Thanks for the comments.

I checked the shadows in the grey render.
They're blending with the color of the stone texture.

Here's another render: (with some minor changes in filling up the scales ...

Thanks for the comments.

I used Maya with Mental Ray for the render.
(with normal map from ZBrush)
The background is an image, no DOF.

Here's a modification of the render:
Modified the skin f ...

Thanks for the comments, folks.

My net conn was down for a few days, so couldn't post this update earlier.

Here's the render

Was busy with some other work.
So continuing this again after a break

Started some detailing in ZBrush...

prithivi, for me it was always strange that many artists create models in a natural finished pose... all my modeling was limited to creating characters in rigging poses.. I'm now thinking that I misse ...

Thanks for the comments, Andy.

Well, the modeling has been done in that pose itself, no rigging.
I intended to make a still of it, in that pose itself.

I am using some downloaded photo refs.
...

Sorry for the late reply.........and the late update here.
Continuing this after quite some time.

Here's the base model.

Andy, it is around 99% quads so far........some tris on the tail region.

I am trying to create a macro still image of an Iguana.

This is the progress so far.
Using Maya for the modeling.
Might take it to ZBrush later.

Hi everyone!
This is Prithvi from India.
My main skills are in 3D modeling and texturing.

I'd joined here quite some time back but never been active.

So Happy New Year to you all!

c ya arou ...