done.
I'm quite happy with it, during the whole process I feared adding a detail or messing up something that would make it lose its "organic" feel, but it didn't happen. Even if lights and shadows aren't so realistic (have you ever looked closely at light playing on a snake's scales? It's crazy!), they bring the effect I wanted and it still looks like a convincing enough snake to me :D
