Every year I try to create an artwork for the lunar new year which is a good exercise to draw animals.
I created the snake entirely using vectors, with Adobe Illustrator, drawn using a 3D reference I have made using Illustrator, Adobe Substance Modeler and Adobe Substance Stager. That gave me the kind of accuracy I needed for the perspective and the distortion of the stripes/rings on the body. It also helped having accurate highlights and shadows.
I created the snake entirely using vectors, with Adobe Illustrator, drawn using a 3D reference I have made using Illustrator, Adobe Substance Modeler and Adobe Substance Stager. That gave me the kind of accuracy I needed for the perspective and the distortion of the stripes/rings on the body. It also helped having accurate highlights and shadows.
See below for the 3D references
1 for the lighting, and one for the distortion.
1 for the lighting, and one for the distortion.
Some close ups:
