Building up the inside of the mouth

To reach this fiery finish to the inside of the mouth, I started with a peach base colour before dry sponging on several tones to highlight the ridges inside the mouth. Through using a strong raspberry red, the result has become rather orangey, to contrast with the bright pink tongue. I initially found it difficult to decide the colour of the inside mouth, as I had to consider the client's request of a cartoonish, pink colour whilst my crocodile reference images all showed yellow and black mouths. I feel that I have reached a good middle ground that contrasts with the scales and gives a bright finish ideal for the stage.